IAmTehDave
2013-11-24, 10:55 PM
(Note: This is a question (mostly) in a vacuum. This is not intended to strike an argument over the optimality (is that the right word?) of the abilities/feats in question, just about how they interact)
So I've been trying to figure out how Psychic Strike and Psionic Shot interact with multi-hit single attacks. (Manyshot and Greater Manyshot, to be specific. Though if there are any else please let the class know)
From the SRD, to refresh your memory about the items in question:
Psionic Shot:
To use this feat, you must expend your psionic focus. Your ranged attack deals +2d6 points of damage. You must decide whether or not to use this feat prior to making an attack. If your attack misses, you still expend your psionic focus.
Psychic Strike (Su):
As a move action, a soulknife of 3rd level or higher can imbue his mind blade with destructive psychic energy. This effect deals an extra 1d8 points of damage to the next living, nonmindless target he successfully hits with a melee attack (or ranged attack, if he is using the throw mind blade ability). Creatures immune to mind-affecting effects are immune to psychic strike damage. (Unlike the rogue’s sneak attack, the psychic strike is not precision damage and can affect creatures otherwise immune to extra damage from critical hits or more than 30 feet away, provided they are living, nonmindless creatures not immune to mind-affecting effects.)
Benefit
As a standard action, you may fire two arrows at a single opponent within 30 feet. Both arrows use the same attack roll (with a -4 penalty) to determine success and deal damage normally (but see Special).
For every five points of base attack bonus you have above +6, you may add one additional arrow to this attack, to a maximum of four arrows at a base attack bonus of +16. However, each arrow after the second adds a cumulative -2 penalty on the attack roll (for a total penalty of -6 for three arrows and -8 for four).
Damage reduction and other resistances apply separately against each arrow fired.
Special
Regardless of the number of arrows you fire, you apply precision-based damage only once. If you score a critical hit, only the first arrow fired deals critical damage; all others deal regular damage.
Benefit:
When you use the Manyshot feat, you can fire each arrow at a different target instead of firing all of them at the same target. You make a separate attack roll for each arrow, regardless of whether you fire them at separate targets or the same target. Your precision-based damage applies to each arrow fired, and, if you score a critical hit with more than one of the arrows, each critical hit deals critical damage.
1a) Does Manyshot apply Psionic Shot damage to each arrow?
1b) Does Greater Manyshot?
2a) Does Manyshot apply Psychic Strike damage to each arrow?
2b) Does Greater Manyshot?
Bonus questions:
B1) Does Psychic Strike add to the physical damage of the attack, or is it untyped bonus damage? (Note: The ability only works against creatures with a mind.) Is this bonus damage affected by DR at all? If so, how?
B2) How does the Splitting enchantment factor in to all of the above nonsense?
So I've been trying to figure out how Psychic Strike and Psionic Shot interact with multi-hit single attacks. (Manyshot and Greater Manyshot, to be specific. Though if there are any else please let the class know)
From the SRD, to refresh your memory about the items in question:
Psionic Shot:
To use this feat, you must expend your psionic focus. Your ranged attack deals +2d6 points of damage. You must decide whether or not to use this feat prior to making an attack. If your attack misses, you still expend your psionic focus.
Psychic Strike (Su):
As a move action, a soulknife of 3rd level or higher can imbue his mind blade with destructive psychic energy. This effect deals an extra 1d8 points of damage to the next living, nonmindless target he successfully hits with a melee attack (or ranged attack, if he is using the throw mind blade ability). Creatures immune to mind-affecting effects are immune to psychic strike damage. (Unlike the rogue’s sneak attack, the psychic strike is not precision damage and can affect creatures otherwise immune to extra damage from critical hits or more than 30 feet away, provided they are living, nonmindless creatures not immune to mind-affecting effects.)
Benefit
As a standard action, you may fire two arrows at a single opponent within 30 feet. Both arrows use the same attack roll (with a -4 penalty) to determine success and deal damage normally (but see Special).
For every five points of base attack bonus you have above +6, you may add one additional arrow to this attack, to a maximum of four arrows at a base attack bonus of +16. However, each arrow after the second adds a cumulative -2 penalty on the attack roll (for a total penalty of -6 for three arrows and -8 for four).
Damage reduction and other resistances apply separately against each arrow fired.
Special
Regardless of the number of arrows you fire, you apply precision-based damage only once. If you score a critical hit, only the first arrow fired deals critical damage; all others deal regular damage.
Benefit:
When you use the Manyshot feat, you can fire each arrow at a different target instead of firing all of them at the same target. You make a separate attack roll for each arrow, regardless of whether you fire them at separate targets or the same target. Your precision-based damage applies to each arrow fired, and, if you score a critical hit with more than one of the arrows, each critical hit deals critical damage.
1a) Does Manyshot apply Psionic Shot damage to each arrow?
1b) Does Greater Manyshot?
2a) Does Manyshot apply Psychic Strike damage to each arrow?
2b) Does Greater Manyshot?
Bonus questions:
B1) Does Psychic Strike add to the physical damage of the attack, or is it untyped bonus damage? (Note: The ability only works against creatures with a mind.) Is this bonus damage affected by DR at all? If so, how?
B2) How does the Splitting enchantment factor in to all of the above nonsense?