I stumbled upon this and couldn’t find any definite answers.
The Escape action states that you can use Athletics, Acrobatics, or your unarmed attack modifier. However, it specifically says that you use your modifier and not an actual attack. While fists have the Finesse trait, the regular attack does not - so am I correct in assuming that if you have a higher Dex than Str, that you can only use Dex with acrobatics, not with the unarmed attack modifier?
I would think. I have not seen that call made but I have for druids wildshape and no one has claimed dex can’t be use. It says the same thing. unarmed attack modifier. which if you use wanders guide gives you a value that uses the higher of dex and str. also since this gives you the option of using a str or dex skill that would just seem to be more indication it should be so.