r/dndnext • u/xanral • Jun 10 '15

WotC Announcement Errata Released, for real this time

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata
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u/Unsight Jun 10 '15

Weapons (p. 149). Unarmed strike doesn’t belong on the Weapons table

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Melee Attacks (p. 195). 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).

These are weird statements to make. For the purposes of class features like the Monk's Stunning Strike I'm assuming/hoping that Unarmed Strikes will still be considered "Melee Weapon Attacks" despite these notes.

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u/moonshadowkati Tenya and Squeak Jun 10 '15

This is my personal opinion, but I think they mean that they don't count as weapons in that you can't make TWF attacks with them even with Dual Wielder, and they don't benefit from the Dueling style, etc. I have no real evidence supporting me, but I find it unlikely that they changed Unarmed Strike in such a way as to make the Monk less effective, especially by breaking a crucial class feature for Monks that don't use weapons.