So I'm running my campaign and my monk who is an Aarakocran wants to know if having a weapon is only viable for the extra d6 damage for the new sky warden feat and if his fists didn't count because the rule states "melee weapon" attack only, even though monks and their fists are kind of most of their kit when it comes to damage.
So I'm running my campaign and my monk who is an Aarakocran wants to know if having a weapon is only viable for the extra d6 damage for the new sky warden feat and if his fists didn't count because the rule states "melee weapon" attack only, even though monks and their fists are kind of most of their kit when it comes to damage.
While unarmed strikes are not weapons, they are melee weapon attacks. https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/951895470967672832
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