Unarmed strikes explicitly do not count as natural weapons unless you have an ability that states otherwise.
As to whether it's an oversight, only PDT can answer that with certainty.
Unarmed Strikes count as "Manufactured Weapons", specifically light weapons.
Pretty much the only thing they share with Natural Attacks is that they're affected by an Amulet of Mighty Fists.
Strong Jaw would not benefit an Unarmed Strike in any way.
Ok, I wasn't certain and I couldn't find any posts talking about this issue. I guess treating Unarmed Strikes as natural weapons is limited to only Brawler and Monk atm. Thanks all :)
No, not even for them.
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Ok, I wasn't certain and I couldn't find any posts talking about this issue. I guess treating Unarmed Strikes as natural weapons is limited to only Brawler and Monk atm. Thanks all :)No, not even for them.
Partially incorrect.
Monks have the following special ability:
A monk’s unarmed strike is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons.
Brawlers have essentially the same text in their ability.
Bottom line: Unarmed strikes use iterative attacks like any other non-natural weapon; however, while strong jaw normally does nothing for unarmed strikes, in the case of monks and brawlers their unarmed strikes are indeed buffed as though they were natural weapons.