Ranged attacks into a grapple?

[Hypersmurf]

The rule is right here, under Combat Modifiers --- Armor Class Modifiers. Check the table.

Right, but it says "Roll randomly to determine..."

If we say "There's a 50% chance of hitting the halfling, and a 50% chance of hitting the dragon", that's rolling randomly.

If we say "There's a 10% chance of hitting the halfling, and a 90% chance of hitting the dragon", that's still rolling randomly.

The rule on the table doesn't specify how the random determination is weighted.

-Hyp.

 

[Kask]

Forked from: Running a marilith - strategy

[On making a ranged attack into a grapple, and another poster's statement that the attacker is 50 percent likely to hit either grappler.]
That's a house rule, obviously. Does anybody know if the chances are specified anywhere?

I've used the same rule through many editions for over 30 years and it works. About the only change is % based on relative size.