Entangle & Hit locations

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Refplace

I lean towards the grapple part. Reason being it is easier to wrap a whip or chain around a foot then to actually hit a foot.
Grapples are assumed to be two handed in GURPS and I think that is why they take half the penalty to hit. Becasue your trying to wrap a target rather then hit it directly. So it coulbe because your trying to hit with two limbs or just a bonus for the wrap effect.
EDIT: Note that further support of that rationale is that an extra arm gives a similar bonus. +2 to grapple for each extra arm.

On the other hand, a one-handed grapple gives many penalties (or lack of bonuses) to Contests in RAW grappling, but doesn't say "now you use striking penalties for hit location."

I think you hit it fully above (bolded).

Doug