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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolfwood2" data-source="post: 4045148" data-attributes="member: 39394">One of the problems with grappling is that it's almost impossible to escape from a big monster once it has you.  Big monsters almost always have a high strength and BAB as it is.  Add on +8 for being Huge (for example), and they're nigh unescapable.Here's what I'm thinking."When making a grapple check to escape a grapple, your opponent does not get any size modifier added to his check to keep hold and you do not get any size penalty to your grapple check to escape."This makes a certain amount of sense.  Let's look at a half-orc barbarian up against a Tyranosaurus Rex.If the half-orc is trying to grapple the T-Rex, then he has to fit his arms around that huge body and somehow push it around.  A daunting task even for a hero.If the T-Rex is trying to grapple the Half-orc, then it's either got its jaws clamped around him or it's trying to push him around with one giant taloned foot.  Either way, the half-orc just has to push that one specific part of the body away from him.  He has to either force the jaws apart or push the foot to one side.  It's strength versus strength, but the size of the opponent isn't as much of a factor.Thoughts?</blockquote>