If I flurry as a monk and use power attack, do I get the +2 bonus to damage on all of my attacks or do i get +1 on half of the attacks?
i think you get the damage bonus for ever attack you choose to take the penaly on but i could be wrong and i also believe that since you get full str bonus for flurris you get the equivalent for powerattack as well
All the flurry attacks are primary attacks as such they all gain the +2 damage per point of penalty on the attack roll.
Also: Flurry of Blows and Power Attack have both to be declared. Once you declare a Flurry, your BAB improves, and so might your PA penalty/bonus.
Example: Monk 4 has a BAB of 3 and PA goes -1/+2. When he flurries, he has a BAB of 4, and therefore PA becomes -2/+4. Then his turn ends, so does his flurry, and he reverts to -1/+2 for whatever AoOs he's entitled to.
Also: Flurry of Blows and Power Attack have both to be declared. Once you declare a Flurry, your BAB improves, and so might your PA penalty/bonus.
Example: Monk 4 has a BAB of 3 and PA goes -1/+2. When he flurries, he has a BAB of 4, and therefore PA becomes -2/+4. Then his turn ends, so does his flurry, and he reverts to -1/+2 for whatever AoOs he's entitled to.
Not quite. Your BAB is your BAB, it doesn't change. You get a flurry attack bonus, which is calculated as if a monk's level was his/her BAB, but the actual BAB doesn't change.
That means if you have BAB 3, when you flurry you still have BAB 3. Your PA is still -1/+2 until you hit BAB 4 at level 6.
This has been cleared by James Jacobs (i think) somewhere else, but since i can't find it i will leave that to someone else. Anyway i remember him saying that when a monk is using flurry of blows and power attack, he recalculates his power attack bonus and penalties for the new full bab.
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I found it.
It's here.
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I found it.
It's here.
I was wondering about this in another thread, although I was thinking of a Zen Archer monk snd using FoB with Deadly Aim. The consensus there seemed to be that the monk would use his standard 3/4 BAB, but who can argue with the Mighty James?
I like this answer better, even though it feels like "I didn't like Mom's answer so I asked Dad." Since my only monk character at the moment is not a PFS character, I'll go with whatever the GM rules.
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copied from other thread that manages the same issue
FAQ Link http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1fm#v5748eaic9o72
Quote:
Monk: How does a monk's improved BAB when flurrying interact with feats like Power Attack and Combat Expertise, which have different effects depending on your BAB?
The monk uses his improved flurrying BAB to determine the effect of those feats.
—Sean K Reynolds, 07/08/11