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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4013909" data-attributes="member: 1656">Consider delivering a touch spell with a touch attack - an example of an 'armed' unarmed attack.&nbsp; It's an unarmed touch attack.The touch spell can also be delivered with an unarmed strike.&nbsp; No longer a touch attack, no longer 'armed'.The first is an unarmed touch attack, not using an unarmed strike, to which Weapon Focus (unarmed strike) does not apply.&nbsp; The second is an unarmed attack - specifically, an unarmed strike - to which Weapon Focus (unarmed strike) applies.&nbsp; Since we have an eample of an unarmed attack which is not an unarmed strike, the two are not interchangeable.(This is in addition to the unarmed touch attack used to start a grapple which is not an unarmed strike, again showing that the two are not interchangeable.)The Deflect Arrows feat allows you to deflect arrows... and also other ranged weapons.&nbsp; The Improved Unarmed Strike feat improves your unarmed strike... and also other unarmed attacks.&nbsp; The name is the feat is not mechanics.That an invisible attacker denies his opponents Dex bonus, while a hiding attacker treats his opponents as flat-footed.&nbsp; It might not seem to make sense, but it's what the rules say...-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 4013909, member: 1656"] Consider delivering a touch spell with a touch attack - an example of an 'armed' unarmed attack. It's an unarmed touch attack. The touch spell can also be delivered with an unarmed strike. No longer a touch attack, no longer 'armed'. The first is an unarmed touch attack, not using an unarmed strike, to which Weapon Focus (unarmed strike) does not apply. The second is an unarmed attack - specifically, an unarmed strike - to which Weapon Focus (unarmed strike) applies. Since we have an eample of an unarmed attack which is not an unarmed strike, the two are not interchangeable. (This is in addition to the unarmed touch attack used to start a grapple which is not an unarmed strike, again showing that the two are not interchangeable.) The Deflect Arrows feat allows you to deflect arrows... and also other ranged weapons. The Improved Unarmed Strike feat improves your unarmed strike... and also other unarmed attacks. The name is the feat is not mechanics. That an invisible attacker denies his opponents Dex bonus, while a hiding attacker treats his opponents as flat-footed. It might not seem to make sense, but it's what the rules say... -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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