The Astral Arms aren’t expressly melee weapon attacks, this means it doesn’t work with Stunning Strike. Flurry are unarmed strikes only which the arms are not, they are weapons. Thus the bonus action attacks bullet.
Are Astral arms monk weapons?
Level 3 – Arms of the Astral Self. The arms are monk weapons and have a reach of 10 feet. The arms deal radiant or necrotic damage (your choice). When you attack with the arms, you can use your Wisdom modifier instead of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls.
Can you use astral arms for flurry of blows?
Since you only get 1 bonus action per turn, you may not use flurry of blows if you use the astral arms to attack with your bonus action. You must choose: do I want two regular strikes from flurry of blows, or do I want the benefits from the astral arms bonus action attack.
What damage do astral arms do?
The Arms of the Astral Self are considered a Monk Weapon, so you use your martial arts damage for them. That’s 1d4 at 1st level, 1d6 at 5th level, 1d8 at 11th level, and 1d10 at 17th level.
Are there unarmed strikes in arms of the astral self?
This “Arms of the Astral Self” feature states: “The arms are monk weapons…”. This does not mean that they are considered to be unarmed strikes (it doesn’t actually give a specific damage die, leaving me to assume you must use the general monk “Martial Arts” feature allowing you to use the unarmed damage die in place of any monk weapon damage).
Can a monk use arms of the astral self?
This would make a big difference, as skills like the Flurry of Blows would work with Arms of the Astral Self. Who is right here? Can monk weapons do unarmed attacks?
How tall are the arms of the astral self?
The Arms of the Astral Self feature says your astral arms are monk weapons: The arms are monk weapons and have a reach of 10 feet. However, creating such a character with D&D Beyond shows them as unarmed strikes:
Can you summon a part of your astral self?
If you or your DM wants to use them as unarmed strikes in addition to being monk weapons and either of you feel it is overpowered, then you can decide not to count them as such. No, they’re not (at least as of the current UA). At 3rd level, your mastery of your ki allows you to summon a portion of your astral self.
