[RPG] Unchained Flurry of Blows with Natural Weapons and Feral Combat Training using natural attacks as primary

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I know the question of whether adding your natural attacks after you finish a Flurry of Blows (As secondary nat attacks at −5) has been asked many times (Monks, natural and unarmed attacks, and Feral Combat Training) and it has been generally agreed that it doesn't work. But now want to know if you are allowed to perform the process backwards. Natural attacks first, then the extra hits from FoB.

Example:

Level 3 Catfolk (With 2 claws, no Monk weapons) Unchained Monk with Feral Combat Training (Claws).

Flurry of blows without any natural weapons is 2 attacks at full BAB because they normally get 1 attack as full round action. This character can also get 2 claws as a full round action, would he be able to use flurry of blows to add a third hit in this scenario?

The claws would be primary Natural attacks, followed by the "extra" hits from flurry. The text says Flurry gives me some sort of max number of attacks, but that number is never mentioned. Is it my normal full attack +1? With natural weapons, full attacks can have varying number of hits.

Best Answer

Yes, this is (one of) the main purpose(s) of the Feral Combat Training Feat.

Feral Combat Training

(...) Special: If you are a monk, you can use the selected natural weapon with your flurry of blows class feature.

By selecting Claw for Feral Combat Training, you gain the ability to use it as your weapon (similar to wielding a 'monk weapon') for the subsequent extra attack. The extra attack could be your Claw or an unarmed strike per the normal monk rules.

This differs from the other question because the other question wanted to use a full set of extra attacks; in your case, you are merely substituting your Claws as a valid option for the Flurry of Blows strike.

To clarify, this does not allow you to Full Attack with Natural Weapons+1, but instead allows you to use the benefits of your Monk class with your Claw(s) and the benefits of your Claw(s/Blades) with your Monk class.

Per this FAQ:

The feat does not allow you to make your normal flurry of blows attack sequence plus one or more natural attacks with the natural weapon. In other words, if you can flurry for four attacks per round, with this feat you still only make four attacks per round... but any number of those attacks may be with the selected natural weapon.

To summarize:

Level 3 Catfolk UnMonk 2 Claw attacks + 1 Flurry of Blows attack OR 1 Unarmed/Claw and 1 FoB

Level 6 Catfolk UnMonk 2 Claw attacks + 1 Flurry of Blows attack OR 2 Unarmed/Claw and 1 FoB

Level 11 Catfolk UnMonk 2 Claw attacks + 2 Flurry of Blows attacks OR 3 Unarmed/Claw and 2 FoB