Soft palms iron knuckles (3.5e Trait)
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[edit] Soft palms iron knuckles [Monk,fighter,barbarian,anyone]
Your character has a very soft grip but a punch that would knock a door off of it's hinges.
Benefit: Your tender fingers grant you a +2 Circumstantial bonus to the following [Use Magic Device, Handle Animal, Handling anything fragile (to see if you break it). You also will not hurt a fly even if you try to crush it.
Your iron knuckles were made to punch everything in the face. You get a +3 bonus to damage when using an Unarmed Strike with your hands or with a fist weapon.
Drawback: Your soft hands make it difficult to grasp certain objects. You get a -2 Circumstantial modifier to the following [Climb, Escape Artist].
Your Iron knuckles make it impossible for you to 'play around' and fake hit someone. Your unarmed strikes count as doing lethal damage always unless you pull your punches and take a -2 to hit and -2 todamage.
Roleplaying Ideas: Your Iron knuckles make it impossible for you to 'play around' and fake hit someone, if you ever start to jokingly punch someone you will start to seriously hurt them. Your soft palms make is really easy for you to caress dying and hold very brittle objects. Play into this, make this person duty to carry the child around because he is the sofest.
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