Hi, I've seen people trying out builds with this combo and was wondering if it is valid to use the Brawler's Close Weapon Mastery ability, which allows the shield to do unarmed strike damage, as a means to use the shield with the Pummeling Style feat. Is the ability changing the type of damage, or just the amount of damage? If it the type, then I think it would be valid. If it just a matter of which dice you use, then maybe not.
Close Weapon Mastery (Ex):
"At 5th level, a brawler's damage with close weapons increases. When wielding a close weapon, she uses the unarmed strike damage of a brawler 4 levels lower instead of the base damage for that weapon (for example, a 5th-level Medium brawler wielding a punching dagger deals 1d6 points of damage instead of the weapon's normal 1d4). If the weapon normally deals more damage than this, its damage is unchanged. This ability does not affect any other aspect of the weapon. The brawler can decide to use the weapon's base damage instead of her adjusted unarmed strike damage—this must be declared before the attack roll is made."
Pummeling Style:
"As a full-round action, you can pool all your attack potential in one devastating punch. Make a number of rolls equal to the number of attacks you can make with a full attack or a flurry of blows (your choice) with the normal attack bonus for each attack. For each roll that is a hit, you deal the normal amount of damage, adding it to any damage the attack has already dealt from previous rolls (if any). If any of the attack rolls are critical threats, make one confirmation roll for the entire attack at your highest base attack bonus. If it succeeds, the entire attack is a confirmed critical hit. You can only use Pummeling Style with unarmed strikes (see errata at right)."
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No. A shield is not an unarmed strike, even if it does unarmed strike damage via close combat master.
Pummeling Style can be used with unarmed strikes only. There is no other weapon that is valid with it.
Edit: Technically, you could use it with a natural weapon modified by Feral Combat Training. That's it though.
That's what I thought. Thanks