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Hi all,

I hope this is the correct group for questions about Dungeons and Dragons.
I've been playing D&D 3.5 for about 2 years now, with no experience of
table-top gaming (only PC games) prior to that.

I have a few questions...

I have a level 11 Fighter that is going Monk at next level-up. He has base
attacks of +11/+6/+1 and will get flurry of blows at -2/-2, does this mean
he can use flurry of blows at +9/+9/+4/-1? I think I have this right, but
I'd like to be sure.

He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?

When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack and -2
to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?

Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12 bonus
feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it calculate as
this... +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)

Your help would be much appreciated on this sunject

Thanks in advance

John Lawrie

 

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Clawhound wrote:

> - Flurry should be +8/+8 on attack actions, and +8/+8/+3 on a full
> attack actions (with caveats; see monk description).
>

You can flurry on a standard action? If so that makes it terriby more
potent than I thought. (Me checks srd) - nope, flurry is a full attack
action.

> - Unarmed damage and TWF. "There is no such thing as an off-hand
attack
> for a monk striking unarmed." By the description, your entire body is

> one weapon. You can't TWF with unarmed. Use Flurry of Blows instead.
> That's what it is for. Note, some folks think you can fight with a
> weapon and use unarmed strike as a weapon.
>

TWF does mention unarmed strike is a light weapon, which seems strange
to me, it would seem to follow you can use it as an off-hand weapon...

- Justisaur

 

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John Lawrie wrote:

> I have a level 11 Fighter that is going Monk at next level-up. He has base
> attacks of +11/+6/+1 and will get flurry of blows at -2/-2, does this mean
> he can use flurry of blows at +9/+9/+4/-1? I think I have this right, but
> I'd like to be sure.

That would be correct. See below for more.

> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?

I believe it should. Unarmed strikes count as light weapons, so it's
not a bad decision. However, I'm not exactly sure how it interacts with
Flurry of blows, if it interacts with it at all.

> When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
> Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
> description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack and -2
> to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?

Okay, I believe that Katana = bastard sword, and Wakizashi = short
sword, correct?

That gives us "Off-hand weapon is light, and Two-Weapon Fighting feat."
So your interpretation would be correct.

> Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12 bonus
> feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it calculate as
> this... +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)

The -2 penalty for two-weapon fighting also applies in addition to the
-5 you mention. You should get

+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana).

The negative five penalty mentioned in the feat description is a way of
saying that the off-hand attacks follow the same iterative pattern as
the primary-hand attacks. In other words, each hand has a gradually
descending pattern of attacks, with each successive attack at a bonus 5
less than the previous.

> Your help would be much appreciated on this sunject
>
> Thanks in advance

Glad to be of service.

Tialan

 

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John Lawrie wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I hope this is the correct group for questions about Dungeons and
Dragons.
> I've been playing D&D 3.5 for about 2 years now, with no experience
of
> table-top gaming (only PC games) prior to that.
>
> I have a few questions...
>
> I have a level 11 Fighter that is going Monk at next level-up. He has
base
> attacks of +11/+6/+1 and will get flurry of blows at -2/-2, does this
mean
> he can use flurry of blows at +9/+9/+4/-1? I think I have this right,
but
> I'd like to be sure.
>

I think so.

> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?
>

I don't think you can do two-weapon fighting with flurry.

> When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
> Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
> description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack
and -2
> to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?
>

Yes.

> Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12
bonus
> feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it
calculate as
> this... +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>

The second wakizashi attach should be at +4 I beleive.

- Justisaur

 

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John Lawrie wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I hope this is the correct group for questions about Dungeons and
Dragons.
> I've been playing D&D 3.5 for about 2 years now, with no experience
of
> table-top gaming (only PC games) prior to that.
>
> I have a few questions...
>
> I have a level 11 Fighter that is going Monk at next level-up. He has
base
> attacks of +11/+6/+1 and will get flurry of blows at -2/-2, does this
mean
> he can use flurry of blows at +9/+9/+4/-1? I think I have this right,
but
> I'd like to be sure.

Correct. But realize that flurry of blows only work with special monk
weapons.

> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?

Yes. A recent FAQ at wizards.com clarified this. If using only monk
weapons (unarmed strike included) you can flurry and make additional
attacks via two weapon fighting, with a total penalty of at least -4.

> When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
> Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
> description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack
and -2
> to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?

+9/+9/+4/-1.

> Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12
bonus
> feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it
calculate as
> this... +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)

(assuming monk at level 12, otherwise this char's BAB would be +12
instead +11)
Katana +9/+4/-1, Wakizashi +9/+4

If this char attacks with a flurry (of say, unarmed strikes) and two
weapon fighting, the attacks would would be:

Unarmed strike +7/+7/+7/+2/+2/-3.

> Your help would be much appreciated on this sunject

--
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Tialan wrote:
> John Lawrie wrote:

> > When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
> > Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
> > description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack
and -2
> > to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
> > +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?
>
> Okay, I believe that Katana = bastard sword, and Wakizashi = short
> sword, correct?
>

According to the Samurai description in Complete Warrior, you are
correct.

 

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John Lawrie wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I hope this is the correct group for questions about Dungeons and Dragons.
> I've been playing D&D 3.5 for about 2 years now, with no experience of
> table-top gaming (only PC games) prior to that.
>
> I have a few questions...
>
> I have a level 11 Fighter that is going Monk at next level-up. He has base
> attacks of +11/+6/+1 and will get flurry of blows at -2/-2, does this mean
> he can use flurry of blows at +9/+9/+4/-1? I think I have this right, but
> I'd like to be sure.
>
> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?
>
> When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
> Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
> description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack and -2
> to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?
>
> Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12 bonus
> feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it calculate as
> this... +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>
> Your help would be much appreciated on this sunject
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> John Lawrie
>
>

Alright, my reply, limited by my knowledge check, and a few referals to
the SRD to check my facts.

- A Fighter 10/Monk 1 is +10/+5. Monks get +0 BAB at first level. In no
combination does a fighter/monk have a BAB equal to a pure fighter.

- Flurry should be +8/+8 on attack actions, and +8/+8/+3 on a full
attack actions (with caveats; see monk description).

- Unarmed damage and TWF. "There is no such thing as an off-hand attack
for a monk striking unarmed." By the description, your entire body is
one weapon. You can't TWF with unarmed. Use Flurry of Blows instead.
That's what it is for. Note, some folks think you can fight with a
weapon and use unarmed strike as a weapon.

- ITWF: This should be +8/+3 primary and +8/+3 off-hand. Check your
numbers. Your numbers have varying spreads. Iterative attacks always
have five point spreads.

Advice: calculate your primary attack, then just iterate -5's off those.

CH

 

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John Lawrie wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I hope this is the correct group for questions about Dungeons and Dragons.
> I've been playing D&D 3.5 for about 2 years now, with no experience of
> table-top gaming (only PC games) prior to that.

This is the right place, and welcome.

I've been here on and off for years, mostly lurking, with sudden spurts
of actual activity now and then, and the amount of knowledge here is
astounding.

Just be thick-skinned a little bit, as we have a small core of very
opinionated people who may decide to 'flame' you for whatever reason.

Don't be afraid to participate, though. It is quite possible to have a
reasonable, interesting discussion around and through the middle of, a
flame war.

Welcome.

> I have a few questions...

I see that these have already been answered, so I'll just smile and nod.

DWS

 

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Hi Guys

Thankyou all for your help, I shall be returning regulalry to read and
hopefully post something other than more questions.

John Lawrie

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> Hi all,
>
> I hope this is the correct group for questions about Dungeons and Dragons.
> I've been playing D&D 3.5 for about 2 years now, with no experience of
> table-top gaming (only PC games) prior to that.
>
> I have a few questions...
>
> I have a level 11 Fighter that is going Monk at next level-up. He has base
> attacks of +11/+6/+1 and will get flurry of blows at -2/-2, does this mean
> he can use flurry of blows at +9/+9/+4/-1? I think I have this right, but
> I'd like to be sure.
>
> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?
>
> When fighting with a Katana in right and a Wakizashi in left, with
> Two-Weapon Fighting, how do his attacks calculate? I think from the
> description in the PHB that he gets -2 to his extra off-hand attack and -2
> to all his regular primary-hand attacks, therefore
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)?
>
> Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12 bonus
> feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it calculate as
> this... +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>
> Your help would be much appreciated on this sunject
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> John Lawrie
>
>

 

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John Lawrie wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Thankyou all for your help, I shall be returning regulalry to read and
> hopefully post something other than more questions.

Hi, John - nice to see a familiar face, or at least name, here. Looks like
Crusher's career change is going well. Assuming he survives what the DM has
in store for us tomorrow.

--
Mark.

 

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Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Clawhound wrote:
>
>> - Flurry should be +8/+8 on attack actions, and +8/+8/+3 on a full
>> attack actions (with caveats; see monk description).
>>
>
> You can flurry on a standard action? If so that makes it terriby more
> potent than I thought. (Me checks srd) - nope, flurry is a full attack
> action.
>
>> - Unarmed damage and TWF. "There is no such thing as an off-hand
>> attack for a monk striking unarmed." By the description, your entire
>> body is one weapon. You can't TWF with unarmed. Use Flurry of Blows
>> instead. That's what it is for. Note, some folks think you can fight
>> with a weapon and use unarmed strike as a weapon.
>
> TWF does mention unarmed strike is a light weapon, which seems strange
> to me, it would seem to follow you can use it as an off-hand weapon...

You use flurry with 'monk unarmed combat', not regular unarmed combat.

If doing 'normal' unarmed combat you can in fact use your other hand as
an offhand weapon... but then it doesn't get the benefit of flurry.


Keith
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keith.davies@kjdavies.org bad habit shared between Norman invaders
keith.davies@gmail.com and Saxon barmaids!"
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justisaur@gmail.com wrote:

> > - Flurry should be +8/+8 on attack actions, and +8/+8/+3 on a full
> > attack actions (with caveats; see monk description).
>
> You can flurry on a standard action? If so that makes it terriby more
> potent than I thought. (Me checks srd) - nope, flurry is a full attack
> action.

Right. But as an aside, might not allowing standard action flurry be a
nice way to reinforce the monk's schtick as the highly mobile
skirmisher? As it is, the monk has a certain negative synergy between
his crazy mobility (encouraging hit-and-run Spring Attack tactics) and
his bucket-o-attacks combat routing (encouraging full attacks).


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Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote in
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>> Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12
>> bonus feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it
>> calculate as this...
>> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>
> The -2 penalty for two-weapon fighting also applies in addition to the
> -5 you mention. You should get
>
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana).


Errr that is just a little off.

+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/-1(katana).

 

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"Nockermensch" <nockermensch@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed fighting?
>
> Yes. A recent FAQ at wizards.com clarified this. If using only monk
> weapons (unarmed strike included) you can flurry and make additional
> attacks via two weapon fighting, with a total penalty of at least -4.


Which FAQ was that in?

 

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Jasin Zujovic wrote:
> justisaur@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > > - Flurry should be +8/+8 on attack actions, and +8/+8/+3 on a
full
> > > attack actions (with caveats; see monk description).
> >
> > You can flurry on a standard action? If so that makes it terriby
more
> > potent than I thought. (Me checks srd) - nope, flurry is a full
attack
> > action.
>
> Right. But as an aside, might not allowing standard action flurry be
a
> nice way to reinforce the monk's schtick as the highly mobile
> skirmisher? As it is, the monk has a certain negative synergy between

> his crazy mobility (encouraging hit-and-run Spring Attack tactics)
and
> his bucket-o-attacks combat routing (encouraging full attacks).
>
>

It makes sense cinematically, and it doesn't make much sense the way
it's set up currently. Mobility, but a bunch of attacks if you sit in
one spot. Doesn't synergize well. Probably contributes to thier
weakness in actual play. However I can't see a 1 level dip granting
standard action flurry ability to other classes, it's just way too
powerful.

- Justisaur

 

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freakybaby wrote:
> Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:aRz5e.41$sn4.493689@news.sisna.com:
>
>
>>>Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12
>>>bonus feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it
>>>calculate as this...
>>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>>
>>The -2 penalty for two-weapon fighting also applies in addition to the
>>-5 you mention. You should get
>>
>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana).
>
>
>
> Errr that is just a little off.
>
> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/-1(katana).
>

Yeah. I missed that. +1 vs. -1. Just one little vertical line, and
you miss out on a world of difference. :-/

-Tialan

 

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Justisaur wrote:

> Jasin Zujovic wrote:
>
>>justisaur@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>- Flurry should be +8/+8 on attack actions, and +8/+8/+3 on a
>
> full
>
>>>>attack actions (with caveats; see monk description).
>>>
>>>You can flurry on a standard action? If so that makes it terriby
>
> more
>
>>>potent than I thought. (Me checks srd) - nope, flurry is a full
>
> attack
>
>>>action.
>>
>>Right. But as an aside, might not allowing standard action flurry be
>
> a
>
>>nice way to reinforce the monk's schtick as the highly mobile
>>skirmisher? As it is, the monk has a certain negative synergy between
>
>
>>his crazy mobility (encouraging hit-and-run Spring Attack tactics)
>
> and
>
>>his bucket-o-attacks combat routing (encouraging full attacks).
>>
>>
>
>
> It makes sense cinematically, and it doesn't make much sense the way
> it's set up currently. Mobility, but a bunch of attacks if you sit in
> one spot. Doesn't synergize well. Probably contributes to thier
> weakness in actual play. However I can't see a 1 level dip granting
> standard action flurry ability to other classes, it's just way too
> powerful.
>
> - Justisaur
>

It should really be a full round action. I just made a mistake up there.

CH

 

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Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jasin Zujovic wrote:
>>
>> Right. But as an aside, might not allowing standard action flurry be
>> a nice way to reinforce the monk's schtick as the highly mobile
>> skirmisher? As it is, the monk has a certain negative synergy between
>> his crazy mobility (encouraging hit-and-run Spring Attack tactics)
>> and his bucket-o-attacks combat routing (encouraging full attacks).
>
> It makes sense cinematically, and it doesn't make much sense the way
> it's set up currently. Mobility, but a bunch of attacks if you sit in
> one spot. Doesn't synergize well. Probably contributes to thier
> weakness in actual play. However I can't see a 1 level dip granting
> standard action flurry ability to other classes, it's just way too
> powerful.

It'd be a damn tasty dip, yeah.

I could perhaps see it as an advanced option, later, probably after
iterative attacks are gained (to make it a little stiffer, don't require
'BAB +6', require 'Monk 8' -- or BAB +11/Monk 15, if that's too low).
IIRC, in RSRD those are approximately when the flurry penalties
decrease.

I don't know that I'd do it that way, though; it seems like an odd
exception. However, given how much of a difference there is in the
attacks at high level between 'move and attack' and 'full attack', it
may be appropriate. A fighter with the right feats in full attack can
currently out-attack a monk of the same level, even unarmed. The higher
BAB, weapon focus, GWF, weapon specialization, GWS and Improved unarmed
strike mean that *even with* the better damage die used by monks, the
fighter can still lay more smack down per round than a monk of the same
level.

Add in that the fighter can also use weapons and increase his damage
(especially since by the point he's got all this goodness he can
probably afford some nifty magic on them), while wearing heavy armor...
it probably isn't terribly unbalancing to let the monk do this. You'll
want to limit it to monks, though, or you'll see every mobility fighter
taking it.


Keith
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Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> freakybaby wrote:
>> Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote in
>> news:aRz5e.41$sn4.493689@news.sisna.com:
>>
>>
>>>>Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12
>>>>bonus feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it
>>>>calculate as this...
>>>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>>>
>>>The -2 penalty for two-weapon fighting also applies in addition to the
>>>-5 you mention. You should get
>>>
>>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana).
>>
>>
>>
>> Errr that is just a little off.
>>
>> +9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/-1(katana).
>>
>
> Yeah. I missed that. +1 vs. -1. Just one little vertical line, and
> you miss out on a world of difference. :-/


It happens, take last night at for example, where my current character is a
monk, I kept forgetting to use the flurry action when I was surrounded by
foes for the first three rounds of a combat.

 

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freakybaby wrote:
> Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:%zy6e.57$M15.536600@news.sisna.com:
>
>
>>freakybaby wrote:
>>
>>>Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote in
>>>news:aRz5e.41$sn4.493689@news.sisna.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Finally, If he takes Improved Two-Weapon Fighting for his level 12
>>>>>bonus feat, giving him a second bonus off-hand attack at -5 does it
>>>>>calculate as this...
>>>>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+6(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana)
>>>>
>>>>The -2 penalty for two-weapon fighting also applies in addition to the
>>>>-5 you mention. You should get
>>>>
>>>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/+1(katana).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Errr that is just a little off.
>>>
>>>+9(katana)/+9(wakizashi)/+4(wakizashi)/+4(katana)/-1(katana).
>>>
>>
>>Yeah. I missed that. +1 vs. -1. Just one little vertical line, and
>>you miss out on a world of difference. :-/
>
>
>
> It happens, take last night at for example, where my current character is a
> monk, I kept forgetting to use the flurry action when I was surrounded by
> foes for the first three rounds of a combat.

That reminds me of a monk from a campaign I once played in. The player
never seemed to roll well on his attacks. This bad luck was all the
more spectacular when he tried to flurry. We referred to it as his
"Flurry of Whiffs."

On the bright side, Karma decided that if he couldn't hurt others, he
shouldn't get hurt himself. He always made amazing saving throws.

-Tialan

 

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freakybaby wrote:
> "Nockermensch" <nockermensch@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1112985174.859161.264380@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>
>
> >> He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed
fighting?
> >
> > Yes. A recent FAQ at wizards.com clarified this. If using only monk
> > weapons (unarmed strike included) you can flurry and make
additional
> > attacks via two weapon fighting, with a total penalty of at least
-4.
>
>
> Which FAQ was that in?

The D&D main FAQ, IIRC.

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Nockermensch wrote:
> freakybaby wrote:
>
>>"Nockermensch" <nockermensch@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>news:1112985174.859161.264380@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>He also has Two-Weapon Fighting, does this apply to unarmed
>
> fighting?
>
>>>Yes. A recent FAQ at wizards.com clarified this. If using only monk
>>>weapons (unarmed strike included) you can flurry and make
>
> additional
>
>>>attacks via two weapon fighting, with a total penalty of at least
>
> -4.
>
>>
>>Which FAQ was that in?
>
>
> The D&D main FAQ, IIRC.
>

Specifically:

"Can a monk fight with two weapons? Can she combine
a two-weapon attack with a flurry of blows? What are her
penalties on attack rolls?"

A monk can fight with two weapons just like any other
character, but she must accept the normal penalties on her
attack rolls to do so. She can use an unarmed strike as an offhand
weapon. She can even combine two-weapon fighting with
a flurry of blows to gain an extra attack with her off hand (but
remember that she can use only unarmed strikes or special
monk weapons as part of the flurry). The penalties for twoweapon
fighting stack with the penalties for flurry of blows.
For example, at 6th level, the monk Ember can normally
make one attack per round at a +4 bonus. When using flurry of
blows, she may make two attacks (using unarmed strikes or any
special monk weapons she holds), each at a +3 bonus. If she
wants to make an extra attack with her off hand, she has to
accept a –4 penalty on her primary hand attacks and a –8
penalty on her off-hand attacks (assuming she wields a light
weapon in her off hand).
If Ember has Two-Weapon Fighting, she has to accept only
a –2 penalty on all attacks to make an extra attack with her off
hand. Thus, when wielding a light weapon in her off hand
during a flurry of blows, she can make a total of three attacks,
each at a total bonus of +1. At least one of these attacks has to
be with her off-hand weapon.
A 20th-level monk with Greater Two-Weapon Fighting can
make eight attacks per round during a flurry of blows.
Assuming she wields a light weapon in her off hand, her three
off-hand weapon attacks are at +13/+8/+3, and she has five
attacks (at +13/+13/+13/+8/+3) with unarmed strikes or any
weapons she carries in her primary hand. If the same monk also
has Rapid Shot and throws at least one shuriken as part of her
flurry of blows (since Rapid Shot can be used only with ranged
attacks), she can throw one additional shuriken with her
primary hand, but all of her attacks (even melee attacks) suffer
a –2 penalty. Thus, her full attack array looks like this:
+11/+11/+11/+11/+6/+1 primary hand (two must be with
shuriken) and +11/+6/+1 off hand.

 

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Tialan <shalahhr@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Yeah. I missed that. +1 vs. -1. Just one little vertical line, and
>> you miss out on a world of difference. :-/

freakybaby wrote:
> It happens, take last night at for example, where my current character is a
> monk, I kept forgetting to use the flurry action when I was surrounded by
> foes for the first three rounds of a combat.

I keep seeing replies to this "Tialan" person, but never the original
post. It looks like Tialan's articles are getting filtered or canceled
somewhere along the way to my ISP.
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Tialan wrote:
>
> That reminds me of a monk from a campaign I once played in. The player
> never seemed to roll well on his attacks. This bad luck was all the
> more spectacular when he tried to flurry. We referred to it as his
> "Flurry of Whiffs."

Ditto. "Master of the Open-Air Strike," our DM called him. It did seem
like he couldn't hit the broad side of a tarrasque.

Okay, okay, *the* Tarrasque. Bloody pedants.

-Will

 

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Will Green wrote:
> Tialan wrote:
>
>>
>> That reminds me of a monk from a campaign I once played in. The
>> player never seemed to roll well on his attacks. This bad luck was
>> all the more spectacular when he tried to flurry. We referred to it
>> as his "Flurry of Whiffs."
>
>
> Ditto. "Master of the Open-Air Strike," our DM called him. It did seem
> like he couldn't hit the broad side of a tarrasque.
>
> Okay, okay, *the* Tarrasque. Bloody pedants.
>
> -Will

Wow. Didn't know there were two of them.

Now the question is this: Can he make his saves?

-Tialan