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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8042867" data-attributes="member: 72555">Your unarmed attacks are melee weapon attacks.&nbsp; That is because &quot;melee weapon attack&quot; is basically all melee attacks that aren't melee spell attacks.&nbsp; The melee weapon attack rules talk about this confusing fact.0But, despite being melee weapon attacks, they don't deal any weapon damage dice.&nbsp; They are not attacks with a weapon.&nbsp; There is no weapon.&nbsp; And in particular, the monk uses martial arts dice not weapon damage dice for most of their attacks.&quot;weapon damage die&quot; and &quot;melee weapon attack&quot; are, as far as I can tell, using a different definition of &quot;weapon&quot;.Simply stating &quot;if you hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one additional damage die from the hit&quot; is simple, clear, and (as I noted) would permit you to roll a sneak attack die or a smite damage die, but who cares, those extra dice are rarely bigger than 1d8.&nbsp; The only exception I can think of is a swords bard, who can burn a bardic inspiration at high levels to have a 1d12 damage die, and even that isn't going to break anything.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8042867, member: 72555"] Your unarmed attacks are melee weapon attacks. That is because "melee weapon attack" is basically all melee attacks that aren't melee spell attacks. The melee weapon attack rules talk about this confusing fact.0 But, despite being melee weapon attacks, they don't deal any weapon damage dice. They are not attacks with a weapon. There is no weapon. And in particular, the monk uses martial arts dice not weapon damage dice for most of their attacks. "weapon damage die" and "melee weapon attack" are, as far as I can tell, using a different definition of "weapon". Simply stating "if you hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one additional damage die from the hit" is simple, clear, and (as I noted) would permit you to roll a sneak attack die or a smite damage die, but [b]who cares[/b], those extra dice are rarely bigger than 1d8. The only exception I can think of is a swords bard, who can burn a bardic inspiration at high levels to have a 1d12 damage die, and even that isn't going to break anything. [/QUOTE]

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