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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sm!le" data-source="post: 9241671" data-attributes="member: 7043611">1. Unarmed Attacks: Monks are proficient with unarmed attacks. The fact that "Unarmed Attacks" are listed as a parent category for both Gauntlets and Unarmed Strikes on the weapons table supports the fact that the damage increase from the monk's "Unarmed Damage" will apply to both gauntlets and unarmed strikes. (Pathfinder Core Rulebook: Page 142)[ATTACH=full]343376[/ATTACH]2. Monk's Unarmed Damage: Unarmed Strike: At 1st level, a monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. A monk’s attacks may be with fist, elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk may make unarmed strikes with his hands full. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. A monk may thus apply his full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all his unarmed strikes.Usually a monk’s unarmed strikes deal lethal damage, but he can choose to deal nonlethal damage instead with no penalty on his attack roll. He has the same choice to deal lethal or nonlethal damage while grappling. A monk’s unarmed strike is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons. A monk also deals more damage with his unarmed strikes than a normal person would, as shown above on Table 3–10. The unarmed damage values listed on Table 3–10 is for Medium monks. A Small monk deals less damage than the amount given there with his unarmed attacks, while a Large monk deals more damage; see Small or Large Monk Unarmed Damage on the table given below. (Pathfinder Core Rulebook: Page 58)[ATTACH=full]343377[/ATTACH]3. "Amulet of Mighty Fists: This amulet explicitly mentions it grants an enhancement bonus of +1 to +5 on attack and damage rolls with "unarmed attacks and natural weapons." Since gauntlets are considered unarmed attacks, Gauntlets would indeed benefit from the enhancement bonus provided by the Amulet of Mighty Fists. (Pathfinder Core Rulebook: Page 496)[ATTACH=full]343378[/ATTACH] In summary, the damage increase provided by the Amulet of Mighty Fists, and the Monk's "Unarmed Damage" does also include the damage from gauntlets, It benefits from the monk's Unarmed Damage as specified in the items descriptions. You can use this information to explain to others that the monk's damage increase is not limited to traditional unarmed strikes only but also extends to all unarmed attacks, including those made with gauntlets, kicks, elbows, knees, and head butts. (Pathfinder Core Rulebook: Page 182)</blockquote>

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