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Could my monk use a rope or chain as an improvised whip? If so would I be able to trip and disarm without the AoO and with reach when using the Catch Off Guard feat?

Catch Off-Guard (Combat)

Foes are surprised by your skilled use of unorthodox and improvised weapons.
Benefit: You do not suffer any penalties for using an improvised melee weapon. Unarmed opponents are flat-footed against any attacks you make with an improvised melee weapon.

If I am using the Whip Mastery feat from UC do I avoid AoOs when I trip and disarm?

I am thinking that I will need the Improved Disarm and Improved Trip feats to avoid AoOs no matter what...

Using the whip already takes up a ton of feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Weapon Focus, Whip Mastery feats, and I still can't use it to disarm and trip without AoOs???

Do you add your strength modifier to your attack roll with Flurry of Blows as a monk?

From the rules:
"You apply your character's Strength modifier to:

Melee attack rolls.
etc."

"For the purpose of these attacks, the monk's base attack bonus from his monk class levels is equal to his monk level. For all other purposes, such as qualifying for a feat or a prestige class, the monk uses his normal base attack bonus."

I guess the question would also apply to size modifiers, temporary buffs, and weapon bonuses.

To confuse the point the table, TABLE: Monk, lists the flurry bonuses with the heading:

"Flurry of Blows Attack Bonus", not "Flurry of Blows Base Attack Bonus"

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