| zolari |
Me and my GM are disagreeing on the reading of the flying kick style strike from unchained i can get as a monk. I argue that it should be possible to use flying kick as an initiator, in other words my turn would go: flying kick->rest of flurry.
My gamemaster argues that it cannot be used this way and argues that it has to be part of an already started flurry of blows and that i cannot open with the flying kick.
"This movement is made as part of the monk's flurry of blows attack and does not require an additional action."
He argues that since its a part of the flurry it already needs to have started. He argues that it would be too strong of an ability, basically making it a smaller but more flexible pounce.
I would argue that since the movement is part of the flurry of blows, as long as i make an attack at the end, I'm still within the rules to do the flurry after engaging.
"This movement may be between attacks." I would argue that it wouldn't make sense to point out that it may be used between, and would have been worded diffrently if it only could be used between attacks. The "may" indicates that it also can be used before or after, but since the rest of the ruling rules out after we are left with before.
I also find it weird that his interpritation incetivices me to start a flurry by lightly slapping an ally before doing the rest of the flurry on the enemy.
Could somebody enlighten us on how you would rule this?