Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Alpha_Nerd 10-19-06, 11:28 PM	If my ally is a Marshal with the Art of War minor aura, and I cast Evard's Black Tentacles as a wizard, do I add his aura effect to the grapple check I make with the spell?
paigeoliver 10-19-06, 11:40 PM	No you don't. The Marshall Art of War aura doesn't do anything for grapples, it effects disarm, trip, bull rush, and sunder attempts. Secondary no, because there is not a single Marshall aura that effects making a grapple check. A grapple check is not a strength check or a skill roll, and no marshall auras mention grapple checks, therefore you can't get a marshall aura on a grapple check. Third no because the spell specifies that the tentacles make the grapple check. The tentacles are not intelligent allies that can understand your marshall, therefore they couldn't benefit from the aura even if it did help grapples. Paige, who has a 6th level Art of War marshall.