A DnD question someone please help.....

Mysta · Sat, 17th Mar '01, 4:06am

Can someone please detail the flurry of blows ability that a monk has in the DnD rpg please. Seems like a broken skill if I am reading it right could someone point out the disadvantages as well as advantages for me please.

Voltric · Sat, 17th Mar '01, 5:32am

The skill basically allows the monk to make an extra attack in a round. When using the ability all attacks are at a -2. Thus you get one more attack at the price of making all attacks that round at a higher to-hit number. Is that clear? The write up is on page 39 of the PHB.

Does that help?

[This message has been edited by Voltric (edited March 17, 2001).]

Amon-Ra · Sat, 17th Mar '01, 6:44am

I believe you are probably reading it as being able to do so more than once per round. For instance, 2 extra attacks at a -4? If this is the source of your confusion, it isn't that way. Say the monk gets a +5 attack bonus. With FoB, he makes two attacks at +3. He is not allowed to take 3 attacks at +1.

Oh, and, with Fists of Lightning, however, (see Sword and Fist) they may make 3 attacks at +0.

Amon-Ra

Lord Bane · Tue, 27th Mar '01, 1:16pm

Wrong example Amon-Ra

When a Monk has a BAB of +5, he has 2 attacks, +5/+2, so with the Flurry of Blows 'activated' that'd become +3/+0/+3.

Blackthorne TA · Tue, 27th Mar '01, 5:47pm

Just so you realize why Mysta hasn't responded, this was taken care of in the chatroom at the time of the post.

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Sat, 17th Mar '01, 4:06am	#1
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Sat, 17th Mar '01, 5:32am	#2
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Sat, 17th Mar '01, 6:44am	#3
Amon-Ra Gems: 10/31 Latest gem: Zircon Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Marcos, California, USA Posts: 396 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,278 Level: 12 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 19.71% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I believe you are probably reading it as being able to do so more than once per round. For instance, 2 extra attacks at a -4? If this is the source of your confusion, it isn't that way. Say the monk gets a +5 attack bonus. With FoB, he makes two attacks at +3. He is not allowed to take 3 attacks at +1. Oh, and, with Fists of Lightning, however, (see Sword and Fist) they may make 3 attacks at +0. Amon-Ra

Tue, 27th Mar '01, 1:16pm	#4
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Tue, 27th Mar '01, 5:47pm	#5
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