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if the debate is class feature vs. power it's illogical to say it is an attack power because all powers are either attack or utility, you are arguing past people

class features are mentioned on RC p86 but equating them all to 'powers' is a bit of a stretch, that said there are class features that are clearly attacks - abjure/turn undead for example. 


as to the specifics of the combo, the bonus damage from pelor's blessing (through solar enemy) works with flurry regardless because it says 'if you deal damage'

Feb 5, 2013 -- 9:31PM, induril wrote:

if the debate is class feature vs. power it's illogical to say it is an attack power because all powers are either attack or utility, you are arguing past people

class features are mentioned on RC p86 but equating them all to 'powers' is a bit of a stretch, that said there are class features that are clearly attacks - abjure/turn undead for example. 

Thing is, flurry of blows isn't the class feature.  That's Monastic Tradition.  Flurry of blows is the power granted by it.  You can tell because its name is italicized and it gets its own entry in block format, see?

Now, class feature or not, flurry of blows is still a power and thus subject to the definition in the Rules Compendium.  An attack power is one that directly damages or hinders the enemy in some way; note the use of the word "directly," which means this definition doesn't apply to assassin's shroud or a power-ized Warlock's Curse, both of which use the "extra damage" verbiage.  A monk's flurry of blows does not:  It deals a separate instance of damage, with four out of five types having an additional kicker.

This is a rather important distinction, because this makes all instances of flurry of blows "melee attacks," making a good deal of monk support useful.