Q Regarging Augmented Animals and Fighter Feats

[Angel Tarragon]

Okay, I'm working up a new NPC and would like to know if a Magical Beast (Augmented Animal) can add Improved Natural Attack to the list of fighter bonus feats.

 

[shilsen]

No. The feat isn't on the fighter bonus feat list, and the type of the creature taking the feat doesn't change that.

 

[xen_xheng]

No; also, augmented animals or magical beasts do not gain class level HD, only its own kind of animal / magical beast HD (and do not gain fighter bonus feats).

If ir is awakened, the issue could be discussed, although it's logic that a fightershould be able to wield weapons and wear armor...

 

[Angel Tarragon]

If ir is awakened, the issue could be discussed, although it's logic that a fightershould be able to wield weapons and wear armor...

Well, the title of this thread is Q Regarging Augmented Animals and Fighter Feats. The only way for an animal to be augmented is to gain a template or be awakened. Either way, their Intelligence score is likely to be incresed to sapience level.

 

[Zandel]

Regardless of all that INA isn't on the fighter list of bonus feats so it may NEVER be taken as one by the RAW.

 

[Elder-Basilisk]

Since even animals get a fair number of feats for HD/levels, it should be a fairly simple matter to take Augmented Natural Attack as a normal feat and take Power Attack or whatever other fighter bonus feats the NPC has as fighter bonus feats instead of normal feats.