monk BAB/flurry of blows question

[Kevonovitch]

so, my monk is 8, and i was wondering about my BAB/flurry of blows. according to the site, and the 3.5PHB, the base for lvl 8 monk bab is +6/+1, and my flurry of blows is +5/+5/+0.

i know the game does +0 bab's, otherwise at lvl 1 why would it put my bab at 0/+1? and since i havent seen an increase in my bab besides +1 every lvl, and +1/+1 on a few lvl's, im just confusted as to howe bab/flurry of blows works for DDO monks, cuz i know how the work in P&P, and it seems to be like a mix? or variant of P&P FOB.

[frznvimes]

monks get 3/4 bab progression but, when centered, fury of blows gives you +1 attack bonus every 4 levels (so you get an attack bonus equal to full bab progression).

If you mouse over your attack bonus in your character window you'll see a note explaining that for monks they'll see their bab as it qualifies them for feats like twf and their bab after fury of blows has been counted.

[voodoogroves]

So Kev, there is no extra attack from flurry as in PNP.

Essentially, everyone has the same number of attacks driven by the animation. Your BAB increases your attack speed. Monks get a 3/4 BAB but while unarmed, are treated as having a full BAB, thus attack faster. Fists also have a slightly-faster animation, the result of which is intended to map the extra attacks from flurry into a faster attack rate for monks.

[Kevonovitch]

i know the progression from flurry, and yes u do get more attacks in P&P, otherwise why would flurry start at #/# and end up #/#/#/#/#?

i probably should have worded my question better, but i was wondering, will my bab ever increase, as in #/#/# ect or am i at #/# from 1-20?

[voodoogroves]

Your BAB with fists at 20 will be +20, not +15. It will be shown as +15/20 though; you'll be using the 20 w/ wraps etc.

A core monk has a 3/4 BAB progression; just like a rogue.

DDO Rogue 1: BAB +0
DDO Monk 1: BAB +0/+1 ... with the second number not representing an additional attack, but rather what your BAB base is with flurry.

DDO Rogue 8: BAB +6
DDO Monk 8: BAB +6/+8 ... +6 with normal weapons, +8 with flurry


The / does not represent the follow-on attacks.

[Kevonovitch]

ahhh, k, thats what i was wondering, i was checking it out while i was in game aswell.

thanks, it actually makes more sence now