I run a type of teaching campaign using Wrath of the Righteous and at the moment my primary DM for the campaign and one of the players have an ongoing debate about whether Unarmed Strike affects Natural Weapons.
Example: Player wants to play a Tengu Monk, a race having claws as natural weapons, and feels that the claws (and beak) should benefit from the improved unarmed strike feat and thus get the damage bonuses to his claws as he would from a true unarmed strike (punch, kick or shoulder tackle).
Both individuals are using the books to back their reasoning and both sound accurate but I as a beginner Game Master (and the final say in such discussions) would like clarification for the Natural Weapon vs Unarmed Strike discussion.
Do natural weapons such as claws still get treated as Unarmed Strikes for monks thus receiving the attack bonuses?