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<blockquote data-quote="mvincent" data-source="post: 3566027" data-attributes="member: 27034"><p>The <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20070410a" target="_blank">Rules of the Game</a> says:</p><p>"<em><span style="font-size: 9px">"A monk using one or two special monk weapons simply substitutes one attack from each weapon (or from one or both ends of a quarterstaff) as part of a full attack (including a flurry of blows). The monk need not take any penalties for off-hand or two-weapon attacks. The monk, however, does not get an extra attack from a second weapon. If the monk is using a flurry of blows, she adds her full Strength bonus to damage from any successful attack, even if she uses what normally would be her off hand, or uses one end of a quarterstaff as a two-handed weapon.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 9px">If a monk is not using her flurry of blows ability, she can claim an extra attack from a second weapon. If she does, she takes all the penalties for attacking with two weapons and for attacking with off-hand weapons. A monk using an unarmed strike as an off-hand attack does not suffer any off-hand penalties; however, under the regular rules for two-weapon fighting you get only one extra attack for an off-hand weapon.</span></em></p><p></p><p>What is (just) <em>this</em> text saying about combining flurry with TWF'ing? Per this text, can a monk get the extra attacks from both flurry and TWF'ing at the same time? Does the text address this?</p><p></p><p>(I ask because not everyone seems to read it the same)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mvincent, post: 3566027, member: 27034"] The [url="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20070410a"]Rules of the Game[/url] says: "[I][SIZE="1"]"A monk using one or two special monk weapons simply substitutes one attack from each weapon (or from one or both ends of a quarterstaff) as part of a full attack (including a flurry of blows). The monk need not take any penalties for off-hand or two-weapon attacks. The monk, however, does not get an extra attack from a second weapon. If the monk is using a flurry of blows, she adds her full Strength bonus to damage from any successful attack, even if she uses what normally would be her off hand, or uses one end of a quarterstaff as a two-handed weapon. If a monk is not using her flurry of blows ability, she can claim an extra attack from a second weapon. If she does, she takes all the penalties for attacking with two weapons and for attacking with off-hand weapons. A monk using an unarmed strike as an off-hand attack does not suffer any off-hand penalties; however, under the regular rules for two-weapon fighting you get only one extra attack for an off-hand weapon.[/SIZE][/I] What is (just) [I]this[/I] text saying about combining flurry with TWF'ing? Per this text, can a monk get the extra attacks from both flurry and TWF'ing at the same time? Does the text address this? (I ask because not everyone seems to read it the same) [/QUOTE]
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