The Unarmed Fighter states the following:
"At 1st level, a unarmed fighter gains the Improved Unarmed Strike feat and any single style feat as a bonus feat. The unarmed fighter need not meet all the prerequisites of the style feat he chooses, but style feats that grant additional uses of the Elemental Fist feat cannot be taken until the unarmed fighter has that feat."
Does this mean I can take ANY style feat at 1st level? For example, can I take Snake Fang at 1st, bypassing Snake Style and Snake Sidewind?
The Master of Many Styles is a bit more explicit and clear in the description of what is meant by taking a style feat:
"At 1st level, 2nd level, and every four levels thereafter, a master of many styles may select a bonus style feat or the Elemental Fist feat. He does not have to meet the prerequisites of that feat, except the Elemental Fist feat. Alternatively, a master of many styles may choose a feat in that style’s feat path (such as Earth Child Topple) as one of these bonus feats if he already has the appropriate style feat (such as Earth Child Style). The master of many styles does not need to meet any other prerequisite of the feat in the style’s feat path."
Just wondering if the same conditions apply to the unarmed fighter? Or can they simply take any style feat, whether it follows the feat path or not?
Lastly, many of the styles stipulate that they must be used with an unarmed attack. Would a monk weapon qualify as an unarmed attack?
It says, "Any" -- However remember that the later style feats only function when you are using that style... which you only get through having the first style feat in that chain.
Also only the first feats have the style tag the others do not.
IE
Snake Style (Combat, Style)
Snake Fang (Combat)
Note only one is a style while both are comabat feats.
Ok, so it seems like an unarmed fighter can take the first style feat only and not the subsequent feats in the chain. Anyone else care to weigh in.
What about using a monk weapon in place of an unarmed attack? I'm assuming the answer to this (by RAW) would be no, but would like to hear what others think. My feeling is that by RAI, this should be OK...
yep ninjas the first feat in the chain is called a style feat i.e. monkey style, even if your dm le thou take lets say monkey shine you couldn't use it unless you had monkey style
That's correct. Unarmed fighters only get the first feat in the chain.
Also, RAW its unarmed strike only.
As for weapons would depend on the style for instance I'm cool with a player using a weapon to deflect with crane but dragon style isn't gonna boost your temple sword damage.
