Flurry of Blows: Push

Flurry of Blows: Push is a  Way of the Open Hand class action. It is an enhanced variant of  Flurry of Blows that can potentially push the target away.

Description

Punch twice in quick succession and potentially push your target 5 m / 17 ft away.

Properties

Cost:

 Bonus action +  Ki Point

Damage:

1d4 (1~4) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning

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1d4 (1~4) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning

Details:

Attack roll

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

STR, Target is not pushed back. Save

• Equivalent to two normal unarmed attacks.
• Affected by  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes, scaling with your level.
• Affected by  Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks, scaling with your Strength or Dexterity, whichever is higher.

At Higher Levels

• Damage at Monk level 3:

1d6 (1~6) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning

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1d6 (1~6) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning

• Damage at Monk level 9:

1d8 (1~8) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning

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1d8 (1~8) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning

Variants

•  Flurry of Blows
•  Flurry of Blows: Topple
•  Flurry of Blows: Stagger
•  Flurry of Blows: Push

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 3: Way of the Open Hand

Notes

• The Saving throw for this attack is rolled against the attacker's weapon action DC given by:

Weapon action DC = 8 + Proficiency Bonus + Strength or Dexterity modifier

• The Saving throw is rolled when the second punch lands. If it misses, the target cannot be pushed back even if the first punch lands.
• This attack does not trigger  Extra Attack.
• Additional sources of Bonus action such as  Wholeness of Body or  Fast Hands may be used to execute this attack multiple times per turn.
• This attack is affected by all bonuses that apply to regular unarmed attacks, such as  Manifestation of Body,  Soul, or  Mind.