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2012-10-26, 04:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Grapple, Drag, Climb, and Stealth (Pathfinder)
So, I'm planning a Halloween game, and I want it to be a little scary. After breezing through the SRD, I found the Moss Troll, and I thought to myself "Perfect. What's scarier than something hiding up in the trees, and reaching out to grab you."
But there are a bunch of fairly complex mechanics involved, so I just wanted to make sure I understand how it works.
First- stealth and climbing. A moss troll has a climb bonus of +11, and, since it has a climb speed, can always take ten on climb checks. In addition, an accelerated move check allows it, for a minus five penalty, to move at double it's climb speed (so, in trees, sixty feet). Apparently this is still only a move action based on
Originally Posted by d20srd
Originally Posted by d20srd
Now, stealth. Fairly straightforward- being up in the trees provides concealment, which lets him make the check, he moves at half speed, so back down to thirty feet as a move action. here he actually has to make the check, since you can't take ten on an opposed check (I believe?).
Now, questions that I don't have an answer for yet- does grappling give you any sort of penalty on a climb check? Or climbing on the grapple check? Is it actually possible to grapple while climbing?
You need both hands free to climb, but you may cling to a wall with one hand while you cast a spell or take some other action that requires only one hand
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2012-10-26, 08:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Grapple, Drag, Climb, and Stealth (Pathfinder)
As mentioned in the quoted section, this is limited to land speed, or 30 feet. Accelerated climbing is therefore irrelevant for a moss troll in trees.
Now, questions that I don't have an answer for yet- does grappling give you any sort of penalty on a climb check? Or climbing on the grapple check? Is it actually possible to grapple while climbing?
Makes me think maybe not, although perhaps the troll could yank them up into the tree, render them unconscious, and then carry them off, treating them at that point as a carried object, rather than a grapplee?Originally Posted by d20PFSRD GrappleProjects: Homebrew, Gentlemen's Agreement, DMPCs, Forbidden Knowledge safety, and Top Ten Worst. Also, Quotes and RACSD are good.
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