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

[enworldatemylogin]

The fact that the mechanic for grappling is still obtuse, even in 3.5 makes it an option almost never used by players. Monsters usually initiate it and I can't think of any session where we actually followed the published rules.

 

[TracerBullet42]

When you say 'beast wrestler' I don't suppose you're using the alternate ranger combat style from Dragon #326? (He asked hopefully.)

I sure am using it...and judging by your name it looks like you authored that part of the "class acts." Good stuff, man! Nice way to work in that concept without being a fighter or monk.

That character even earned himself a nickname..."The Bestler" (Thank Ready to Rumble for that one...)

 

[Soel]

Anyone have anymore details on this Battlebox? Sounds like a cool product...

 

[Baramay]

No wonder so many halflings become thieves,they are always getting grabbed. They need escape artist skills.

For player using grapple without the improved grapple feat, does the AoO often foil your attack? We had a player try to grapple a vampire dominated mage and the mage socked him in the kisser. -Wasted action!

 

[shilsen]

For player using grapple without the improved grapple feat, does the AoO often foil your attack? We had a player try to grapple a vampire dominated mage and the mage socked him in the kisser. -Wasted action!

You had a mage with Improved Unarmed Strike? Without it the mage wouldn't threaten and wouldn't be able to take an AoO.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Very often. One of the PCs is built for grappling but he has many other combat options too.

 

[Jaws]

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

It sure has helped. Plus the other cards in the BattleBox.


Peace and smiles

j.

 

[Jaws]

Anyone have anymore details on this Battlebox? Sounds like a cool product...

http://www.fierydragon.com/products/prod-bbox.htm

 

[Myrkveth]

Almost exclusively in-party

We use it infrequently, but is almost exclusively between party members who have strongly differing ideas about something we found.

Once it was a grapple between the soft-hearted cleric and the pragmatic rogue over whether we should give our healing pitions to a bunch of torture victims we found who were all low-level gwats with 1-2 hp, but had been tortured. The cleric tried to give the potions to the commoners so that could make it to safety without us while the rogue tried to prevent it because we desperately needed the healing for the rest of our mission.

The same pair fought over possession of an "evil" arcane spellbook when the rogue/sorcerer wanted access to the spells in the book but the cleric tried to destroy the book because we wrested it from an evil wizard. That one broke the party.

 

[Mystery Man]

A least once or twice every session for me. The nastiest grappler I've run so far has got to be the marilith. Hit, grapple, squeeze, render unconscious. Rinse and repeat.