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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4736538" data-attributes="member: 35909">The +10 bonus for the binder, iirc, is because it's easier to tie the rope than it is for someone who's restrained by it to undo it.  That said, I also wouldn't give the tied up person a dex penalty on his escape artist check to escape, rules be damned.Off topic, but yet another, "wow, escape artist sucks even more than I thought!" moment: Happened in game when my small character tried to use EA to avoid being grappled by a Tendriculous.  The Dm pointed out the SRD rules on grappling: <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialAttacks.htm#startingaGrapple" target="_blank">Special Attacks :: d20srd.org</a>Note that nowhere under starting a grapple is EA mentioned.  It is only mentioned under escaping a grapple, which the DM interpretted to mean that you cannot use EA until after being grappled.  Which in the case of many monsters...like the tendriculous...is cold comfort.  No one else in the group had ever run EA that way before.  Needless to say after that, I made a very clear houserule on the matter.  (Revolving DM, me as lead, so while I had to abide by his ruling for the session, never again will it be an issue <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  --and everyone else agreed with me anyway).</blockquote>

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