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Do I add my Strength modifier to the damage of unarmed strikes if I have the Tavern Brawler feat?
From my understanding, the attack roll would be 1d20 + Proficiency + Str modifier. My question is about the damage roll. Would that be 1d4 + Str modifier, or just 1d4?
...you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons). On a hit, an unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1 + your Strength modifier.
(emphasis mine)
And when you take the Tavern Brawler feat:
Your unarmed strikes use a d4 for damage.
That means the "1" in the above formula (the base damage) changes to 1d4 -- it does not say that it takes away the Strength modifier, so you still keep that modifier.
