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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5625757" data-attributes="member: 35909">On a side note, I plan to nerf the bejeesus out of the current concentration DC for using a spell in a grapple, it's just frigging stupid.  10 + CMD + spell level is just simply impossible after a few levels.  Grapple ALREADY completely shuts down any casting that requires somatic or material components (unless you had already gotten them out from your pouch a previous turn), with 100% success rate.  To make a literally impossible DC to cast spells that don't fall into those categories in addition to that is INSANE.  It's really sad when you're relying on magic items or wands to save you from a grapple rather than your own "skill," and the DC is just so out of whack compared to the other ones.I'm actually rather on edge about this issue because I was just informed of it the other day when I joined a level 14 game.  I mentioned that I had a Dim Door prepped as an emergency for grapple escape and was told it would almost certainly not work, as the last grapple monster the party had fought had CMD 45.  I have anklets of translocation, so no biggie, but isn't it pathetic that a 1400 gp item is more reliable than my own spells?  I'm all for keeping casters in check from breaking the game, but if a caster had a spell with a save DC of 50, people would be livid./rant</blockquote>