How often does the grapple mechanic come up in your game?

[Bullgrit]

How often does the grapple mechanic come up in your game?

Also note if your group has a character specifically "built" to use this action?

Bullgrit

 

[diaglo]

one of the PCs in the party is built on the grapple mechanic.

 

[Jdvn1]

It comes up every once in a while, especially against casters.

 

[ForceUser]

I use a lot of big, strong monster such as trolls and dire bears. Grapple comes up frequently.

 

[Khayman]

In our Pirate campaign, we're travelling to the Isle of Dread (yes, THE Isle of Dread). You'd be surprised how many tentacular sea beasties and killer vines are out there. I'm praying for dinosaurs right about now.

 

[Pinotage]

Often, particularly at higher levels or for monks. Of course, there's Evard's Black Tentacles as well, and monsters with improved grab are a dime a dozen. Not every combat, but very often.

Pinotage

 

[Blaque]

The DM in our current game likes to sick htings that grapple us for some damned reason. Obviously, the various casters are none too happy 'bout it.

Stuff.

 

[Fiery James]

Not to butt in to Bullgrit's thread, but just wondering --

For those who use the grapple mechanic frequently, do you have a BattleBox? Do you use the grapple info card from that?

(I never used grappling in my game until I had that card... just wondering if it's been useful for others).

Now back to your regularly scheduled postings.

- James

 

[Lord Mhoram]

I use grapple frequently, but as I had mentioned in the Trip thread, I am playing a Monk that is a master of all forms of combat, so he has most of the Improved this or that.

Being a Goliath doesn't hurt for grapple checks either.

 

[DragonLancer]

When I'm DMing grapples rarely happen as I find that grapples while good from a DM point of view are a pain in the backside for players.

In an Eberron game I'm playing in we went through about four sessions in a row where we ran into big beasties with improoved grapple. My warforged Fighter/Juggernaut was grabbed everytime and I just sat back and resigned myself to being out of the fight, which was pretty much the case.