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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4692358" data-attributes="member: 35909">Far as cold iron goes, it's not perfectly defined by RAW, but in the past my groups have allowed unarmed strikes to count as cold iron, silver, or whatever, if wearing a gauntlet made out of such material (and you could probably do similar things for cold iron plated boots or adamantine elbow guards, whatever).  Note an unarmed strike can be with any part of the body.  So, say for silver, which you'd not want to use unless you had to, if it were on your left hand guantlet, simply don't punch with it at all except when needed.Note that regular gauntlets (as opposed to spiked ones) are basically just unarmed strikes that do lethal (and a monk would not be able to do non-lethal with a gauntlet hand).  So, while not spelled out by RAW, it seems a reasonable interpretation.<a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#gauntlet" target="_blank">Weapons :: d20srd.org</a>(And no, monks are not proficient with gauntlets, so that means multiclass, spend a feat, or take a -4 attacking with it and REALLY only use it in emergencies.)</blockquote>