Monks / Brawlers and the Improved Natural Attack feat


Rules Questions


Unarmed Strike ability wrote:
A monk/brawler's unarmed strike is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that modify either manufactured weapons or natural weapons.
Improved Natural Attack wrote:
Choose one of the creature's natural attack forms (not an unarmed strike). The damage for this natural attack increases by one step on the following list, as if the creature's size had increased by one category.

Being that these are both in this case specific rules, would INA still be unavailable to Monks/Brawlers? or would the counting as "natural attacks" allow them the boost? or is this mainly for the ability to modify it with stuff for manufactured stuff only?

Scarab Sages

In the case of specific vs general, the most specific feat wins. Monk unarmed strike states that a unarmed strike counts as a natural weapon for effects that enhance it, improved natural weapon stats no unarmed strikes. Of the two, improved natural attack is more specific, so it wins. Monks don't benefit from that feat. It doesn't really matter though, you can only have one virtual size increase, and strong jaw is better than Improved natural attack.


Strong Jaw, huh? Haven't seen that before I'll check it out. Thanks!

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