Rules Interpretation question.

[brujon]

I'm having trouble with the feat Improved Rapidstrike. It's from the Draconomicon. The problem is the feat says:

"If you have a PAIR of natural weapons such as TWO claws, TWO wings or TWO slams, you can make two or more attacks with one of those weapons...."


But then it goes on to say:

"Creatures with multiple limbs qualify for this feat as well, so a creature with THREE arms and THREE claws attacks qualify for this feat as well."

So my question is: If a creature has, say, 8 claw attacks, do you have to take the feat once for every TWO claws, or this falls into the multiple limbs on the second part?


The way i interpreted it, if it were the first option, a creature with 4 claws, +15:

+15/11/6/1 First claw
+15/11/6/1 Second Claw
+15 Third Claw
+15 Fourth Claw

Meaning you'd basically iteratives the way you'd get with normal weapons.

If the second, then you'd get iteratives for all attacks, as long as they're the same type, mattering not if you have 2 or 2 thousand claw attacks.

[Anxe]

As I read it the feat would give you:

First claw +15/+10/+5
Second claw +15
Third claw +15
Fourth claw +15

[HyperionWolf]

First claw +15/+10/+5
Second claw +15/+10/+5
Third claw +15
Fourth claw +15

that seems about right to me.

[Curmudgeon]

"If you have a PAIR of natural weapons such as TWO claws, TWO wings or TWO slams, you can make two or more attacks with one of those weapons...."

First claw +15/+10/+5
Second claw +15/+10/+5
Third claw +15
Fourth claw +15
That second claw wouldn't get iterative attacks, because Improved Rapidstrike only applies to one natural weapon.