Shifter Longtooth Psychic Warrior

[cmanos]

OK, how would you handle a Shifter Longtooth (bite 1d6+1/4 CL levels while shifting) Psychic Warrior manifesting Bite of the Wolf (bite damage 1d8 +1/5 levels.

1. Stack (I don't think so)
2. Take the highest damage
3. Increase the highest damage to the next largest die.

 

[Vurt]

I choose: Option 4) None of the above.

Personally, I'd simply rule that the damage provided by the power trumps that given by the longtooth shifter trait. How would the power know that the shifter may or may not be able to do more damage while shifting, so as to take the highest of the two?

Beyone size, which is explicitly mentioned in the power's description, I don't see the power as particularly caring what features the manifestor starts with. I also don't recall any rules or reasons for the powers to stack, or for the damage die to go up other than for size changes.

Cheers,
Vurt

 

[Scion]

Personally I would make it so that the base damage was based on size, give you the extra d8's from the power and the extra +1/4 levels from the longtooth.

Not exactly great considering, but at least it is something.

The reasoning above comes from treating the d6 as the base damage and the extra +1/4 as bonus damage to a bite attack from the ability. The bonuses would stack as they are from different sources.

 

[cmanos]

just wanted your take, I was assuming the D8 would trump the D6 and the +1/4 levels would trump the +1/5 levels.

 

[Scion]

I am not sure if you are just saying it in a way I dont understand or what but..

the ability from longtooth grants a bite attack that deals d6 damage (I dont have it in front of me but I believe this shifts with size, this is medium base damage) and there is an extra bonus damage of +1 damage per four levels.

bite of the wolf is a sized based (d8 for medium) with an extra d8 damage every 5 levels of psychic warrior (not size based, it doesnt shift, although I have seen arguements to say that it does).

I am unclear if that is what you meant when you said +1/5 levels above.