still more Crane Wing

[genesisknight]

Benefit: Once per round while using Crane Style, when you have at least one hand free and are either fighting defensively or using the total defense action, you can deflect one melee weapon attack that would normally hit you. You expend no action to deflect the attack, but you must be aware of it and not flat-footed. An attack so deflected deals no damage to you.

I had been thinking this allows you to negate 1 melee attack of any kind but a friend pointed out to me that it uses the word "weapon" but it is unclear... does this affect only weapon attacks? Does improved unarmed count as a weapon? What about natural weapons?

[oneplus999]

Natural weapons and unarmed strike are definitely weapons. Whether you can block touch attacks is debatable...

[oneplus999]

'"Armed" Unarmed Attacks: Sometimes a character's or creature's unarmed attack counts as an armed attack. A monk, a character with the Improved Unarmed Strike feat, a spellcaster delivering a touch attack spell, and a creature with natural physical weapons all count as being armed (see natural attacks).'

So a touch attack is "armed" but I don't think it would necessarily be considered a weapon. It's hard to say what RAW or RAI would be here, but considering what is clearly going on with this feat (you are deflecting the attack with your hand), it only makes sense that you would not be able to block a touch attack, since it would require touching the touch-attacker.

[Talonhawke]

Since it is considered weapon like i would allow it but they keep the charge and you can bet next time they will ready till you deflect someone else if they can.

[genesisknight]

perfectly reasonable to me! as long as im able to block natural weapons as well. thanks.