Consider this scenario: a College of Swords bard uses dissonant whispers on a creature within 5 feet of him while he is holding a melee weapon. The creature fails the save and has to immediately use its reaction to move away. In my understanding, this movement provokes opportunity attacks. So:
- Would the caster also be entitled to an opportunity attack?
- If so, would he be able to augment his opportunity attack with a
blade flourish?
Best Answer
Two questions here really, but:
1) Yes.
Even though opportunity attacks do not occur for forced movement, the rule for this actually says:
Dissonant Whispers however is a bit of an oddball, as it forces the target to: "use its reaction, if available, to move".
So the target is using its own reaction to move and is thus eligible for opportunity attacks.
2) No
You use a blade flourish on your turn as part of the Attack action. An opportunity provides you with an attack (lower-case 'a'), but it is not your Attack action (upper-case 'A').