Off hand insightful strike-full int bonus or half int bonus?

[Azrael]

Hi, Sorry if this has been asked before, but here goes anyway.

if you have a 2-weapon fighting swashbucker. Would the intelligence bonus to damage for 'insightful strike' be halved on the off-hand weapon, the same way strength is, or would it apply in full?

Cheers in advance

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

I'd need to see the actual rules on Insightful Strike, but the general rule is that only Strength bonuses to damage are halved on off-hand weapons.

 

[Azrael]

Thanks that's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure. The actual wording is:-

Insightful Strike(Ex)- At 3rd level a swashbucker becomes able to place her finesse attacks where they deal greater damage. She applies her intelligence bonus(if any) as a bonus on damage rolls (in addition to any strength bonus she may have) with any light weapon, as well as any other weapon that can be used with weapon finesse, such as rapier, whip or spiked chain.

 

[Rystil Arden]

I'd need to see the actual rules on Insightful Strike, but the general rule is that only Strength bonuses to damage are halved on off-hand weapons.

The rules are actually not very verbose on the matter, but I would probably classify Insightful Strike as a 'precision-based damage' type like Sneak Attack that would apply fully to off-hand attacks but only to one of three shuriken in a shuriken attack.

 

[Crothian]

I concur with RA, it sounds like you would get that damage in full.

 

[Azrael]

Excellent, thanks guys. Just what I was hoping for.

 

[Hypersmurf]

The rules are actually not very verbose on the matter, but I would probably classify Insightful Strike as a 'precision-based damage' type like Sneak Attack that would apply fully to off-hand attacks but only to one of three shuriken in a shuriken attack.

Of course, since Swashbuckler is a 3.5 class, it would be hard to find one throwing three-star volleys of shuriken

-Hyp.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Of course, since Swashbuckler is a 3.5 class, it would be hard to find one throwing three-star volleys of shuriken

-Hyp.

Well, you never know

 

[boolean]

Of course, since Swashbuckler is a 3.5 class, it would be hard to find one throwing three-star volleys of shuriken

-Hyp.

How about a Swashbuckler/Master Thrower with the Palm Throw trick, throwing daggers?

 

[Rystil Arden]

How about a Swashbuckler/Master Thrower with the Palm Throw trick, throwing daggers?

Actually, that's exactly what somebody asked me IMC which led me to mention those shurikens in this thread. I ruled that its precision-based, so you only get it with one of them