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<blockquote data-quote="Lorehead" data-source="post: 2884088" data-attributes="member: 40086">In fact, Savage Species says, &quot;Those [monsters] with natural attacks can deal their natural weapon damage with the monk's higher unarmed attack rate, or they can deal the monk's unarmed combat damage, whichever is higher.&quot; (106) This refers to the 3.0 monk rules, but you could use it in 3.5 if you were so inclined.&nbsp; (Note one important difference between this rule and allowing natural weapon attacks: natural weapon damage does not by itself trigger any special abilities linked to that natural weapon, for instance improved grab.)&nbsp; Beware of monsters with one great natural weapon that they could otherwise use only once per round.I'm not sure what you mean by this, since the Sages' answers have been contradictory.&nbsp; Page 10 of the 5/24/06 FAQ, in particular, states that a monster can use all of its natural weapons following, but not during, a flurry of blows.&nbsp; This is also how recent examples have worked.&nbsp; I suspect that this is also the most balanced approach.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lorehead, post: 2884088, member: 40086"] In fact, [i]Savage Species[/i] says, "Those [monsters] with natural attacks can deal their natural weapon damage with the monk's higher unarmed attack rate, or they can deal the monk's unarmed combat damage, whichever is higher." (106) This refers to the 3.0 monk rules, but you could use it in 3.5 if you were so inclined. (Note one important difference between this rule and allowing natural weapon attacks: natural weapon damage does not by itself trigger any special abilities linked to that natural weapon, for instance improved grab.) Beware of monsters with one great natural weapon that they could otherwise use only once per round. I'm not sure what you mean by this, since the Sages' answers have been contradictory. Page 10 of the 5/24/06 FAQ, in particular, states that a monster can use all of its natural weapons following, but not during, a flurry of blows. This is also how recent examples have worked. I suspect that this is also the most balanced approach. [/QUOTE]

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