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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 2678671" data-attributes="member: 284">That's the problem.  The "RAW ONLY" thinking forces you to decipher things because it overcomplicates matters.   It doesn't really help you understand or  play the game (which to me is the main point of this forum).   Especially with the "If it ain't RAW it's a house rule" nonsense.  There can be more than one valid interpretation of the rules, and just because one doesn't happen to the most narrow application of  RAW doesn't make it a house rule.  That's just another way of dismissing anyone who tries to inject rational thought into the rules interpretation process (because if your calling it a house rule, your saying that discussing it doesn't belong in this forum).  Interpreting the rules involves more than just blind application of RAW.  It involves common sense, and critical thinking skills to determine how the rules are meant to be applied.  Like in this situation, where one section of the rules (grapples can be made as an AoO) overrides another part (it takes a free action to establish a Hold).   Not all the rules apply in every situation.</blockquote>