Hi! I'll keep the thread live waiting for Queenie
What if I grab the chain and pull chain and friend(s) out of the tentacles ? Have I to enter the danger zone to do so ? What is your house rule for it ? Strenght save, wrestling contest ?
Sorry I missed your question.
Only Old Zef is in the danger zone. Nia is enchained but not in the danger zone.
So I'd handle it as a grapple check – Strength (Athletics) – made against the chain. Since the chain is also wrapped around Nia who
is next to Etienne, there's no need to enter the danger zone to attempt to grapple it.
Once the grapple is established, we can adapt the normal rules for moving a grappled creature:
[SECTION]When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is halved, unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller than you.[/SECTION]
EDIT: The chain is Tiny, but Old Zef is Medium, so...
So that means that normally you could only move a grappled creature up to 15 feet (i.e. half of speed 30).
So I'd divide that amount of movement among any creature you want to move, with the caveat that the chain is still attached to Nia and Old Zef, so you can't move a PC without moving the chain as well. For example, you could pull both Old Zef (5 feet) and the chain (5 feet) toward you, for a total of 10 feet of "moving a grappled creature." Because the chain is wrapped around Old Zef, however, you could utilize the full 15 feet of "moving a grappled creature."
Sounds fair?