
EnigmaGM |

The Hands of the Wildling works, but only when using the gauntlet bow as a gauntlet, not as a crossbow.
Crescent Cross/Spray exclusively works with the Crescent Cross weapon, not a gauntlet bow. This is relevant in that the crescent cross isn't a free hand weapon, which means it wouldn't work with Wildling.
In short, your player is mixing some things up and these don't work together.
As far as making unarmed strikes while using the gauntlet bow, yes you can but it wouldn't benefit from any runes on the gauntlet bow. And you could probably wear handwraps, but the cost of keeping multiple weapons outfitted with runes is hard.
Yeah the hand of the wildling was to be used with unarmed attacks not the crossbow part of the gauntlets. The player wanted the bows for if they couldnt reach a target but otherwise played much like a brawler.
They also wanted the unarmed focus since the orc has some feats buffing it they found fun.
And the cresent cross was worded as a specialised gauntlet bow hence why my player mistook that as did i.
Its certainly not a powerful build but if my players find something fun i want to try supporting it