Wha! She turned me into a newt! : A Polymorph Question

The way monsters work is a little different than the way player characters work. They don't get iterative attacks due to BAB. They have a set number of attacks, generally based on limbs and mouth, and you simply apply the BAB to those attacks.

The attacks are generally split up by type - bite, claw, tail slap, etc. One of these type is chosen to be the "main" attack, and uses the full BAB. The rest are considered secondary attacks and are at -5 to hit. With the wolverine we see that its main attack is its claws, so you'd have claws at +6 each (+6BAB, +2 for 14str in wolverine form, -2 for an unfamiliar form), and a bite at +1 (as claws, but -5 to hit for the secondary attack).

Secondary attacks also only apply half the creature's strength bonus to damage, much like offhand attacks. So in this case, the bite only gets +1 damage from the 14 strength.

Polymorph states you gain the target creature's attack sequence (claw, claw, bite, in this case), but it doesn't say you must use it. It's not entirely clear if you are allowed to use your own iterative attacks... but personally, I would let you if I were the DM. However, in this case, obviously it would be better to simply use the wolverine's attack sequence.

-The Souljourner

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