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A Half-elf Monk with Twin Strike wants to use said power. He's holding a club and the other hand is empty; he wants to use his Monk Unarmed Strike for the off-hand weapon portion of Twin Strike. Does he fulfil Twin Strike's requirement that he wield two melee weapons? If he has the Two-Weapon Defense feat, (req.: wielding a melee weapon in each hand) can he gain the benefit while keeping one hand free per the requirement of the Monk Unarmed Strike?
I believe RAW says no to both, but that this is a case in which RAW should be overlooked because the alternative makes more sense. I'm considering making a proposal that the Monk Unarmed Strike simply be considered to be wielded in one hand when, as using that the feature requires, that hand is empty and otherwise unoccupied. Should I do that, or just leave it up to whomever DMs for the PC that brought this issue to my attention?
I believe RAW says no to both, but that this is a case in which RAW should be overlooked because the alternative makes more sense. I'm considering making a proposal that the Monk Unarmed Strike simply be considered to be wielded in one hand when, as using that the feature requires, that hand is empty and otherwise unoccupied. Should I do that, or just leave it up to whomever DMs for the PC that brought this issue to my attention?