Flurry of blows

[khorpulent]

I never realized before that it actually activates when mstriking. My monk has 35 MoC ranks and rank 2 of Flurry. Managed to get 14 attacks off of this one, and 6 of those were from Flurry.


R>mstr jab
The troll ranger's skin sizzles from his recent burns.
A Grimswarm troll ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 275 = 1.000 * MM: 71 + d100: 6 = 77
A close miss!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 122 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 39 = 303
... and hit for 35 points of damage!
Multiple rapid punches make a mess of the troll guard's head!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 275 = 1.036 * MM: 97 + d100: 11 = 111
... and hit for 1 point of damage!
Feeble strike to leg. The troll guard probably scratches himself harder than that!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm burns skin bright red.
The troll guard howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to abdomen toasts skin nicely.

You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 109 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 51 = 315
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
Amazing jab to chest shatters several ribs. The troll guard starts to breathe shallowly.
[You have earned 45 prestige points.]
The troll guard rolls over and dies.
a Grimswarm troll guard seems less resolute.

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 265 = 1.075 * MM: 105 + d100: 93 = 205
... and hit for 10 points of damage!
Quick blow to right knee makes the troll guard wince!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 160 = 1.718 * MM: 102 + d100: 87 = 262
... and hit for 22 points of damage!
Hard jab to upper left leg fractures the tibia!
The troll ranger is knocked to the ground!
The troll ranger is stunned!
Foe remains vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 35 points of damage!
Abdomen bursts into flames. Would be funny without the blood.

You attempt to grapple a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 264 = 1.041 * MM: 101 + d100: 60 = 165
... and hit for 37 points of damage!
Left ankle snapped sideways resulting in a clean break!
The troll guard is stunned!
The troll guard is knocked to the ground!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!

** Burning orbs of pure flame burst from a pair of vruul hide gloves charred with fiery runes and engulf a Grimswarm troll guard! **

... 25 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm toasts skin to elbows.
The troll guard screeches loudly as the fire scorches her skin!
... 35 points of damage!
Flames burn hole in chest exposing ribs!

... 15 points of damage!
Minor burns to neck. Looks uncomfortable.
The troll guard grimaces as the flames boil her skin making her writhe in pain!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to abdomen, a Grimswarm troll guard shrieks in pain!

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 231 = 1.190 * MM: 99 + d100: 76 = 193
... and hit for 12 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll hunter off-balance!
The troll hunter is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll hunter is stunned!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel reinvigorated!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 151 = 1.821 * MM: 125 + d100: 45 = 272
... and hit for 23 points of damage!
Hard overhand strike to left shoulder penetrates skin and reaches muscle!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded arm!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You attempt to punch a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 228 = 1.206 * MM: 127 + d100: 96 = 249
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Nasty punch sinks into the lower back. Internal organs don't like that!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 233 = 1.180 * MM: 95 + d100: 27 = 139
... and hit for 3 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the left thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 147 = 1.870 * MM: 126 + d100: 97 = 332
... and hit for 29 points of damage!
Well-executed jab to the troll ranger's right eye!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Horrid burns seal left eye. Consider an eyepatch.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 233 = 1.223 * MM: 99 + d100: 21 = 142
... and hit for 6 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll guard off-balance!
The troll guard is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll guard is stunned!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 136 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 131 + d100: 41 = 303
... and hit for 34 points of damage!
Fantastic blow to left leg cracks femur and pushes it out through the skin!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded leg!
Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

[Stumplicker]

I can't really say whether this is flurry of blows or not because you don't mention how many critters are in the room, whether or not they've been jabbed already, and the fact that your example here is using mstrike jab.

But with mstrike, you get a free jab on things that haven't been jabbed previously. 90% guess that's all you're seeing. Not Flurry of blows.

[mgoddess]

R>mstr jab
The troll ranger's skin sizzles from his recent burns.
A Grimswarm troll ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 275 = 1.000 * MM: 71 + d100: 6 = 77
A close miss!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 122 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 39 = 303
... and hit for 35 points of damage!
Multiple rapid punches make a mess of the troll guard's head!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 275 = 1.036 * MM: 97 + d100: 11 = 111
... and hit for 1 point of damage!
Feeble strike to leg. The troll guard probably scratches himself harder than that!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm burns skin bright red.
The troll guard howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to abdomen toasts skin nicely.

You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 109 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 51 = 315
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
Amazing jab to chest shatters several ribs. The troll guard starts to breathe shallowly.
[You have earned 45 prestige points.]
The troll guard rolls over and dies.
a Grimswarm troll guard seems less resolute.

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 265 = 1.075 * MM: 105 + d100: 93 = 205
... and hit for 10 points of damage!
Quick blow to right knee makes the troll guard wince!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 160 = 1.718 * MM: 102 + d100: 87 = 262
... and hit for 22 points of damage!
Hard jab to upper left leg fractures the tibia!
The troll ranger is knocked to the ground!
The troll ranger is stunned!
Foe remains vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 35 points of damage!
Abdomen bursts into flames. Would be funny without the blood.

You attempt to grapple a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 264 = 1.041 * MM: 101 + d100: 60 = 165
... and hit for 37 points of damage!
Left ankle snapped sideways resulting in a clean break!
The troll guard is stunned!
The troll guard is knocked to the ground!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!

** Burning orbs of pure flame burst from a pair of vruul hide gloves charred with fiery runes and engulf a Grimswarm troll guard! **

... 25 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm toasts skin to elbows.
The troll guard screeches loudly as the fire scorches her skin!
... 35 points of damage!
Flames burn hole in chest exposing ribs!

... 15 points of damage!
Minor burns to neck. Looks uncomfortable.
The troll guard grimaces as the flames boil her skin making her writhe in pain!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to abdomen, a Grimswarm troll guard shrieks in pain!

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 231 = 1.190 * MM: 99 + d100: 76 = 193
... and hit for 12 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll hunter off-balance!
The troll hunter is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll hunter is stunned!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel reinvigorated!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 151 = 1.821 * MM: 125 + d100: 45 = 272
... and hit for 23 points of damage!
Hard overhand strike to left shoulder penetrates skin and reaches muscle!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded arm!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You attempt to punch a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 228 = 1.206 * MM: 127 + d100: 96 = 249
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Nasty punch sinks into the lower back. Internal organs don't like that!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 233 = 1.180 * MM: 95 + d100: 27 = 139
... and hit for 3 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the left thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 147 = 1.870 * MM: 126 + d100: 97 = 332
... and hit for 29 points of damage!
Well-executed jab to the troll ranger's right eye!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Horrid burns seal left eye. Consider an eyepatch.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 233 = 1.223 * MM: 99 + d100: 21 = 142
... and hit for 6 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll guard off-balance!
The troll guard is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll guard is stunned!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 136 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 131 + d100: 41 = 303
... and hit for 34 points of damage!
Fantastic blow to left leg cracks femur and pushes it out through the skin!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded leg!
Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

Very nice!

I can't really say whether this is flurry of blows or not because you don't mention how many critters are in the room, whether or not they've been jabbed already, and the fact that your example here is using mstrike jab.

But with mstrike, you get a free jab on things that haven't been jabbed previously. 90% guess that's all you're seeing. Not Flurry of blows.

The "You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against..." messaging is the Flurry of Blows activating. Learn to read.

[Stumplicker]

I'm also seeing that your RT is 8 seconds, on mstrike jab. That shouldn't even be possible without like negative agidex. What are your stats like that you're getting those numbers? My mstrike KICK is only 7 seconds, with way more kicks involved.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, the pivot thing is flurry.

My AGI/DEX is 50 at the moment, so I'm only getting -3 from that.

But yeah, most of thes jabs are rather plinky, of course, but it's nice with all the flares. I just never actually realized it activated on mstrike. Looks like there were 4 creatures there (that's all I should be able to hit with 35 ranks anyhow).

Makes me curious to see what rank 3 of flurry would look like.

[Stumplicker]

Yeah, the pivot thing is flurry.

My AGI/DEX is 50 at the moment, so I'm only getting -3 from that.

But yeah, most of thes jabs are rather plinky, of course, but it's nice with all the flares. I just never actually realized it activated on mstrike. Looks like there were 4 creatures there (that's all I should be able to hit with 35 ranks anyhow).

Makes me curious to see what rank 3 of flurry would look like.

I'll test it out when I get a chance. I've got a fixskills and cmans are pretty quick to unlearn. Thanks for the agidex update. I was worried it was adding the 2 seconds for a normal flurry jab into the mstrike if you had some agidex. You should definitely get that boosted up. Even one second makes a world of difference. Means you can mstrike kick instead of punch in many cases, and 8 seconds on the jab is way too high. I can focus four kicks and a jab in 7 seconds, 4 punches and a jab in 6. That's small-race high, but it's pretty easy to get yourself to shave off that first couple seconds.

Edit to add:

You know what would be neat to see, to give flurry a reason over krynch, would be an ability for flurry on an mstrike to surpass the 10 levels above barrier where you can't tier up. Currently if you UAC anything over 10 above you, you're stuck at decent positioning forever, which just makes your mstrikes jab over and over again, which is super sad.

[SpiffyJr]

I used flurry of blows with flaring/ensorcelled gloves in camps to great success. If there's multiple things in the room a jab at 2 seconds if effective for some quick crowd control.

[MrMortimur]

Begin the process of making 40 pt damage weighted gloves...you could be the first profession to successfully bleed things to death.

[Stumplicker]

Begin the process of making 40 pt damage weighted gloves...you could be the first profession to successfully bleed things to death.

That'd definitely be awesome. Crit weighting is essentially wasted on a Monk as I've found (due to the incredibly low kick/punch death crit levels and weighted blows from good/excellent position), but damage weighting could potentially get pretty insane. For maximum effect though I think you'd have to get equally damage weighted brawling weapons to dual wield as well. .150 to your punches is a ton from holding them, but holding the weapons would half your weighting from the gloves unless the weapons also had that weighting. And after all that, it still does nothing to your kicks, but with 40 points of damage weighting on top of .150 extra, who needs kicks?

Anyway, super expensive proposition to really max out. You'd need two 40 point weapons, 40 point gloves, and if you wanted your kicks boosted as well (gonna need at least some kicks for tier up opportunities regardless), 40 point boots, but if you managed it...holy crap. That'd be sweet.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, that's basically what I'm doing here with greater fire vs trolls. I'm sure it'll become progressively less effective as I progress in levels and the grim get hardier. It's still nice cause I get to tier up against everything and fling a bunch of fire around in the process.

My AGI/DEX is so low because my monk's stats are set to max at cap and he's only 34. He's a halfling, at least, so he's still pretty quick. I could use Burst and shave off another second if I ever thought of it.