Monk Question- Flurry + Punishing Kick + Vicious Stomp

[Selvaxri]

My Hungry Ghost monk has Vicious Stomp and Handwraps of Blinding Ki [gets to use Ki strike twice in one round, during flurry].

My question is, so i know in advance- how my monk responds to enemies being knocked prone [via Vicious Stomp] while in the middle of a Flurry of Blows/Punishing Kick. Namely, do i do the AoO as they're triggered- and get the Stomp in the middle of the Flurry, or do i have to wait until after my Flurry to act upon the AoO?

Set up: 4 Flurry strikes split between two enemies, Punishing Kick used as first strike
Scenario 1: between strike>
Enemy 1- PK1 (knocked prone)- Provoked/Stomp- F2
Enemy 2- PK2 (knocked prone)- provoked/Stomp- F4

Scenario 2: after each enemy >
E1> PK1- F2- Stomp
E2> PK2- F4- Stomp

Scenario 3: after the flurry>
E1> PK1- F1
E2> PK2- F2
E1> Stomp
E2> Stomp

thanks much. I doubt it'll happen much, but it's better to know that, if it ever happens.

[Avoron]

I believe you take your attack of opportunity before completing your flurry of blows, because an attack of opportunity is triggered before the action that triggered it is resolved.

[Imbicatus]

You take the AoO when it is provoked, and then continue the flurry after it is resolved.

[Selvaxri]

That answered another question i had- could i use a punishing kick to knock a prone enemy prone, when they tried to stand back up?
since they are already prone, when provoking, knocking them prone again is moot.

[Imbicatus]

Selvaxri wrote:

That answered another question i had- could i use a punishing kick to knock a prone enemy prone, when they tried to stand back up?

since they are already prone, when provoking, knocking them prone again is moot.

Correct. This applies to normal trip attacks as well. This was a change from 3.5 to make trip-locking no longer possible.

[StealthDragon]

OK, I know this post is pretty old, but my question is so related, I figured I would reply here and hope to put similar answers in one place.

Consider a flurrying HG Monk with Punishing Kick and Vicious Stomp. During a flurry, you succeed in knocking an enemy prone, granting you an AoO while flurrying. What BaB do I use for the AoA? My normal BaB, or my monk level (because I am mid-flurry)?

Thanks in advance for your help and time,

Joe

Selvaxri wrote:

My Hungry Ghost monk has Vicious Stomp and Handwraps of Blinding Ki [gets to use Ki strike twice in one round, during flurry].

My question is, so i know in advance- how my monk responds to enemies being knocked prone [via Vicious Stomp] while in the middle of a Flurry of Blows/Punishing Kick. Namely, do i do the AoO as they're triggered- and get the Stomp in the middle of the Flurry, or do i have to wait until after my Flurry to act upon the AoO?

Set up: 4 Flurry strikes split between two enemies, Punishing Kick used as first strike
Scenario 1: between strike>
Enemy 1- PK1 (knocked prone)- Provoked/Stomp- F2
Enemy 2- PK2 (knocked prone)- provoked/Stomp- F4

Scenario 2: after each enemy >
E1> PK1- F2- Stomp
E2> PK2- F4- Stomp

Scenario 3: after the flurry>
E1> PK1- F1
E2> PK2- F2
E1> Stomp
E2> Stomp

thanks much. I doubt it'll happen much, but it's better to know that, if it ever happens.

[Chess Pwn]

AoO's use Full normal BAB. So for a core Monk lv8 your bab for your AoO is 6, because AoO's are not considered part of other actions.