How does flurry of blows work?

[Mr. Darcion]

It can activate from attack action, but can it activate multiple times per round? Can it activate from extra attacks that use actions?

[maniacal<1>]

It only activates from monk's fists, not any other form of attack, and it will very likely give you one extra bonus action attack per normal attack. At least, that's how they had it working in the mod that added Monk.

Keep in mind, Monk was never officially part of the EA, so nobody has any clue how they or really any other class is going to work past lvl 5.

[Sfayte]

If I am remembering it right from the PHB Flury of Blows is a bonus action that costs 1 Ki point. You roll 3 attack rolls. So you could get 4 attacks off with your standard action too. Could be wrong though.

Edit: You have to be using a monk weapon for it to work. Dont remember if you need one hand free or not.

[sevensided]

As per the rule book:

 Flurry of Blows. Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action. 

Basically, when you take the attack action, you spend 1 unit of the monk's resource, and can make two unarmed attacks as a bonus action (as opposed to the usual 1 unarmed bonus action attack available to monks for free).
In short, spend 1 ki, make an extra attack.

I don't know how Larian might or might not change that.

[[TG] zac]

Hopefully better then it does in table top.

We already know from a few streamers that instead of starting with a D4 for unarmed you were starting with a D6.

Hopefully there are some other improvements.

[Sfayte]

Originally posted by sevensided:

As per the rule book:

 Flurry of Blows. Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action. 

Basically, when you take the attack action, you spend 1 unit of the monk's resource, and can make two unarmed attacks as a bonus action (as opposed to the usual 1 unarmed bonus action attack available to monks for free).
In short, spend 1 ki, make an extra attack.

I don't know how Larian will change that, if at all.

That's right it was 2 attacks. I am pretty sure you can do it as long as you are wielding a monk weapon because I have done flurry of blows while wielding a dagger before.

[Pyromus]

Originally posted by Sfayte:

If I am remembering it right from the PHB Flury of Blows is a bonus action that costs 1 Ki point. You roll 3 attack rolls. So you could get 4 attacks off with your standard action too. Could be wrong though.

I think one bonus action attack as an unarmed attack is free when you attack with a "monk weapon" and the ki point spending is to make a second unarmed attack with that bonus action, similar to how current lvl 5 attacks on one action work. I recall a "monk weapon" in bg3 terms just anything you are proficient with, which can open up some interesting plays.

[golfan88]

With monk, it is normally bonus action to do an extra unarmed strike... Flurry of Blows costs 1 ki point and uses that bonus action to do 2 unarmed strikes. So 0 ki points, you get 2 attacks. 1 ki point, you get 3 attacks.

Monk is all about how you want to use that precious bonus action on your turn.

[Sfayte]

Originally posted by Pyromus:

Originally posted by Sfayte:

If I am remembering it right from the PHB Flury of Blows is a bonus action that costs 1 Ki point. You roll 3 attack rolls. So you could get 4 attacks off with your standard action too. Could be wrong though.

I think one bonus action attack as an unarmed attack is free when you attack with a "monk weapon" and the ki point spending is to make a second unarmed attack with that bonus action, similar to how current lvl 5 attacks on one action work. I recall a "monk weapon" in bg3 terms just anything you are proficient with, which can open up some interesting plays.

I might need to test this by making a Monk/Assassin/Warlock. Gotta get that hex/assinate/flurry of blows combo

[hannibal_pjv]

1. You make melee attack with monk weapon or bare hand (normally one attack)
2. You pay 1 KI to use furry of blows as a bonus action (normally two separate attacks)

So normally 1 + 2 separate attacks

[TwoArmedMan15]

Originally posted by Sfayte:

If I am remembering it right from the PHB Flury of Blows is a bonus action that costs 1 Ki point. You roll 3 attack rolls. So you could get 4 attacks off with your standard action too. Could be wrong though.

Edit: You have to be using a monk weapon for it to work. Dont remember if you need one hand free or not.

You don't need one hand free. In all the tabletop games I've played, we've treated a monk's bonus martial arts attacks as kicks if the monk's hands were full. (For example, wielding a quarterstaff two-handed.)

But, yeah, monk "flurry of blows" is a bonus action costing 1 ki point for 2 attacks in the DnD 5e official rules. If Larian is doing this differently, it will be weird.

[Mr. Darcion]

Oof. Did I get this right

Action -> Normal Unarmed Attack
Bonus Action -> Extra Unarmed Attack
Use 1 Ki -> Make 2 Extra Unarmed Attacks

So in total 4 attacks? And you can't do multiple flurries in turn?

[golfan88]

Originally posted by Sfayte:

Originally posted by Pyromus:

I think one bonus action attack as an unarmed attack is free when you attack with a "monk weapon" and the ki point spending is to make a second unarmed attack with that bonus action, similar to how current lvl 5 attacks on one action work. I recall a "monk weapon" in bg3 terms just anything you are proficient with, which can open up some interesting plays.

I might need to test this by making a Monk/Assassin/Warlock. Gotta get that hex/assinate/flurry of blows combo

That will take multiple turns to set up so you won't be able to get the assassinate with it unfortunately. Assassinate (crit damage during the surprise round) only works on the first round of combat and if you are spending your bonus action for Hex then you can't also spend your bonus action to do Flurry of Blows. It will take two rounds to get the Hex to apply and then following round, slap them silly.

[Mikoto]

The real question is, if you multi-class with druid...does it become...furry of blows?

[Sfayte]

Originally posted by Mr. Darcion:

Oof. Did I get this right

Action -> Normal Unarmed Attack
Bonus Action -> Extra Unarmed Attack
Use 1 Ki -> Make 2 Extra Unarmed Attacks

So in total 4 attacks? And you can't do multiple flurries in turn?

Action -> Attack with monk weapon
Spend Ki point
Bonus Action -> Flurry of Blows 2 extra unarmed attacks

[Ashe]

Since we got a bunch of Monks in this thread. How do weapons interact here?

I know monks are very unarmed strike themed but how flexible are they if I want to throw a sword or dagger in there?