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<blockquote data-quote="R.C Jr" data-source="post: 5861440" data-attributes="member: 82944">The gist of the changes revolve around monks wielding a one-handed weapon and this part of the rule:The two sides of the argument are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Because flurry of blows says additional attack are made using any combination of unarmed strikes or attacks with a special monk weapon, a monk can make all of his flurry attacks with the same one handed weapon (thereby allowing a monk to invest in only one magical weapon and still make all of his attacks);</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Because flurry of blows is based on Two-Weapon Fighting, a monk must alternate between primary hand and off-hand attacks.</li>
</ul>The devs are arguing in favour of the second interpretation. In fact, the issue isn't how to change how flurry of blows works but how to word flurry of blows so that it works the way the devs have always assumed was clear. Quickleaf, I hope you don't get the impression that Pathfinder is constantly in a state of flux and no rule is set in stone. You just happen to choose one of the harder classes to make work at a time when its primary ability is being debated. If you're still looking at a staff-using character, I'd suggest either a bard (if you're leaning towards Friar Tuck) and use bardic performance as preaching, or ranger (if you're leaning towards Little John) and read up on how Double Weapons and Two-Weapon Fighting work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="R.C Jr, post: 5861440, member: 82944"] The gist of the changes revolve around monks wielding a one-handed weapon and this part of the rule: The two sides of the argument are: [LIST] [*]Because flurry of blows says additional attack are made using [i]any[/i] combination of unarmed strikes or attacks with a special monk weapon, a monk can make all of his flurry attacks with the same one handed weapon (thereby allowing a monk to invest in only one magical weapon and still make all of his attacks); [*]Because flurry of blows is based on Two-Weapon Fighting, a monk must alternate between primary hand and off-hand attacks. [/LIST] The devs are arguing in favour of the second interpretation. In fact, the issue isn't how to change how flurry of blows works but how to word flurry of blows so that it works the way the devs have always assumed was clear. Quickleaf, I hope you don't get the impression that Pathfinder is constantly in a state of flux and no rule is set in stone. You just happen to choose one of the harder classes to make work at a time when its primary ability is being debated. If you're still looking at a staff-using character, I'd suggest either a bard (if you're leaning towards Friar Tuck) and use bardic performance as preaching, or ranger (if you're leaning towards Little John) and read up on how Double Weapons and Two-Weapon Fighting work. [/QUOTE]

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