Unarmed strikes deal 1 damage, plus strength. Only monks are proficient in them, so the to-hit is just strength. So a non-monk character with 16 strength does 1+3 damage with each punch and has a +3 to hit.
Don't some feats, make your unarmed strikes better too, like Tavern Brawler? Also some races have claws, or iron fist which you can replace the unarmed strike with those, for hand to hand.
how is damaged rolled for in hand to hand combat
Unarmed strikes deal 1 damage, plus strength. Only monks are proficient in them, so the to-hit is just strength. So a non-monk character with 16 strength does 1+3 damage with each punch and has a +3 to hit.
Don't some feats, make your unarmed strikes better too, like Tavern Brawler? Also some races have claws, or iron fist which you can replace the unarmed strike with those, for hand to hand.
No, every creature is proficient with their unarmed strikes.
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