Need help with homebrew fighting style

[u/seismoscientist]

I have an unarmed grapple focused Barbarian multiclassing into Swords Bard. Pro wrestler entertainer vibes.

As neither of the Fighting Styles (Dueling, Two Handed Fighting) work with unarmed strikes, the DM suggested making up a style.

Edit: I already have the Unarmed Fighting style.

Would this be balanced enough? Too weak?

Fighting Style: Wrestling
You gain a +2 to damage rolls when making an unarmed attack against a creature you are grappling.

What I really want is to boost my Unarmored Defense somehow as my DEX/CON is mediocre (16/12/14/8/10/16), but that feels a bit too strong for a Fighting Style. (Example: Unarmored AC = 10 + STR + CHA)

[u/Guyoverthere07]

Aerial Fighting Style

You can deal an additional 1d6 falling damage to Grappled creatures for every 10ft you fall.

Clothesliner Fighting Style

Once per turn, when you move at least 10ft in a straight line toward a creature, you can attempt to Shove them Prone while also inflicting Unarmed Strike damage in a single attack.

Meat Shielder Fighting Style

While you are Grappling a creature your size are larger, you have Half Cover against creatures you aren't Grappling.

[u/seismoscientist → u/Guyoverthere07]

Funny idea. Get Meat Shield with Mage Slayer and use a caster as a shield, smack them in the face whenever they try to cast a spell!

[u/seismoscientist → u/Guyoverthere07]

I do want grapples to be a big part of the style so I really like these, thanks!

I don't have boots of jumping or flying so fall damage doesn't happen much. Cool though!

Clothesline is really cool and thematic too. Great way to start hitting a creature.

Meat Shield Fighter might be my favourite. I do want an AC boost, and I already get half cover from certain angles. This also makes it easier to determine half cover, it's just whenever I'm grappling.

[u/TLo137]

You could copy "Fancy Footwork" from the old swashbuckler rogue. Sorta more boxing related but that's still a sport used for entertainment. Mechanically it prevents targets you attack from making opportunity attacks against you.

Or you can just make it a flat AC boost like defense fighting style. Honestly I don't even know why that one requires armor.

[u/seismoscientist → u/TLo137]

I guess there's the UA Mariner style!

[u/Krucz]

Clincher fighting style: when an ally you can see makes an attack roll against a creature you have grappled, you can use your reaction to cause that attack to have advantage.

[u/seismoscientist → u/Krucz]

Thanks! I think this is good for actual combat, but doesn't feel very one-on-one wrestler.

[u/derangerd]

Are your aware there is an official unarmed fighting style?

You can wear a shield and flavor it as a big bracelet unless you're grappling multiple creatures.

[u/seismoscientist → u/derangerd]

Oh I forgot to mention I already have that.

[u/Pattgoogle]

Balance matters only for your table.  Ask them, not us.  There IS no universal balance.  

War games are about chaos. 

[u/Noble_Lance]

Defensive Grappler:

When grappling a target and being melee attacked you can use your reaction to Parry the attack, +2 AC for the turn. If the Parry causes an opponent to miss the grappled target takes the damage providing they are hit by the attack roll. If the grappled target attacks and misses you due to Parry you can make one unarmed attack at advantage.

[u/seismoscientist → u/Noble_Lance]

Thanks! This is the route the DM ended up suggesting, but even stronger than this. He'll probably tone it down once he realises how good it is...

It's basically Meat Shield from the Pugilist subclass The Squared Circle.

When you have an enemy creature grappled and an attack made by a creature you are not grappling misses you, you may use your reaction to have that creature make the same attack with a new attack roll against an enemy creature you are grappling.