Decisive Strike and Grapples? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Cadwyn

03-31-07, 10:03 PM
Would it be much of a stretch to let a character use his Decisive Strike (PHB2 monk variant) in a grapple by taking a -2 on the grapple check?

I know this isn't in the ruling, so there is no idea of reminding me, I just want to know if it would be game-breaking or actually working...
HarlequinHelsing

03-31-07, 11:53 PM
At first level, yes, you could do this, but you'd take a -2 penalty on decisive strike and an additional -4 for grappling, for a total of -6. Good luck.
Cadwyn

04-01-07, 07:17 PM
Ah, what I meant was as in damage opponent, not an attack
HarlequinHelsing

04-02-07, 12:07 AM
Well, unless I've been playing completely wrong for 3 years now, you need to attack to deal damage. Anyway, if I understand what you're asking, yes, you can, and it'd follow the same rules as decisive strike.
Cadwyn

04-02-07, 07:23 PM
there is an option in grapples called Damage opponent, basically a grapple check and if you (attacker) wins, you damage your opponent with damage = your unarmed damage
HarlequinHelsing

04-02-07, 10:21 PM
There's also an option called attack opponent.