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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the_move" data-source="post: 6867779" data-attributes="member: 6804624">Again, there is no pinned condition. What you are referring to is the restraint condition. And yes, advantage counters disadvantage, as I have already stated myself. That means you get nothing out of this situation yourself, apart from having disadvantage on Dex saving throws yourself and having a speed of 0, both being bad. Both you and the target treat your attacks against each other as normal. Your ranged fighting companions might get some mileage out of it if they insist on fighting at range, but so do any other ranged fighting enemies against you. Even if there is only one villain, who can be grappled, the 5E system is  flexible enough, so any rouge, ranger, fighter, or whatever, even when  normally leaning towards ranged fighting, can still draw and reliably  use a melee weapon. They are not bound to using one weapon always and  only, as it had been with the 4th Edition. Even if they picked the  archer fighting style, their melee capabilities aren't crippled, and  don't forget advantage. So they can also easily take on a proned enemy, while being able to apply most if not all their class features and buff spells  (Sneak Attack, Colossus Slayer, Hunter's Mark, Hex, etc.).Clever spellcasters can use spells like Spike Growth or Cloud of  Daggers, which you can drag your grappled target into for additional  damage. Spells, which require a saving throw are working as normal, but successful Shocking Grasps are great as the proned target can't use reactions  until the caster's next turn, so he can't OA any companions, who hit and run. Flexibility isn't a one-way street, and 5E  is made to be flexible even for archers or spellcasters. It's up to any player to make use of it, though.But Fighting only one big solo target is a rarely the occasion, and even if, it might be a huge or larger target. Then you'll have to go into basic melee anyway, except for using a potion of giant growth before taking on a huge creature. Apart from that most encounters still include henchmen apart from a major villain.   So instead of your ranged party members picking on your target, they might instead go for any ranged fighting enemies or spellcasters, which you do not have the speed to engage and grapple right away. With that they might keep you from harm, while you are shutting down those melee combatants, which otherwise might threaten your squishies. You should rage as a barb grappler anyway. The Grappler feat is redundant, as there are better and less situational feats available, granting more significant benefits and don't forget you also need some ASIs. It surely does not belong into an optimized build.</blockquote>

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