What Happens When An Entangled Monk Dimension Doors?

[mattcolville]

If my monk is entangled by a spell effect, or grappled by someone, can I use Abundant Step to escape? Basically teleporting out of the grapple?

 

[isoChron]

Sure. Why not. It's a supernatural ability that needs a standard action to activate. No concentration checks or the like.

 

[mattcolville]

Sure. Why not. It's a supernatural ability that needs a standard action to activate. No concentration checks or the like.

I don't know, ask my GM.

 

[the Jester]

I, too, say yes to this.

 

[Drowbane]

If my monk is entangled by a spell effect, or grappled by someone, can I use Abundant Step to escape? Basically teleporting out of the grapple?

Yep, thats pretty much what its for.

 

[Infiniti2000]

If my monk is entangled by a spell effect, or grappled by someone, can I use Abundant Step to escape? Basically teleporting out of the grapple?

There are two ways to adjudicate grappling.

1. You can only perform those actions explicitly listed.

2. You can perform any action unless explicitly disallowed.

If your DM follows #1, then you need to find the action listed from the following link in order to perform it.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialAttacks.htm#grapple

However, this is trivially rejected with simple example: any dragon with snatch. The rules denote a case of breathing on a victim snatched in the mouth (no reflex save), but that case would be impossible under the above interpretation (breathing not being listed). Thus, #1 cannot be correct. So, your DM is wrong and should allow you to use Abundant Step.

 

[mattcolville]

There are two ways to adjudicate grappling.

1. You can only perform those actions explicitly listed.

2. You can perform any action unless explicitly disallowed.

If your DM follows #1, then you need to find the action listed from the following link in order to perform it.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialAttacks.htm#grapple

However, this is trivially rejected with simple example: any dragon with snatch. The rules denote a case of breathing on a victim snatched in the mouth (no reflex save), but that case would be impossible under the above interpretation (breathing not being listed). Thus, #1 cannot be correct. So, your DM is wrong and should allow you to use Abundant Step.

That's a clever bit of reasoning. I'll use that! Thanks!

 

[questbreaker]

a monk trying to weasel out of a grapple?! for shame...

 

[robberbaron]

The monk disappears and reappears elsewhere, perhaps after a successful Concentration check.

 

[Infiniti2000]

The monk disappears and reappears elsewhere, perhaps after a successful Concentration check.

Definitely not. No concentration check needed. You either allow the action or you don't, but don't gimp the Supernatural ability for no reason.