Dodging While Grappling

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Originally Posted by Captain Joy

I stand corrected. But is it still not reduce by encumbrance?

Yes, but not at the same rate (see 4e Basic p 17).

Originally Posted by Captain Joy

If it is, my argument still stands.

A person grappling you doesn't count as encumbrance, unless you have more than twice their ST so they don't stop you from moving away completely and dragging them along with you (4e Basic p 370), in which case, sure the encumbrance lowers Dodge, but otherwise, no.