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Unarmed strike 5e one handed weapon1/16/2024 And if he's going to rule that you can make an Unarmed Strike with your free hand while wielding a weapon, I don't see how it matters what sort of one handed, un-heavy weapon you're wielding, seeing as you're attacking with a free hand while wielding a one handed, un-heavy weapon, to make an "Unarmed Strike". To me, using Unarmed Strike with your hands through Martial Arts, so that you can get the bonus attack, means you can't have any weapons in your hands, period. Heavy Weapons, Two-handed Weapons, etc.)? We're not talking about getting the bonus attack while attacking with a Warhammer one handed, we're talking about whether as a Monk, you are allowed to use your free hand to make an "Unarmed Strike" as a second attack through Martial Arts, while wielding a weapon. If you can use an Unarmed Strike that is not a bonus action via Martial Arts with a free hand while wielding a Monk weapon, then by that logic, why can't you do the same with any other weapon (Assuming it's not automatically illogical to do so. Now I realise that that is not a Monk weapon, and therefore cannot benefit from Martial Arts. Now, my character is going to be using a Warhammer one handed, due to part of his backstory. And he says that the rules clearly state that this is allowed. Per Martial Arts, if you attack with a Monk weapon then you are allowed to make an unarmed strike as a bonus action.īut he is saying that if I attack with a one-handed Monk weapon that I could use an Unarmed Strike as a seperate attack with my free hand, that is not the bonus attack Martial Arts give you. My DM is making the case that Unarmed Strikes and the use of Monk Weapons are the same thing. Using your free hand to make a second attack post-lvl 5. Ergo, using a Monk Weapon would disqualify you from making an unarmed strike outside of the one allowed by your bonus move. Monks gain the benefits of Martial Arts while either unarmed OR using a Monk weapon (and unarmored/-shielded).So if I understand this correctly, these are the rules: Whatever name you use for a monk weapon, you can use the game statistics provided for the weapon in chapter 5. For example, you might use a club that is two lengths of wood connected by a short chain (called a nunchaku) or a sickle with a shorter, straighter blade (called a kama). Certain monasteries use specialized forms of the monk weapons. For example, if you take the Attack action and attack with a quarter-staff, you can also make an unarmed strike as a bonus action, assuming you haven't already taken a bonus action this turn. When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.You are unarmed or wielding only monk weapons and you aren’t wearing Shortswords and any simple melee weapons that don’t have the 78) on Martial Arts for Monks reads as such:Īt 1st level, your practice of martial arts gives you mastery ofĬombat styles that use unarmed strikes and monk weapons, which are Okay, so I'm having an issue with my DM which I can't resolve.
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