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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 5776561" data-attributes="member: 1164">Grab is the ability that lets a monster trigger a grapple roll by hitting with a specified natural attack. If you have had a big monster first hit you and then not let you go, you probably were Grabbed.[sblock=Grab(Ex)]Grab (Ex) If a creature with this special attack  hits with the indicated attack (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals  normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without  provoking an attack of opportunity. Unless otherwise noted, grab can  only be used against targets of a size equal to or smaller than the  creature with this ability. If the creature can use grab on creatures of  other sizes, it is noted in the creature's Special Attacks line. The  creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply use  the part of its body it used in the grab to hold the opponent. If it  chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on its CMB check to  make and maintain the grapple, but does not gain the grappled condition  itself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the  creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not  constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive  rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that  established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well  (the amount is given in the creature's descriptive text).                Creatures with the grab special attack receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple.                 Format: grab; Location: individual attacks.[/sblock]Often linked with  Constrict[sblock=Constrict]Constrict (Ex) A creature with this special  attack can crush an opponent, dealing bludgeoning damage, when it makes a  successful grapple check (in addition to any other effects caused by a  successful check, including additional damage). The amount of damage is  given in the creature's entry and is typically equal to the amount of  damage caused by the creature's melee attack.Format: constrict (1d8+6); Location: Special Attacks.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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