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<blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 4020101" data-attributes="member: 12460"><p>[sblock=ooc]Since the rest of the party was right down the hall and Dolan was the only one who voiced objection to the idea of sending a scout, it made sense for Vicroar to tend to the task. You may wish to clarify a marching order in the future.</p><p></p><p>There is no penalty for attacking into a grapple, but there is the possibility of hitting a different character accidentally. Actually, you do not even take a penalty for firing into melee since technically they are no longer in melee. So the only downside to using a ranged weapon against the tick is that you might hit Vicroar. That said, allow me to explain my interpretation of the rule to "roll randomly" to determine which target is hit in a grapple when a ranged weapon is used. There is an equal chance of hitting all targets in a grapple, however creatures of a different size have different chances of being hit. A creature one size category larger is twice as likely to be hit. A creature three size categories larger is three times as likely to be hit. So in the case of Vicroar, a medium creature, grappling with a giant tick, a small creature, there is a 2/3 chance that Vicroar will be the target of any ranged attack made into the grapple, regardless of which target is intended.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line: I recommend the rapier.</p><p></p><p>And yes, you are all aware of the struggle. I presume your group was listening intently for any sign of difficult from Vicroar. I even positioned Mulnock to be a sort of lookout to keep an eye on him.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Vicroar tries fruitlessly to remove the voracious arthropod from his arm. It has a vice-grip. But help is on the way. Aredal, Daonil, and Dryneth dash into the room intending on laying the monster low while Munock and Dolan trudge behind as fast as their short legs can carry them. Vicroar feels himself weakening though, as the tick gorges itself on his blood (1 pt of Con damage).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airwalkrr, post: 4020101, member: 12460"] [sblock=ooc]Since the rest of the party was right down the hall and Dolan was the only one who voiced objection to the idea of sending a scout, it made sense for Vicroar to tend to the task. You may wish to clarify a marching order in the future. There is no penalty for attacking into a grapple, but there is the possibility of hitting a different character accidentally. Actually, you do not even take a penalty for firing into melee since technically they are no longer in melee. So the only downside to using a ranged weapon against the tick is that you might hit Vicroar. That said, allow me to explain my interpretation of the rule to "roll randomly" to determine which target is hit in a grapple when a ranged weapon is used. There is an equal chance of hitting all targets in a grapple, however creatures of a different size have different chances of being hit. A creature one size category larger is twice as likely to be hit. A creature three size categories larger is three times as likely to be hit. So in the case of Vicroar, a medium creature, grappling with a giant tick, a small creature, there is a 2/3 chance that Vicroar will be the target of any ranged attack made into the grapple, regardless of which target is intended. Bottom line: I recommend the rapier. And yes, you are all aware of the struggle. I presume your group was listening intently for any sign of difficult from Vicroar. I even positioned Mulnock to be a sort of lookout to keep an eye on him.[/sblock] Vicroar tries fruitlessly to remove the voracious arthropod from his arm. It has a vice-grip. But help is on the way. Aredal, Daonil, and Dryneth dash into the room intending on laying the monster low while Munock and Dolan trudge behind as fast as their short legs can carry them. Vicroar feels himself weakening though, as the tick gorges itself on his blood (1 pt of Con damage). [/QUOTE]
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