Addressing a nuance in the PH errata: the rule lets melee weapon attacks use unarmed strikes, despite those strikes not being weapons.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 10, 2015
@corymacdonald It's in the errata document: "Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike …"
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 11, 2015
@corymacdonald Haha, all right. I just want to make sure people are seeing what's in the new text. I know it's a nuance one could miss.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 11, 2015