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I know this topic has come up, but when I searched through the threads, it wasn't explicitly spelled out to a point I was completely clear on. So here goes (starts praying thread doesn't blow up)...
Can an unarmed fighter have something in his hands and still perform an unarmed strike?
My confusion comes from under the monk class, it states specifically:
A monk's attacks may be with fist, elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk may make unarmed strikes with his hands full.Under the combat section when referencing an unarmed strike it states:
Striking for damage with punches, kicks, and head butts ...
The scenario I'm envisioning is the unarmed fighter has an object in one hand (alchemist fire, potion, gun, teddy bear, cookie, you name it) and an opponent engages him in melee. He doesn't want to ditch his item yet but instead chooses to attack his new opponent and goes for an unarmed strike.
They way I read it, I interpret it as something special for monks since it's stated specifically. But I could try to infer that an unarmed fighter could do it based on the combat section wording, which I don't know if that is a proper interpretation. I may be overthinking this one...
