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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fba827" data-source="post: 5327123" data-attributes="member: 807">So you need to use up a standard action to use the standard action part, and a move action to use the move action part.So you can do the move action part first then the standard action part, or visa-versa.So you can use a full technique discipline that gives you a standard and move action choice, but elect to only use the move action, or elect to use the standard action.Basically, the word can is the important word to emphasize.  It's saying that just because you use one of those powers, you don't have to use BOTH of its techniques, you can elect to just use one part of the other if you want.The operative word there is "can" so he can use one part of the technique and not the other one  (or he can use both).  Basically, it's saying you aren't forced to use Jump A if you just wanted to use Chop A with a regular move action shift 1.For the sake of example:Monk Technique AStandard Action Monk Chop AMove Action Monk Jump ASo on the monk's turn, he chooses Technique A so he can<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use Chop A and Jump A (in either order)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He can Chop A and use any 'normal' move action (in either order)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He can Jump A and any 'normal' standard action (in either order)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He can trade in his standard action for a second move action in order toJump A and any 'normal' move action (in either order)</li> </ul>(...plus minor action)He can not:Jump A Jump A (while he can move action twice by trading in a standard action, the rule doesn't let you use the discipline's move action twice, so he could Jump A and then use some regular move action like a shift 1 or stand from prone or move his speed or something.that's how i take it anyway....(and that's also how they seemed to be using it in the WotC podcast they did in Dark Sun where someone was a thri-kreen monk)</blockquote>

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