About a monk... Bonus unarmed strike.

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#1

blackermetal

Oct 24, 2014 19:22:51

Monks can take a second, unarmed attack as a bonus action provided the initial attack was made with a monk weapon (or was unarmed).

 

Q1  Can a monk split his two attacks between two targets if they are both within 5 feet of him?

Example: in two squares adjacent to monk there are enemies. Monk attacks enemy one with shortsword, then attacks enemy two with unarmed strike.

 

Q2  Can a monk split his two attacks between two targets if the two attacks are split up by movement?

Example: Ten feet from monk is an enemy, monk moves adjacent to enemy and attacks. Twenty feet from where monk is now stands a second enemy. Monk moves to second enemy and attacks with unarmed strike.

 

 

#2

BRJN

Oct 24, 2014 19:40:25

As I understand it, YES to both questions.  You can do this at Level 2:

Move up to pair of enemies - Attack one with monk weapon - hit - use a ki point for Flurry of Blows - move around the other enemy - attack the other enemy with unarmed strike - move to somebody else - unarmed strike him - move away.

(Expect a bunch of opportunity attacks for your brazen rash act.)

So monks can in fact minion-sweep.  Or you can leave a bunch of injured enemies for your Ranger friend to go all Giant Slayer / Whirlwind Strike on.

 

When you get Extra Attack, can you minion-sweep six targets?  Or must you roll double attacks on each of three targets?

#3

Timborama

Oct 24, 2014 19:40:54

Yes to both

#4

blackermetal

Oct 24, 2014 21:30:26

     Cool, thank you guys for the clarification. This is the most helpful forum I've ever used.

#5

Draelyn

Oct 25, 2014 0:45:30

How are you getting the second bonus action?  Shouldn't it just be your attack action(1), spend your 1 ki point and bonus action for flurry, FoB (2), FoB(3). At 5th you get to take a second attack action (4)   

#6

Novacat

Oct 25, 2014 0:49:12

Draelyn wrote:
#7

Draelyn

Oct 25, 2014 1:13:09

I should have been more specific.  I'm refering to the "minion sweep" of 6 targets in BRJN's post. Or was that a question about the ranger attack? 

#8

Yunru

Oct 25, 2014 3:49:50
Could of been Extra Attack, Action Surge, FoB.
#9

BRJN

Oct 25, 2014 8:39:02

A Monk5 uses an Attack Action with a monk weapon, elects to Flurry of Blows as a bonus action (allowing him two targets), and posesses Extra Attack.  This gives him 6 attack rolls.  How much can they be split up?

(a) Up to three targets, with two attack rolls each

(b) Up to six targets, with one attack roll each.

 

Maybe I should have started my own thread instead of stomping on somebody else's...

#10

Yunru

Oct 25, 2014 8:51:00

BRJN wrote:
#11

BRJN

Oct 25, 2014 11:58:29

Yunru wrote:
#12

Draelyn

Oct 26, 2014 1:01:48

 

For an extra attack for your minion mashing monk you could put 3 levels into ranger (hunter, horde breaker). You get an extra attack if an enemy is within 5' of your 1st target.  That would get you 5 attacks (Added bonus of hunters mark would give you an additional d6 of damage to each attack if you are eanting to focus on a single target with high HP)  other than that, multi classing fighter will get more attacks eventually.

 

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Coredump00

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