multiple attacks ?

[JRRNeiklot]

Well, 5/4 is for monks, and as it says "5/4 means 5 attacks per 4 rounds, with the additional attack coming at the end of the round sequence", which I would take mean that on the 4th round the monk gets 2 attacks. But probably easier to front load it, especially as monks in 1e kind of stink.

This means the monk in your example would get 2 attacks in round one, and 1 attack in rounds 2 through 4. The "end of round sequence simply means everyone takes their attack in initiative order. After that, secondary attacks go, also in order of initiative. That said, I always treated a monks attacks as an attack routine like a monster, or a bear, for instance.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

The two quotes that I found are seemingly contradictory. On page 31 of the PHB, as a footnote to the Monk Ability Table, the following is stated:

[...] 5/4 means 5 attacks per 4 rounds, with the additional attack coming at the end of the round sequence.

On page 63 of the DMG we read instead that:

A 12th level fighter is allowed attack routines twice in every odd numbered melee round [...]

Either the rule was changed between the printing of the PHB and that of the DMG or monks have a late extra attack while fighters have an early one.

The issue presenting itself here is that there is an easily confusing difference between extra attacks and additional attack ROUTINES.

 

[Ferghis]

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[Nikosandros]

Double post.

 

[Nikosandros]

The issue presenting itself here is that there is an easily confusing difference between extra attacks and additional attack ROUTINES.

Actually, both cases are instances of extra attacks. They are different from an attack routine such as bite/claw/claw.

 

[Libramarian]

Try the monk in Best of Dragon III instead. No 5/4 attacks, among other improvements.