Swashbucklers, panache, and nimble dodge

[Southern Claw]

All,

I'm running my first original Pathfinder character, a Kitsune swashbuckler (and having a blast, thankyouverymuchforasking). But I have a couple of questions:

Say I have panache and decide to spend it doing a finishing move. Do I announce it before I roll to hit, or after I hit and am about to do damage? (I've been announcing it before.)

If I announce the finishing move before rolling to hit, and I miss, do I still lose panache?

Then with Nimble Dodge:

Does the +2 circumstance bonus only apply against a single enemy attack? And do I announce I'm using it before the GM rolls to hit?

Thanks in advance.

[MEATSHED]

Southern Claw wrote:

All,

I'm running my first original Pathfinder character, a Kitsune swashbuckler (and having a blast, thankyouverymuchforasking). But I have a couple of questions:

Say I have panache and decide to spend it doing a finishing move. Do I announce it before I roll to hit, or after I hit and am about to do damage? (I've been announcing it before.)

Before, finishers are a separate actions from normal strikes.

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If I announce the finishing move before rolling to hit, and I miss, do I still lose panache?

Yes, which is why the default finisher does some damage on a miss

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Then with Nimble Dodge:

Does the +2 circumstance bonus only apply against a single enemy attack? And do I announce I'm using it before the GM rolls to hit?

Thanks in advance.

Its only on the attack that triggered it and its when you are targeted, so before the gm rolls.