Flurry of Blows and 5-foot step.

[Keht]

Was playing a game tonight. I was not DM'ing (I would have called bull$hit on this). Another character attacked one mob with a flurry of blows (she gets two attacks). The first attack drops the first mob. Then she takes a 5 foot step and uses the other attack in the flurry to hit another mob.

Question, can she take a five foot step and continue the hit?

The 5foot rule reads "You can take a 5-foot step before, during, or after your other actions in the round."

So I can see this either way. I don't like the idea of breaking up a full attack to take this action...

What does everyone think?

[Odraude]

Yes you can. Just like with Two Weapon Fighting and any full attack. You can hit, five foot step, then do another hit. It's in the rules and not unbalancing in any way.

And cue in the "monks can't have nice things" police in 3...2...1...

[Benchak the Nightstalker]

The relevant rules text being this:

Full Attack
If you get more than one attack per round because your base attack bonus is high enough (see Base Attack Bonus in Classes), because you fight with two weapons or a double weapon, or for some special reason, you must use a full-round action to get your additional attacks. You do not need to specify the targets of your attacks ahead of time. You can see how the earlier attacks turn out before assigning the later ones.

The only movement you can take during a full attack is a 5-foot step. You may take the step before, after, or between your attacks.

[StreamOfTheSky]

You can take a 5 ft step in between a full attack.

Yes, even a Whirlwind Attack.

Yes, this is how the rules have worked since 3.0 came out.

No, it's nothing to get upset or worried about.

[Keht]

Learn something new everyday... all the mobs I haven't killed, all the mobs I haven't let other people kill... I guess I cant tell people to go suck a lemon when they try to do this anymore.

[TOZ]

Odraude wrote:

And cue in the "monks can't have nice things" police in 3...2...1...

You rang?

[Odraude]

TOZ wrote:

Odraude wrote:

And cue in the "monks can't have nice things" police in 3...2...1...

You rang?

Cheese it! It's the fuzz!

[pathar]

Keht wrote:

The 5foot rule reads "You can take a 5-foot step before, during, or after your other actions in the round."

Your question seems to be whether you can take the 5-foot step in the midst of an action. You also appear to have answered it by quoting the relevant rule.

[Darigaaz the Igniter]

TOZ wrote:

Odraude wrote:

And cue in the "monks can't have nice things" police in 3...2...1...

You rang?

I read that in Lurch's voice

[Odraude]

Darigaaz the Igniter wrote:

TOZ wrote:

Odraude wrote:

And cue in the "monks can't have nice things" police in 3...2...1...

You rang?

I read that in Lurch's voice

So did I, mate. So did I...