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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 7409808" data-attributes="member: 6879661">You’re not preventing a second spell. You have two attacks therefore you’re doing this round one. The likelihood (because the example caster has a 20% of breaking the grapple) is that you are shutting down all further spell casting.Okay let me rephrase that to “grapple ruling” as opposed to rule.I understand what you’re saying about provoking in earlier editions. However the old attack of opportunity/defensive casting rules pretty much meant that you could cast without provoking even in 3e the king of strategic combat editions. There were plenty of ways round provoking from bow shot too.The wizard isn’t necessarily a doddery old man fumbling in his spell pouch. He also probably isn’t standing there unarmed but has a large stave batting away sword thrusts as he chants and waves his free hand. The new mechanic for limiting spell casting is concentration. Namely you can disrupt complicated spells with damage or distraction but simple spells can’t be stopped. That’s the mechanic the OP should use if they want to try and limit wizards. At best the OPs Grappler should be able to interfere with that.</blockquote>