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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6982373" data-attributes="member: 6787650">Per PHB rules, you can grapple or push a creature up to one size larger than you are. Grappling requires one free hand; Pushing doesn't require any. Earth Elementals are size large, so you can grapple/prone the elemental with your free hand and it's completely legal. It can't get up because it's grappled. You can see this in the combat logs and source code.[CODE]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; // Brutus was created using PHB standard array (15 14 13 12 10 8), variant human Champion 12, with feats Defensive Duelist, Mage Slayer, and Tough; fighting styles Dueling and Defense. Has a +1 Rapier.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; let stabber() = Combatant(&quot;Brutus the Tank&quot;, (20, 12, 14, 10, 14, 8, 124), AC=19, Traits = [DefensiveDuelist; MageSlayer; RemarkableAthlete; AthleticsProficient; ImprovedCritical],&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Actions = [&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Action.Create(&quot;Attack&quot;, Attack [&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BestOf (Grapple, BestOf(ShoveProne, Attack.Create &quot;stabs&quot; 10 [DieRoll.Create(1, 8, 8)]))&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BestOf (Grapple, BestOf(ShoveProne, Attack.Create &quot;stabs&quot; 10 [DieRoll.Create(1, 8, 8)]))&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BestOf (Grapple, BestOf(ShoveProne, Attack.Create &quot;stabs&quot; 10 [DieRoll.Create(1, 8, 8)]))&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ])&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ],&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BonusActions = [&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Action.Create(&quot;Second Wind&quot;, Healing (DieRoll.Create(1, 10, 12)), 1)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ])[/CODE]It could spend its action trying to break your grapple, but I didn't bother coding that up because it's a losing strategy: it spends its action without attacking, probably fails to break the grapple, and if it does break the grapple and stand up the fighter just re-imposes it again next round and gets a free attack. However, if you want to add grapple-breaking to the script's AI, feel free!Burly Brutus has a pencil moustache too BTW. If you find that incongruity disturbing, he just laughs evilly and twirls it.I made another thread for discussing the cage match: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?513171-Crossbow-Expert-Sharpshooter-vs-Defensive-Duelist-in-a-cage-match" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?513171-Crossbow-Expert-Sharpshooter-vs-Defensive-Duelist-in-a-cage-match</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6982373, member: 6787650"] Per PHB rules, you can grapple or push a creature up to one size larger than you are. Grappling requires one free hand; Pushing doesn't require any. Earth Elementals are size large, so you can grapple/prone the elemental with your free hand and it's completely legal. It can't get up because it's grappled. You can see this in the combat logs and source code. [CODE] // Brutus was created using PHB standard array (15 14 13 12 10 8), variant human Champion 12, with feats Defensive Duelist, Mage Slayer, and Tough; fighting styles Dueling and Defense. Has a +1 Rapier. let stabber() = Combatant("Brutus the Tank", (20, 12, 14, 10, 14, 8, 124), AC=19, Traits = [DefensiveDuelist; MageSlayer; RemarkableAthlete; AthleticsProficient; ImprovedCritical], Actions = [ Action.Create("Attack", Attack [ BestOf (Grapple, BestOf(ShoveProne, Attack.Create "stabs" 10 [DieRoll.Create(1, 8, 8)])) BestOf (Grapple, BestOf(ShoveProne, Attack.Create "stabs" 10 [DieRoll.Create(1, 8, 8)])) BestOf (Grapple, BestOf(ShoveProne, Attack.Create "stabs" 10 [DieRoll.Create(1, 8, 8)])) ]) ], BonusActions = [ Action.Create("Second Wind", Healing (DieRoll.Create(1, 10, 12)), 1) ]) [/CODE] It could spend its action trying to break your grapple, but I didn't bother coding that up because it's a losing strategy: it spends its action without attacking, probably fails to break the grapple, and if it does break the grapple and stand up the fighter just re-imposes it again next round and gets a free attack. However, if you want to add grapple-breaking to the script's AI, feel free! Burly Brutus has a pencil moustache too BTW. If you find that incongruity disturbing, he just laughs evilly and twirls it. I made another thread for discussing the cage match: [URL]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?513171-Crossbow-Expert-Sharpshooter-vs-Defensive-Duelist-in-a-cage-match[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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