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[chaotix42]

No, flurry of blows doesn't require an attack roll. You only have to hit with an attack to trigger it, then it's free damage. I'm curious if you get to add your implement's (fist's) enhancement bonus to the damage though!

 

[Rechan]

I get it now, thanks folks.

 

[Mad Mac]

You have to do an Attack, too? Wow. An extra attack, just to do striker damage. Imagine if Warlocks or Rangers had to make an extra attack just to get their Quarry/Curse damage off.

Err...no. The Trigger for Flurry of Blows is to hit with any attack. At that point, the Monk can auto-hit any one adjacent opponent for extra damage using flurry of blows. At paragon, he hits two opponents, and at Epic he can auto-damage all adjacent opponents after landing any sort of attack on anybody. Like most striker powers it is limited to once per round.

Please give an in-play example.

Ok, 1st level monk moves adjacent to two goblins, a goblin sharpshooter and a goblin warrior. For simplicities sake, we say he hits the warrior with a basic attack for 10 damage. At this point he can automatically do 3 damage (Wis mod) to either the Goblin Warrior or the Goblin sharpshooter. If he chooses to damage the sharpshooter, he can also slide that goblin 1 square as long as it end adjacent to him (Centered Breath Style)

If it was a goblin warrior and a goblin cutter, he could hit the warrior with any normal attack, and then auto-kill the cutter using flurry of blows.

 

[Cadfan]

Avenger?

Everyone keeps telling me that, but... no. For the same reason the Swordmage isn't an adequate substitute.

Going to email your thoughts to WotC, Cadfan?

Yeah, but I'll spend more time thinking about it first.

I do find some of the powers really fun. Dance of the Stinging Hornet just looks fun.

I agree.

But it also annoys the crap out of me.

Why? Because you get it at level 13. There's no earlier level version. And there's no later level version. So if that's a cool thing you liked doing, you have to either accept having one of your encounter powers remain behind par as you level up, or you have to give it up and learn something else. I hate orphan powers like that.

 

[RefinedBean]

You attack an enemy with an attack power, and hit.

This now lets you use Flurry of Blows, which is a free action, targets anyone in your melee reach, and has the effect of doing your wisdom modifier in damage.

If you use this on a target that wasn't included in the original attack power, it also slides them to any square adjacent to you.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


why don't they have 22nd level utlities?
and
Why don't the at wills scale???


also I again point out the line form the artical

but you can use the techniques of an encounter full discipline power once during a round.

so no move and standard....one or the other...(I guss I will still add I think...then go to bed)

 

[chaotix42]

Okay, this is confusing me. I still don't understand how this power works.

It triggers on a target you HIT. So, you use a power, you HIT the target.

So what the hell is this "if the target was not hte target of the triggered attack"?

Please give an in-play example.

Monk vs 2 goblins.

Monk hits goblin A. This triggers flurry of blows. Flurry of blows can target 1 creature.

If you target goblin A you do damage = to Wis + enhancement bonus. If you target goblin B you do the same damage and slide them 1 square into a square adjacent to you.

 

[mach1.9pants]

You have to do an Attack, too? Wow. An extra attack, just to do striker damage. Imagine if Warlocks or Rangers had to make an extra attack just to get their Quarry/Curse damage off.

Okay, this is confusing me. I still don't understand how this power works.

It triggers on a target you HIT. So, you use a power, you HIT the target.

So what the hell is this "if the target was not hte target of the triggered attack"?

Please give an in-play example.

Monk A has Bad Guy B and Minion C adjacent to him.

Monk A attacks B with Crane’s Wings and pushes the target one square away

Because he has hit with an attack he satisfies the trigger for flurry

Monk A does flurry on C (he couldn't do it on B even if he wanted cos he pushed him out of melee reach) doing the WIS mod damage AND sliding him 1 square (because he was not the target of the triggering attack- Crane's Wing) EDIT: except he is dead cos he is a minion, ooops no slide

Make sense?

 

[Fallen Seraph]

This is only one Build so the Level 22 Utilities may be of the other Build?

 

[GMforPowergamers]

This is only one Build so the Level 22 Utilities may be of the other Build?

Ok haalf asleep and medicated I know there is a problem here...but I can not get the words right...there have to be powers of every level for every build...ok I think that made sense....