Monk of the Mantis Archetype: Pressuring Strikes?

[GlowingMummy]

I've searched the forums without any luck so I thought I would ask directly. I have a player in my campaign who recently took the Monk of the Mantis archetype from the Dirty Tactics Toolbox book. The player and I are both a bit confused about the wording of the archetype feature called Pressuring Strikes. The intention of the ability seemed a bit murky to us regarding how it worked and I was wondering if anyone could please enlighten me how it should function.

I understand this gives the monk the Sneak Attack rogue class feature, the question is can the monk add this precision damage every time he uses Flurry of Blows regardless of other circumstances? Or does he still need to meet the requirements for a Sneak Attack as listed in the Rogue class feature in order to add the extra sneak attack damage during his Flurry of Blows?

I would appreciate any help and clarification on how this power is supposed to properly work. Thanks so much.

[willuwontu]

Pressuring Strikes wrote:

Pressuring Strikes (Ex): At 2nd level, a monk of the mantis gains the sneak attack ability. This ability functions as the rogue ability of the same name, except it can be used only during a flurry of blows. The initial sneak attack damage is +1d6, and the damage increases by 1d6 every 4 levels beyond 2nd. This ability replaces the monk’s 2nd-, 6th-, 10th-, 14th-, and 18th-level bonus feats.

You still have to meet the requirements for sneak attack (enemy is flat-footed, you're flanking, etc.), but you only get the sneak attack dice on a flurry of blows.

[Derklord]

I agree with willuwontu. "This ability functions as the rogue ability" carries over all the limitations (plus what the Pressuring Strikes ability adds).

[GlowingMummy]

Okay, that seems logical to me and was where I was leaning on it. Thanks so much for the input.