sneak attack damage) a "kidney shot", a throat or groin strike, all of which are more effective if they aren't able to defend themselves properly/unaware of incoming attack (you have advantage).Īttempting a "knockout blow" in boxing could also be considered an attack that would accept a sneak attack bonus (for added realism. Even a non-martial artist could potentially get a sneak attack bonus with an unarmed strike via a "sucker punch" (these tend to be MUCH more effective than a normal punch. What is a sneak attack? It is attacking a vital point to do the most harm. How so? There are a multitude of martial arts that specifically teach you to strike for vital points to cause the most harm. (Un)Fortunately this is demonstrably untrue as shown in real life. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. It would be incapable of accepting sneak attack bonus. This is one of the times which I look at realistically vs rules lawyer.īy RAW (Rules As Written) since an unarmed strike isī) has neither the finesse nor ranged trait Nothing wrong with that though, sometimes that's really what makes a campaign fun!
#Stunning strike 5e with unarmed Pc
Just keep in mind that you will be making your PC a little stronger than he's intended to be. If you want to stick to RAW or RAI, then you should probably tell the group at the next meeting that after further research you've decided that was a one time thing.īut if you don't mind breaking RAW and RAI a little because it's fun for the table, then there's nothing wrong with this interaction. What you should do in the future depends on how your table is run. A ruling that goes against RAW isn't exactly wrong, especially in 5e where the rules talk a lot about the power of the DM. There's solid logic to your ruling and it gives one of your players an extra little oomph and, more importantly, fun. The fact they felt the need to write it the way that they did suggests that their intent was to keep the Monk Martial Arts skill separate from things like Sneak Attack. It could have and it would have been simpler. It's an important distinction precisely because of situations like this.Īlso note how Martial Arts doesn't say that it grants finesse. While unarmed strikes count as weapon attacks, they are not weapons.
The Attack must use a Finesse or a ranged weapon. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk weapons. Let's look at the important passages from the skills involved. Strictly by Rules as Written and Intended, no.īy RAW, no.
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