::Assuming wrestling position:: Hajime!

Well, there is this:

Huh. I couldn't find that in the actual Grapple section. Oh well.

Everyone go ahead and attack the skin blanket. It's only a 50% chance of hitting Iodaem, and he's not in a position to complain. :p

But those rules are for ranged attacks; melee weapon hit normally, no?

Yep - melee attacks aren't affected (and indeed, since it's flat-footed against them, it's much easier to hit now! :p).

Melee attacks aren't my forte, however...

Oh good then. Go to town on it. ;)

Stinker.  :p  I guess I'll be using some melee touch attacks and perhaps my rapier along with MM, but none of those are as likely to hit (except MM, of course) nor do much damage.

On vacation for three weeks starting tomorrow. Please NPC as needed! Same goes for ol' Gwendol over in Amn!

Can you use Aid Another to help somebody escape from a grapple?  Or do you have to actively get involved in the grapple yourself?

The rules don't exactly cover multiple person assisted grappling very well.

But you should be able to use Aid Another on an Escape Artist check, as normal for a skill check. Beat DC 10 to give an ally a +2 bonus on their next Escape Artist.

Additionally, I suppose you could also make a Grapple check vs DC 10 to give an ally a +2 bonus on their next grapple check. That's a bit of a house-rule, but seems to follow logically from Aid Another for skills and attacks.

Allessandra:  Protection from Evil won't help with grappling, so you might be better of saving the spell for later.  :-)

Well, hopefully my last hold will let Ioadem go. I'll try and pin the blanket next so you all can swing at your leisure.

The battle's updated, and a new round has begun, but I'll let Allessandra change her action if she wants to.

There's no risk. It seems that there's only a chance of hitting the wrong person with ranged attacks, but melee attacks are fine.

But unfortunately, you missed. :(

I have to say the new system of colour green on who can attack and who need to wait is going really well.

The combat moved along very well and everybody clear about if they need to post or not.

Think we found system that works very well.

True enough. But missing and chopping off one of Gurgun's limbs in the process would have really been bad.

Oh good, I'll keep using the initiative system then.


Gurgun's a Monk, and he has another arm to punch with. :)

I should probably give out an early warning. From the 5th to the 11th of July, I'll be in South Korea for a conference, giving a presentation and being science-y and professional and all that. Aargh!

I likely won't have internet access over this period, unless I discover an internet cafe or something, and even then it'll be erratic.
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Monks don't need limbs for unarmed attacks - a headbutt works just fine!  :p

[Private to DM BadCatMan:  Hey, you played through Planescape: Torment not too long ago, right?  Do you remember who could train you to become a Mage?  I know Dak'kon will let you switch back to it if you've already been trained, but I have no idea where to get the actual training, which is bad, for my "9 for all physical stats, 18 for Int and Ws" TNO.  :p ]

Yep, any part of me is a lethal weapon! :-P

:D

It's dead! Huzzah!

Huh, turns out you can destroy it through raw damage alone. Players always seem to surprise me on this, when I expect tactics and clever spells. :p

Though it helps when I don't realise that Constriction damage adds to the natural attack grapple damage of a creature with Improved Grab. D'oh! But then, this CR 6 monster would have positively lethal against the published adventure's intended victims, level 3 characters. I mean, 2d6 + 17 (always Power Attacks) damage on a +12 grapple from a 105 hp creature?

[Private to Iodaem: I went to Mebbeth, the witch in the Ragpicker's Square. Others give lessons, but I think she's the only one to actually train you as a mage.]
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Well, to be fair, you can't Power Attack when grappling, can you?  Since it's not an attack roll, I'd assume not, anyway.

-5 damage then.

Okay, I should have fixed up the private lines in the XP thread now.
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