Questions tagged [grapple]
For questions about grappling — wrestling, or engaging in unarmed, nonlethal combat where the goal is often to incapacitate, restrain, or pin rather than kill one's opponent. Some systems may also refer to this as grabbing.
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Can a controlled mount escape a grapple? (2024)
A grappled creature can use its action to escape.
A controlled mount can take only three action options: Dash, Disengage, and Dodge.
If a creature grapples a controlled mount can the mount attempt to ...
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Can a controlled mount escape a grapple? (2014)
A grappled creature can use its action to escape.
A controlled mount can take only three action options: Dash, Disengage, and Dodge.
If a creature grapples a controlled mount can the mount attempt to ...
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Can you grapple and bind somebody with a Rope or Manacles, or do you need more hands free?
In D&D 5e 2024, mundane items have rules. I would consider these rules to be just an example of how they can be used (surely, a rope can be used for other tasks, besides binding an unwilling ...
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Do thrasher tails function any time you are grabbed?
Thrasher tails are a rare, clockwork prosthetic option that grant a reaction with the trigger "you are grabbed." The reaction describes the tail coming off in the hands of the grabber, ...
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How does blindness impact grappling?
According to the 2024 PHB, Grapple is described under Unarmed Strike as follows:
Whenever you use your Unarmed Strike, choose one of the following
options for its effect:
Grapple. The target must ...
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Is there any creature whose grapple cannot be broken by forced movement?
I know that forced movement breaks the grappled condition if the grappled creature is moved out of the reach of the grappler.
Are there any rules or monster stat blocks where being grappled makes you ...
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What counts as an attack for the Fiery Body spell
I am currently playing a Fire/Earth Wrestler Kineticst and am potentially looking at the Furnace Form impulse. When trying to read more about the Fiery Body spell, two lines stand out as both ...
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What is a "grapple's range"?
The rules on Grappling (PHB'24 p367) say this for ending a grapple (emphasis mine)
Ending a Grapple. A Grappled creature can use its action to make a
Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) ...
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Can a monster substitute its Multiattack Action with the Unarmed Strike Grapple option when using Multiattack?
In a recent session, the question came up of whether a monster, in this case a Werewolf, could make multiple grapple attempts as part of its Multiattack. As I understand it the Multiattack feature is ...
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Best way to combo Spike Growth + Grappling?
Ever since I saw the new Grappler feat in the 2024 version of 5e, I've been thinking of ways to combo it with Spike Growth. Cheese Grinding enemies in a Spike Growth isn't a new combo, but usually it ...
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Do you need to make an Unarmed Strike attack roll to Grapple or Shove?
The rules for Unarmed Strike say:
You make a melee attack that involves using your body to deal one of the following effects:
Damage. You make an attack roll against the creature, and on a hit, you ...
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Can creatures with reach move a grappled creature within their reach?
This question was prompted by these questions from 2014:
Can you grapple-drag someone out of a grapple?
How much can a grappler with reach move a grappled creature inside its reach?
In 2014, ...
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Can two characters move further by grappling each other under the new rules?
Is it possible for two player characters to move as a group by taking turns grappling each other?
Assuming a 30' speed for each player (each with the Grappler feat), and no magic items, spells, or ...
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With the wording of Sanctuary, can you grapple while warded?
With the new wording for Sanctuary in the 2024 Player's Handbook it states that "the spell ends if the warded creature makes an attack roll, casts a spell or deals damage." With the idea of ...
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If a creature that is grappling another uses an ability to become invisible, what happens to the grabbed creature?
For example, an Adult Blue Dragon has a Legendary Action in which it can become invisible and use half of its speed.
If it does this while it has a character grabbed, the grabbed character will be ...
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