Epic attack bonus and feats

[CRGreathouse]

Do feats which use base attack bonus for an effect (not a requirement) include the epic attack bonus? There's no mention in the text, but ti seems reasonable. Improved Manyshot is useless without this interpretation, and Power Attack is weakened.

Has anyone sent a letter to one of the designers? Any responses?

PH page 84
ELH pages 6, 58

 

[kreynolds]

Do feats which use base attack bonus for an effect (not a requirement) include the epic attack bonus?

Yup.

Improved Manyshot is useless without this interpretation, and Power Attack is weakened.

Exactly.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

What kreynolds said.


If epic attack bonus didn't count, noone would ever become a Legandary Dreadnought, Union Sentinel or Cosmic Descryer, as these classes require a BAB of over 20.

 

[Crothian]

What kreynolds said.


If epic attack bonus didn't count, noone would ever become a Legandary Dreadnought, Union Sentinel or Cosmic Descryer, as these classes require a BAB of over 20.

Well the books specifically says they stack for prestige classes, but not for feats. That's were the confusion comes from.

 

[CRGreathouse]

If epic attack bonus didn't count, noone would ever become a Legandary Dreadnought, Union Sentinel or Cosmic Descryer, as these classes require a BAB of over 20.

The ELH says that BAB and EAB stack for the purpose of requirements. This isn't a problem.