Flurry and strength bonus on AoOs


Rules Questions


Monks and Brawlers get full str bonus to damage when using flurry even if they use a two-handed weapon.
But do they still count as using flurry on other creature's turns?

Which damage bonus does a Brawler get on AoOs when he wields a two-handed weapon and used flurry on his turn?


Flurry of Blows and Brawler's Flurry are both special full-attack actions, once that action is completed, the benefits and penalties from it stop.


So normally 1.5x Strength on AoOs I understand it.
How about some wierd case where I get to make an AoO during my turn or even during my flurry?

Example:
I make a combat maneuver as one of my attacks. As I do not have the improved maneuver feat I provoke. The opponent uses his AoO for a maneuver without having the feat, too. That way I get to make an AoO during my flurry. Still 1.5x Str because it's an AoO? Or 1x because it is turing my flurry?


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Ooh, that's a tougher one. I'd go with a literal reading of what the FAQ says, even though it seems to only presume AoOs not during your turn: "Any attacks of opportunity you make are at your normal attack bonus." Even though the FAA isn't finished yet, the AoO is not part of it and thus isn't affected by things that modify that FAA.


Thanks for the answers.
I have a fighter (brawler) who, between no escape and step up and strike, gets AoOs quite often and I'm thinking about multiclassing into brawler now to get flurry and wanted that cleared up before I make my decision.


Okay, what if you have Flurry of Blows and bonus attacks that aren't Attacks of Opportunity? For instance, what if I took a level in White Haired Witch and Feral Combat training, giving me a free Grapple Attack with every hit.

I think in that case, the 'Flurry bonuses would apply since the free grapples happen in in the round. But I'm just brainstorming, here.


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It's not really clear, because TWF isn't well written, and Flurry inherits its inaccuracies.

The way I understand the RAW, the grapple attempt is made as a free action and not part of the full-attack action.

"A brawler applies her full Strength modifier to her damage rolls for all attacks made with brawler’s flurry" - the attack doesn't come from using flurry, but from using White Hair.


I agree. It isn't talking about a period of time, but a source of attacks (those generated from taking the full attack action and using flurry.)

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