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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 2488035" data-attributes="member: 23094">Woo!  What do I win?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Another system I've seen used is:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The smallest creature size in the grapple is scored as 1.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">For each size category larger than the smallest size, multiply the score by 2.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Your chance to hit a creature is equal to its score / the total of all scores.</li> </ol>Examples:1.  Three humans are grappling, and you wish to target one of them.  The smallest size is Medium, so Medium creatures are worth 1 point.  There are three Medium creatures in the grapple, so your chance to hit your target is 33%.2.  Three humans are grappling with an ogre, and you wish to target the ogre.  The smallest size is Medium, so Medium creatures are worth 1 point.  The Large creature (ogre) is worth two points.  There are 5 total points worth of creatures in the grapple, so your chance to hit the ogre is 40%, and the chance to hit any given human is 20%.3.  Three humans, a halfling, and an ogre are grappling with a Gargantuan dragon, and you wish to target the halfling.  The smallest size is Small, so the halfling is worth 1 point.  The three humans (M) are worth 2 points apiece.  The ogre (L) is worth 4 points.  The dragon (G) is worth 16 points.  Therefore, there are 27 total points worth of creatures.  Your chance to hit your target (the halfling) is 4%.A variation on this also doubles the score of the creature you're targeting.  This would result in the following changes to the above chance to be "on target":1. 33% => 50%2. 40% => 57%3. 4% => 7%This method may be more realistic and so might appeal to some players, but it also involves a bit more math.  It's relatively easy math to do in a spreadsheet, however.</blockquote>

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