The RAW for an Amulet of Mighty Fists is broke for adding special abilities; read it closely:
Alternatively, this amulet can grant melee weapon special abilities, so long as they can be applied to unarmed attacks.
(Emphasis Mine)
RAI, it would work, and I wouldn't see why not.
RAW, it doesn't work, because melee weapon special abilities only work with melee weapons; none of them can be applied to Unarmed Strikes themselves (except for the Enhancement bonuses to hit and damage for Unarmed Strikes and Natural Weapons, since the RAW for that is written properly).
The RAW for an Amulet of Mighty Fists is broke for adding special abilities; read it closely:
Alternatively, this amulet can grant melee weapon special abilities, so long as they can be applied to unarmed attacks.(Emphasis Mine)
RAI, it would work, and I wouldn't see why not.
RAW, it doesn't work, because melee weapon special abilities only work with melee weapons; none of them can be applied to Unarmed Strikes themselves (except for the Enhancement bonuses to hit and damage for Unarmed Strikes and Natural Weapons, since the RAW for that is written properly).
The Amulet explicitly grants melee weapon abilities to unarmed attacks. It doesn't matter that melee weapon special abilities only work with melee weapons, specific overrides general.
I read that in a way that doesn't allow things like vorpal unless your unarmed strikes deal slashing damage and the like.
"It can grant melee weapon special abilities but it can't grant this one because it's a melee weapon special ability."
It's a different source, no "bonus type" listed for either.... don't see why they would not stack. They would be resisted by acid resistance separately, though.
And yes, Agile works on AoMF.
Agile can only be added to a melee weapon which can be used with Weapon Finesse (unarmed strikes and natural attacks are finessable) so I think Agile can be added - but it is a bit less clear than in many other cases.
And it certainly is a very strong enhancement for any Dex based monk or other unarmed/natural weapon attacker.
Yes, it can be added. Why would there be a question?
-James
Because people like to read too far into things and pick apart semantics and grammar to either support their point or nullify the argument. (I know because I'm likely the biggest destroyer of this tactic through personal pet peeves and professional seperator of RAI interpretations vs RAW references).
The amulet is specifically designed to bypass the issue of 'but you can't enchant your body with Icy Burst' by putting it into the amulet and gaining its benefits.
This is the correct interpretation of RAW/RAI. By saying the RAW is broken by canceling itself out it and thereby not applying to ANYTHING ever is completely silly. Why would they even write it?
What they mean is you can't put Vorpal on your AoMF if you don't have slashing unarmed attacks. If someone else did because they do have slashing attacks, and you gain the Vorpal AoMF, but lack the qualifications, the special weapon property would have no effect on you. You can't put Adaptive on your AoMF because the amulet itself cannot transform your hands from one type of weapon to another. You CAN put things like Agile on it because unarmed attacks qualify for Finesse.
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This came up in our local PSOP group. Can you put something like "Throwing" on it? Some people here are arguing that you can, since Throwing can be put on a melee weapon. LOL @ people ripping their hands off and throwing their fists, or Dhalsim-style...
Alternatively, this amulet can grant melee weapon special abilities, so long as they can be applied to unarmed attacks.
I'm throwing in my hand.
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This came up in our local PSOP group. Can you put something like "Throwing" on it? Some people here are arguing that you can, since Throwing can be put on a melee weapon. LOL @ people ripping their hands off and throwing their fists, or Dhalsim-style...
No, it's really for your Half-Orc Barbarian so he can use Halfling Monks as Returning throwing weapons.