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<blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 1535714" data-attributes="member: 6875">Not according to the SRD, nor the MM.&nbsp; MM1 page 176, under &quot;creating a lycanthrope&quot;, says:&nbsp; &quot;Gear&quot; means far more than just armor and weapons.&nbsp; Want to buy armor?&nbsp; magic items?&nbsp; food?&nbsp; Got to stop being a &quot;monster&quot;, and look normal for the benefit of the nice little superstitious villagers.&nbsp; See above.&nbsp; Also, to avoid detection by Rangers with the favored enemy choice &quot;lycanthrope&quot;.&nbsp; Because the target has a high DR, and your natural weapons cannot penetrate it?&nbsp; Because the target is REALLY big (as in, gargantuan or more)?&nbsp; Right, size large.&nbsp; Which means a 5' wide corridor, ~10' tall (typical castle/dungeon corridor, in other words), will result in your being Squeezed.&nbsp; And god forbid you go into a kobold nest ... where the BIG corridors are 5' wide and only 5' tall.&nbsp; That is even WORSE for you.&nbsp; Smallfry don't tend to make big, wide corridors so that it's easier for the big guys to come inside and slaughter them.&nbsp; Silent Teleport - end of grapple.&nbsp; Already active Lutzaen's Frequent Jaunt - end of grapple.&nbsp; Mestil's Acid Sheath up and running - grapple me all you want, sucker, I hope you're immune to acid!&nbsp; And so on.&nbsp; Spellcasters of 13th or higher level have plenty of ways to either get out of a grapple, or make the grappler regret their decision ...&nbsp; And the Mineral Warrior (DR 8/adamantine, +1 LA) loves that.&nbsp; A simple adamantine dagger does wonders.&nbsp; Or the cleric, with Righteous Might running (and DR 15/good or 15/evil), who likes your choice to grapple even more.&nbsp; Your strength damage bonus is more than overrun by damage reductions like that - damage reductiosn you could overcome with a weapon, but not typically with a natural attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pax, post: 1535714, member: 6875"] Not according to the SRD, nor the MM. MM1 page 176, under "creating a lycanthrope", says: "Gear" means far more than just armor and weapons. Want to buy armor? magic items? food? Got to stop being a "monster", and look [b]normal[/b] for the benefit of the nice little superstitious villagers. See above. Also, to avoid detection by Rangers with the favored enemy choice "lycanthrope". Because the target has a high DR, and your natural weapons cannot penetrate it? Because the target is REALLY big (as in, gargantuan or more)? Right, size large. Which means a 5' wide corridor, ~10' tall (typical castle/dungeon corridor, in other words), will result in your being Squeezed. And god forbid you go into a kobold nest ... where the BIG corridors are 5' wide and only 5' tall. [b]That[/b] is even WORSE for you. Smallfry don't tend to make big, wide corridors so that it's easier for the big guys to come inside and slaughter them. [i]Silent Teleport[/i] - end of grapple. Already active [i]Lutzaen's Frequent Jaunt[/i] - end of grapple. [i]Mestil's Acid Sheath[/i] up and running - grapple me all you want, sucker, I hope you're immune to acid! And so on. Spellcasters of 13th or higher level have [b]plenty[/b] of ways to either get out of a grapple, or make the grappler [i]regret[/i] their decision ... And the Mineral Warrior (DR 8/adamantine, +1 LA) loves that. A simple adamantine dagger does wonders. Or the cleric, with Righteous Might running (and DR 15/good or 15/evil), who likes your choice to grapple even [i]more[/i]. Your strength damage bonus is [b]more[/b] than overrun by damage reductions like that - damage reductiosn you could overcome with a weapon, but not [i]typically[/i] with a natural attack. [/QUOTE]

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