Improving Unarmed Strike for a Inquisitor or a Zealot


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Hi, I have been considering making an inquisitor or a zealot of Irori for an upcoming Hell's Rebels campaign (or just a generic campaign if I need a martial investigator sort of character) and link them to the order of archivist, and I have been looking for ways to make them better at fighting barehanded. I thought there would be a feat, inquisition or the like to improve their unarmed damage without relying only on equipment or spells, but I cannot find anything that I can take without multiclassing or houseruling. I am specifically looking for something an inquisitor or zealot can take. So far, my best bet appears to be multiclassing with unchained monk and taking monastic legacy, but I was hoping for something that would require as little multiclassing and come online as quickly as possible.

So far, I have considered the following:

Focused weapon via warpriest or the fighter advanced weapon training - different classes
Monastic legacy - backup option, requires multiclassing or high levels (if taken via ascetic strike)
Lethal Grace - definitely an option if I am going with Zealot, but is it enough?
Fist of the vigilante / Signature weapon - available only to avenger vigilantes. I really want this, but I am not aware if there is any option to take an avenger talent as a non-avenger.
Monk VMC - backup option, the classes I want to play it with do not get a lot of feats.
Greater Unarmed Strike - third party.
Stone fist - spell, thus not always available. Backup option.

Is there anything else?

Scarab Sages

As a sacred slayer inquisitor, you can take slayer talents. Irori sacred combat ranger combat style allows you to take monastic legacy without meeting prerequisites.

Scarab Sages

Otherwise, shield gauntlet style will give you increased damage with gauntlets. It's not an unarmed strike, but you can be the man with the iron fists.


Wait, wasn't Irori's style the one where you dealt average damage? I did not see anything that lets you take monastic legacy on that feat.

Scarab Sages

That is irori's divine fighting style, not irori's ranger combat style.

Faithful (Irori) wrote:


Source Inner Sea Combat pg. 11 (Amazon)
If the ranger selects faithful (irori), he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat: Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike, Monastic Legacy, and Two-Weapon Fighting. At 6th level, he adds Improved Trip and Spring Attack to the list. At 10th level, he adds Ki Throw and Stunning Fist to the list.

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