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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6443419" data-attributes="member: 58197">No, no, and no.IMO, there should be no consideration of who is attempting the task when determining which approach to use. If it is possible that someone--anyone--could succeed, and chance and circumstance are important factors, make the check. Can anyone escape a grapple with the tarrasque? Another tarrasque certainly could. That's enough. Roll dem dice.Setting aside the rules and thinking about what's going on in the game world, I see no problem with this. Just because a humongous monster grabs you doesn't mean it's got a good grip. Ever tried to hang onto a cat that doesn't want to be hung onto? You're much bigger than the cat and vastly stronger, but sometimes it still wiggles free. Same goes for the wizard, particularly in the heat of combat.It's very tough to "overpower" a strong foe when grappling. According to the grapple rules, you can push or drag the other person (presumably using the encumbrance rules) while grappled. If the other person is 2 size categories smaller than you, this movement is at normal speed; otherwise, it's half speed.So, a wizard could conceivably slow down an ogre by grappling it, but couldn't prevent it from moving, since the ogre is strong enough to physically carry the wizard. The wizard can't even slow down the tarrasque. All she can do is grab its ankle and hang on while it does whatever it's gonna do.</blockquote>