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<blockquote data-quote="moxcamel" data-source="post: 5463526" data-attributes="member: 67954">Not true at all.&nbsp; The game world logic is just fine.&nbsp; If I want a game where the rules == game logic, then I'll play a war game.&nbsp; I play D&amp;D because it's a game of imagination.&nbsp; Once you start insisting that the mechanic--whether it be powers or skills or whatever--has a 1:1 correlation with the in-game world, you aren't playing a role-playing game anymore, you're war gaming.In this situation, my recommendation would be to use your imagination.&nbsp; If the grab fails, I would say that the toad managed to jump out of your hands or somehow evade you.&nbsp; Not unrealistic at all, considering he's now a tiny amphibian, and your character is likely dressed in armor, gauntlets, carrying a weapon and possibly a shield.&nbsp; Even if you're not encumbered by armor, there's likely a chaotic battle going on around you, and perhaps the toad has leapt in between your legs or something.&nbsp; These are all very plausible explanations that avoid the stricltly mechanical explanation simply failing a grab check.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moxcamel, post: 5463526, member: 67954"] Not true at all. The game world logic is just fine. If I want a game where the rules == game logic, then I'll play a war game. I play D&D because it's a game of imagination. Once you start insisting that the mechanic--whether it be powers or skills or whatever--has a 1:1 correlation with the in-game world, you aren't playing a role-playing game anymore, you're war gaming. In this situation, my recommendation would be to use your imagination. If the grab fails, I would say that the toad managed to jump out of your hands or somehow evade you. Not unrealistic at all, considering he's now a tiny amphibian, and your character is likely dressed in armor, gauntlets, carrying a weapon and possibly a shield. Even if you're not encumbered by armor, there's likely a chaotic battle going on around you, and perhaps the toad has leapt in between your legs or something. These are all very plausible explanations that avoid the stricltly mechanical explanation simply failing a grab check. [/QUOTE]

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