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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bento" data-source="post: 2933946" data-attributes="member: 36597">Grapple is not that simple.  Page 156 of the PHB:Step 1: Attack of Opportunity - you provoke an AoO from your target.  If the AoO deals damage you fail.  If the AoO misses or fails to deal damage you go to step 2.Step 2: Grab - you make a melee touch attack to grab the target. If you fail your attempt to grapple failes.  If you succeed...Step 3: Hold - you make opposed grapple checks as a free action.  If you succeed, you and the target are now grappling and you can deal damage.  If you lose you fail to start grapple.Step 4: Maintain Grapple - each succeeding round you must first make an opposed grapple check before you can take an action while grappling, including moving the target, drawing a light weapon and others.Last March on the WoTC site they spent four weeks going through all the particulars on grappling. <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050301a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050301a</a>Hussar, if you're making an opposed attack role to determine a grapple then you're using a house rule and not the PHB.</blockquote>