Unarmed Combat

Each rank in Unarmed Combat grants the bonuses listed on the table below:

RanksBase Damage for
Unarmed Strikes
Bonus Effects
1+1Unarmed attacks lose penalty against Gambeson armor
2+1Unarmed attacks may be made with any part of the body or while
holding items without penalty
3+2Unarmed attacks lose penalty against Hardened armor
4+2Unarmed attacks may perform the Shatter maneuver without penalty
5+3Unarmed attacks lose penalty against Chain and Plate armors
6+3Unarmed attacks become strong against Unarmored
7+4Unarmed attacks gain +3 base damage when no items are being held
8+5 
9+6 
10+7 

Additional ranks increase the base damage of your unarmed strikes by 1 per rank.