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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7339965" data-attributes="member: 97077">Basic Rules, page 74, covers both situations. Here's the pit-drop:&quot;When you want to grab a creature or wrestle with it, you can use the Attack action to make a special melee attack, a grapple. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.&quot;&quot;Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is halved, unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller than you.&quot;&quot;The condition specifies the things that end it, and you can release the target whenever you like (no action required).&quot;And here's the iron maiden push:&quot;Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or push it away from you. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.&quot;When setting up the scene, I recommend having the giant(s) say something about desiring to throw the PCs into the pit or into the iron maiden. Perhaps in Giant as a nod to those PCs which took that language. That will give them a heads up for what is likely coming, giving them a chance to thwart the giant's goals outside of the opposed ability check when it comes up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 7339965, member: 97077"] Basic Rules, page 74, covers both situations. Here's the pit-drop: "When you want to [U]grab a creature[/U] or wrestle with it, you can use the Attack action to make a special melee attack, a grapple. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them." "[B][I]Moving a Grappled Creature.[/I][/B] When you move, you can [U]drag or carry the grappled creature with you[/U], but your speed is halved, unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller than you." "The condition specifies the things that end it, and you can [U]release the target[/U] whenever you like (no action required)." And here's the iron maiden push: "Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or [U]push it away from you[/U]. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them." When setting up the scene, I recommend having the giant(s) say something about desiring to throw the PCs into the pit or into the iron maiden. Perhaps in Giant as a nod to those PCs which took that language. That will give them a heads up for what is likely coming, giving them a chance to thwart the giant's goals outside of the opposed ability check when it comes up. [/QUOTE]

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