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<blockquote data-quote="Zephyrus" data-source="post: 1656579" data-attributes="member: 8728"><p>Only if the guatlets had an enhancemet bonus and the monk was attempting to use that bonus to hit or deal extra damage. In this case A Monk is likly to do more damage with his unarmed strike than the gauntlets will deal. However, if it is a magic weapon then they can penetrate Damage Reduction that requires magic weapons to penetrate. Likewise if the guantlets were flaming or shocking or of frost they would deal their extra energy damage like any other weapon. Further they could be made of adamantine and penetrate DR #/Adamantine long before a monk has the monk ability to do so. Alternatly they could be made of Silver or Cold Iron and harm Lycanthropes or Fey. However the damage suffers cause a Monk's normal unarmed strike is usually greater than the damage caused by gauntlets.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Whats the magic of the gauntlet. If it is only to project the searing light then their is nothing wrong with them activating the power and fighting with their feet and other hand. Arcane spell failure means nothing to magic items. IT only effects casting arcane spells (as in your a Wizard, Sorcerer or Bard) with somatic components. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A Monk, provided they had profiency with the weapon could use it as mentioned above. But would require profiency or suffer non-profiency penalties. A Monk however does not need to use the gauntlet to attack with. It could be worn purely so that the monk can use the searing light power and you could simple say that a guantlet wont inpair a monk's ability to fight unarmed as long as the guantlet was purely a wonderous item and not a weapon (or at least not used as a weapon). Gauntlets take up a magic item slot weather singly or a pair. Thus I wouldent allow a different guantlet on the other hand (even if it was also a solo magic gauntlet). </p><p></p><p>The benefit of a monk weilding weapons is that they can be made of special materials or have magical enhancements put on them like Flaming, Haste and Holy and thus doing damage or bypassing Damage Reduction normally not gained with monk levels. The Amulet of Mighty Fists allows a monk to use their special unarmed strike damage and gain a enhancement bonus as if they were a manufactured weapon. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would let them use the guantlets (gaining the enhancement bonus to STR) without penalty since Gauntlets of Ogre Power are wonderous items and the monk is not attempting to use them as a weapon, just getting the enhancement bonus to an ability.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zephyrus, post: 1656579, member: 8728"] Only if the guatlets had an enhancemet bonus and the monk was attempting to use that bonus to hit or deal extra damage. In this case A Monk is likly to do more damage with his unarmed strike than the gauntlets will deal. However, if it is a magic weapon then they can penetrate Damage Reduction that requires magic weapons to penetrate. Likewise if the guantlets were flaming or shocking or of frost they would deal their extra energy damage like any other weapon. Further they could be made of adamantine and penetrate DR #/Adamantine long before a monk has the monk ability to do so. Alternatly they could be made of Silver or Cold Iron and harm Lycanthropes or Fey. However the damage suffers cause a Monk's normal unarmed strike is usually greater than the damage caused by gauntlets. Whats the magic of the gauntlet. If it is only to project the searing light then their is nothing wrong with them activating the power and fighting with their feet and other hand. Arcane spell failure means nothing to magic items. IT only effects casting arcane spells (as in your a Wizard, Sorcerer or Bard) with somatic components. A Monk, provided they had profiency with the weapon could use it as mentioned above. But would require profiency or suffer non-profiency penalties. A Monk however does not need to use the gauntlet to attack with. It could be worn purely so that the monk can use the searing light power and you could simple say that a guantlet wont inpair a monk's ability to fight unarmed as long as the guantlet was purely a wonderous item and not a weapon (or at least not used as a weapon). Gauntlets take up a magic item slot weather singly or a pair. Thus I wouldent allow a different guantlet on the other hand (even if it was also a solo magic gauntlet). The benefit of a monk weilding weapons is that they can be made of special materials or have magical enhancements put on them like Flaming, Haste and Holy and thus doing damage or bypassing Damage Reduction normally not gained with monk levels. The Amulet of Mighty Fists allows a monk to use their special unarmed strike damage and gain a enhancement bonus as if they were a manufactured weapon. I would let them use the guantlets (gaining the enhancement bonus to STR) without penalty since Gauntlets of Ogre Power are wonderous items and the monk is not attempting to use them as a weapon, just getting the enhancement bonus to an ability. [/QUOTE]
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