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=== Flurry of Blows (ex) === | === Flurry of Blows (ex) === | ||
Starting at 1st level, a monk can make a flurry of blows as a full-attack action. When doing so he may make one additional attack using any combination of unarmed strikes or attacks with a special monk weapon (brass knuckles, cestus, club, dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shortspear, short sword, siangham and temple sword) as if using the Two-Weapon Fighting feat (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat). | Starting at 1st level, a monk can make a flurry of blows as a full-attack action. When doing so he may make one additional attack using any combination of unarmed strikes or attacks with a special monk weapon (brass knuckles, cestus, club, dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shortspear, short sword, siangham and temple sword) as if using the [[Two-Weapon Fighting]] feat (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat). | ||
Attacks made with Flurry of Blows are made at a -2 penalty to hit, though this penalty decreases to -1 at 5th level, and goes away entirely at 9th level. This penalty | Attacks made with Flurry of Blows are made at a -2 penalty to hit, though this penalty decreases to -1 at 5th level, and goes away entirely at 9th level. This penalty is applied instead of any two-weapon fighting penalties. The monk never takes two-weapon fighting penalties when using unarmed strikes or special monk weapons. | ||
At 8th level, the monk can make two additional attacks using flurry of blows as a full attack action, as if using Improved Two-Weapon Fighting (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat). | At 8th level, the monk can make two additional attacks using flurry of blows as a full attack action, as if using [[Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved (Feat)|Improved Two-Weapon Fighting]] (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat). | ||
At 15th level, the monk can make three additional attacks using flurry of blows as a full attack action, as if using Greater Two-Weapon Fighting (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat). | At 15th level, the monk can make three additional attacks using flurry of blows as a full attack action, as if using [[Two-Weapon Fighting, Greater (Feat)|Greater Two-Weapon Fighting]] (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat). | ||
A monk applies either his full Strength bonus or full Dexterity bonus (see Versatile Attack) to his damage rolls for all successful attacks made with flurry of blows, whether the attacks are made with an off-hand or with a weapon wielded in both hands. A monk may substitute | A monk applies either his full Strength bonus or full Dexterity bonus (see Versatile Attack) to his damage rolls for all successful attacks made with flurry of blows, whether the attacks are made with an off-hand or with a weapon wielded in both hands. A monk may substitute [[Combat Maneuvers#Disarm|Disarm]], [[Combat Maneuvers#Sunder|Sunder]], and [[Combat Maneuvers#Trip|Trip]] combat maneuvers for unarmed attacks as part of a flurry of blows, although only one such maneuver of each type may be used per round, as for all combat maneuvers. A monk cannot use any weapon other than an unarmed strike or a special monk weapon as part of a flurry of blows. A monk with natural weapons cannot use such weapons as part of a flurry of blows, nor can he make natural attacks in addition to his flurry of blows attacks. | ||
=== Echoing Strike (Ex) === | === Echoing Strike (Ex) === | ||