On a hit, an unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1 + your Strength modifier. But in that case, 1d4 seems pretty weak for a whole feat investment (even with the small boost of rerolling 1s. The rule on unarmed strikes should read as follows: 'Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons). And especially with shoves and grapples getting rolled into unarmed striking, I think it might be fine for unarmed combat to be more about controlling opponents than damaging them unless you spend character building resources to make your unarmed strikes more lethal.
I kinda think maybe it’s fine that an unarmed strike really isn’t a viable offensive tactic for those who aren’t specialized in it in some way (such as the feat, fighting style, or monk class). You can also take Fiery defence, to cloak yourself in flames and damage those that strike you. Or, if the bartender isn't interesting in any way, you might just let him go down unconcscious like most unimportant, normal people would. It also grants you an extra use of stunning fist. at 8:48 4 Does it even matter If the bartender is important for the story, you might as well say 'Your fist hurts, the bartender seems unimpressed', just so the story doesn't die. On the other feel like 1d4 unarmed strikes really devalues simple weapons like clubs and daggers. Re: Ways of adding energy/elemental damage to a monks unarmed strike. One one hand, I think 1+Str damage is too weak to be worthwhile in most situations. So, after talking (err… typing) through it, I think where I’m at is, leave the basic unarmed strike at 1+Str, but make the feat (and possibly the fighting style - we’ll have to see if that gets an update) a bit stronger. But in that case, 1d4 seems pretty weak for a whole feat investment, even with the small boost of rerolling 1s. On the other feel like 1d4 unarmed strikes really devalues simple weapons like clubs and daggers. 5e unarmed strik negative strength questions Can a unarmed strike deal. One one hand, I think 1+Str damage is too weak to be worthwhile in most situations. The default unarmed strike is a simple 1 melee bludgeoning damage with no weapon.
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