02-16-2023, 12:20 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Questions About Grappling
"If you have an empty hand, you can grab foes or their equipment. You must be in your opponent’s hex to try this." DFE 40.
What if a character or monster has reach 1 or more with his arms? Does it still need to be in it's opponents hex to initiate a grapple? "Pin: ... The fighter with the most free hands has +3." DFE 41. What constitutes a "free" hand for this? A hand not holding anything, including the foe? "Break Free: ... Your opponent gets +5 if grappling you with two hands or pinning you with one, +10 if pinning you with two." DFE 41. What does "grappling you with two hands" mean? Does it just mean both hands are not holding on to anything else (like a weapon) or do you have to make an attack and hit with both hands? Depending upon the answers, I may have some follow up questions. Many thanks in advance for assistance. |
02-16-2023, 04:14 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: L.I., NY
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Re: Questions About Grappling
My interpretation is that a free hand is one that isn’t holding anything or doing anything other than the opponent in question. Also that an opponent with reach greater than C can grapple at whatever reach their bare hand/limb/tentacle can reach.
You don’t have to roll two attacks to grapple with two hands, and I believe you can grab an already grappled opponent with another hand or release with a hand as a free action. So as long as the hands aren’t otherwise occupied, they count. |
02-16-2023, 05:29 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Re: Questions About Grappling
Thank you.
“ Attack or All-Out Attack: You can try if not pinned! Attacks must be unarmed or use reach “C” weapons.” DFE 41. If you are grappled by a beast at reach 1 are you still considered in close combat? Do the above restrictions on weapons you can use when grappled still apply? Can the long-armed foe freely step into close combat while maintaining its hold? If it maintains its grip, can it hold you at range 1? |
02-16-2023, 06:13 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Questions About Grappling
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It just doesn't seem plausible to me that you could grapple someone with a hand strapped to a shield. Too awkward. If a player can convince me otherwise then great. |
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02-16-2023, 07:53 PM | #5 | |
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02-16-2023, 07:59 PM | #6 | |
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03-10-2023, 06:03 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Re: Questions About Grappling
Does a quadruped’s jaw count as a single hand for grappling rules when the description says the beast can grapple with its bite?
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03-11-2023, 12:22 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: L.I., NY
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Re: Questions About Grappling
I don't think it's specified in DFRPG, but GURPS Martial Arts says that a bite from a foe with the same Size Modifier or lower counts as a one-handed grapple, and from a foes larger by 1 SM or more count as two hands. It seems like a good rule of thumb to me.
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03-11-2023, 08:38 PM | #9 |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Re: Questions About Grappling
Thanks! That is very useful information.
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