Duelist: Precise Strike question...

[Arravis]

A friend of mine and I were discussing the Duelist prestige class... he mentioned that he thought the Precise Strike ability took a full round action in and of itself. So, if high enough level Duelist had multiple attacks, the Precise Strike ability took a full attack action to use (as in Dirty Fighting in Sword and Fist) and the duelist would only get one attack, plus whatever bonus damage Precise Strike gave him.

Is this correct? I understood that it simply added additional damage dice to the attacks you made, regardless of how many, and took no additional time.

Any info would be much appreciated, thanks guys .

 

[Michael Tree]

Your friend is on crack.

From the SRD:
Precise Strike (Ex): At 5th level, a duelist gains the ability to strike precisely with a light or one-handed piercing weapon, gaining an extra 1d6 damage added to her normal damage roll.

Nowhere in there does it say anything about it taking extra time. It just adds to damage.

 

[Darklone]

Your friend is on crack.

From the SRD:
Precise Strike (Ex): At 5th level, a duelist gains the ability to strike precisely with a light or one-handed piercing weapon, gaining an extra 1d6 damage added to her normal damage roll.

Nowhere in there does it say anything about it taking extra time. It just adds to damage.

If it would be a (Sup) ability, then he'd be probably right cause these are usually a standard action by themselves.