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I'm really sorry to have to ask this... I tried to research it last night and came across tons of different threads, FAQ entries, allegations that various NPC entries in books contradict one another on this topic, etc... and I simply cannot figure it out on my own.
I'd like to ask for some quick help understanding Monk attacks, both their non-Flurry attack and the Flurry attack bonuses. Please consider the stats below:
Human Monk 1 (Qinggong Archetype, if this matters)
Str 18 (16 + 2 Racial)
Dex 14
Con 12
Int 8
Wis 14
Cha 10 (I know this is sub-optimal, but I have plans for the Cha score so dumping Int worked better for my concept)
Feats are Toughness (Human Bonus), Deflect Arrows (Monk Bonus), and... I have not chosen the Character Level 1 feat yet. I don't think any of them could affect this question, though.
Traits: Unsure. Most likely something granting Diplomacy as a class skill, and Mizu Ki Hikari Rebel (+1 Unarmed Damage)
With all this laid out, I think the attack bonuses on their Unarmed Strike would be something like this?
Unarmed Strike (Standard/Attack Action): +4 for 1d6+5
Flurry of Blows: Any of... (and remember the Trait bonus is adding damage here, otherwise I think it's 1d6+4)
+3/+3 (1d6+5/1d6+5)
+4/+4 (1d6+5/1d6+5)
+5/+5 (1d6+5/1d6+5)
Based on my reading, I'd think the +3/+3 is correct? My understanding is it's something like... Monk 1 replaces BAB, so +1 BAB, then Str +4, then -2 for Two Weapon Fighting (both light/'off-hand' weapons). 1 + 4 = 5, then -2 = 3?
If I'm right, would the Monk at level 2 look like... standard Unarmed at +5, Flurry at +4/+4?
Do I have all this right, and if so am I right for the right reasons? It's an embarrassing question to ask because this is a core mechanic of a core class, but with all the debate on how the Monk class works I wanted to be 100% sure before I bring this sheet to tables.
Normal penalties to hit for Two Weapon Fighting are -10/-6, so with Flurry of Blows which is like the Two Weapon Fighting feat that drops by -2/-6 respectively (-4/-4). The Monk class chart shows that at 1st level you will get -1/-1 to hit so I am not sure where the +3 is coming from. With flurry of blows I don't think you add in your strength bonus for the melee to hit attack roll but you do include it for damage.
+3/+3 is right. You are treated as two weapon fighting, and unarmed attacks are light off-hands, netting a -2 penalty on all attacks made. With a Flurry, his BAB is equal to his level, meaning that for a level 1 monk, before any other bonuses, has a -1/-1 set of attacks. With a +4 strength mod, that equals out to +3/+3.
I see now, good to know!