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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 5585383" data-attributes="member: 111">You're right, this only works well for a PC that wishes to attack unarmed, and there are not many of them.  Still, the fact that not many may take this theme is perhaps not a reason to exclude it.  Remember, one could specialize in using a Spiked Gauntlet or Talid (Simple One-handed Melee Weapon, +2 proficiency, Off-Hand) and use this theme to good effect, I think.A fighter who for one reason or another keeps a hand free could Cleave as a basic attack with the off-hand (Spiked Gauntlet or Talid).  I do not really know if this is a good concept for a fighter, honestly.A ranger might also use this for Twin Strike, though this would mean one's primary weapon would likely be only 1d6 though with a +3 proficiency bonus without taking a feat for that, so maybe that woudl not be a bad choice.  Every basic attack being Twin Strike could be worth it.It's just one more option to consider.  Granted, in most cases using a gauntlet (or otherwise attacking unarmed) is not the best choice, but this theme helps, I think, to make it at least a viable choice.To support this better (and more explicitly), I've updated the theme's starting feature:For the purposes of this theme, an unarmed attack means an attack made with one hand free and while not using any weapon other than one’s own body (hands, feat, elbows, knees, head etc.) or a weapon in the unarmed groupAlso, there are two other reason a non-monk might want to take this class.1.  Having the psionic power source might prove useful in some circumstances.2.  Getting +2 to Will might prove valuable to low-will classes.</blockquote>

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