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<blockquote data-quote="Radiating Gnome" data-source="post: 5118397" data-attributes="member: 150">Oh Great minds, give me your thoughts . . . .MP2: The Brawler Style class feature says &quot;While you wield a weapon in your primary hand and your off hand is free (see the sidebar), you gain a +1 bonus to AC and a +2 bonus to fortitude. &quot;And the sidebar reads:&quot;Many fighter powers require a hand free.&nbsp; For your hand to be considered free, you can't be using it for anything else -- that means no off-hand weapons (except a spiked gauntlet), no two handed weapons, no shields, and no items, such as sunrods or lanterns.Already grabbing: You can grab only one creature at a time unless both your hands are free, in which case you could grab two creatures at once.&nbsp; You must spend a minor action to sustain each grab, though. &quot;So . . . My DM is arguing that when my Brawler has a target grabbed, his off hand is no longer free -- it's holding the target -- and therefore he no longer benefits from the Brawler Style class feature and related powers.&nbsp; I don't agree . . . but I'm afraid that I'm not being sufficiently dispassionate.&nbsp; What do you guys think? -rg</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Radiating Gnome, post: 5118397, member: 150"] Oh Great minds, give me your thoughts . . . . MP2: The Brawler Style class feature says "While you wield a weapon in your primary hand and your off hand is free (see the sidebar), you gain a +1 bonus to AC and a +2 bonus to fortitude. " And the sidebar reads: "Many fighter powers require a hand free. For your hand to be considered free, you can't be using it for anything else -- that means no off-hand weapons (except a spiked gauntlet), no two handed weapons, no shields, and no items, such as sunrods or lanterns. Already grabbing: You can grab only one creature at a time unless both your hands are free, in which case you could grab two creatures at once. You must spend a minor action to sustain each grab, though. " So . . . My DM is arguing that when my Brawler has a target grabbed, his off hand is no longer free -- it's holding the target -- and therefore he no longer benefits from the Brawler Style class feature and related powers. I don't agree . . . but I'm afraid that I'm not being sufficiently dispassionate. What do you guys think? -rg [/QUOTE]

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