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<blockquote data-quote="Marauder" data-source="post: 333576" data-attributes="member: 1220">Hi all,I couldn't help but wonder - is a Mohrg's tongue attack really a Touch Attack? The MM and SRD entries seem to follow the same format as other Touch Attacks, but I don't see how it's tongue can hit a PC's armour and induce paralysis from that... I would think that it would have to touch flesh to cause paralysis, and this would mean a normal attack roll. Of course, it has Improved Grab so should it succeed at a grapple check after grappling I could rule that it hit with its tongue, dealing no damage but forcing a Fort save to avaoid paralysis (at which point it's next grapple check would be a coup de grace should they succumb, in which it snaps the unfortunate PC's neck should they fail the Fort save to avoid instant death).I know I'm free to house rule this, but if I do will that affect it's CR of 8 and, if so, by how much?Thoughts? - and thanks in advance for any suggestions!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marauder, post: 333576, member: 1220"] Hi all, I couldn't help but wonder - is a Mohrg's tongue attack really a Touch Attack? The MM and SRD entries seem to follow the same format as other Touch Attacks, but I don't see how it's tongue can hit a PC's armour and induce paralysis from that... I would think that it would have to touch flesh to cause paralysis, and this would mean a normal attack roll. Of course, it has Improved Grab so should it succeed at a grapple check after grappling I could rule that it hit with its tongue, dealing no damage but forcing a Fort save to avaoid paralysis (at which point it's next grapple check would be a coup de grace should they succumb, in which it snaps the unfortunate PC's neck should they fail the Fort save to avoid instant death). I know I'm free to house rule this, but if I do will that affect it's CR of 8 and, if so, by how much? Thoughts? - and thanks in advance for any suggestions! [/QUOTE]

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