Post/Author/DateTime	Post
LGMoses 12-29-06, 10:15 PM	PC 1 wants to attack Orc 1 who is in a grapple with PC 2. He attacks with his sword. Are there any special rules that apply? Is there a chance that he hits his friend? what all applies?
jaelis 12-29-06, 10:38 PM	There's no chance to hit his ally. The orc is denied his dexterity bonus. That's about it, unless the grapplers are also prone, in which case the orc takes a -4 penalty to AC. If the orc is pinned, he takes a -4 penalty to AC and his Dex mod is treated as -5.
Steevo 12-29-06, 11:06 PM	There's a 50/50 chance of hitting PC 2 if PC 1 were attacking with a ranged weapon, unless I'm gravely mistaken. Melee weapons function normally. In fact, as jaelis pointed out, the orc is denied his dex bonus because he's in a grapple, so PC 1 is actually at an advantage.
LGMoses 12-30-06, 11:39 PM	can neone point out anything with like page numbers in the phb?
ibayboy 12-31-06, 01:28 AM	PHB pg155-157
Plothos 12-31-06, 01:58 AM	PHB 151, table 8-6, footnote 3 applies to raged attacks against a grappler, but not to melee.
LGMoses 12-31-06, 10:56 AM	thanks, this had been driving me nuts.