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Grappling with an Unorthodox Concept

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Grappling is a fun and unique mechanic which people often tailor their characters around. Commonly the Goliath Barbarian or perhaps warrior is a popular choice, for a number of obvious reasons. However due to me liking to raise the bar for a number of ridiculous reasons I would like to put forward my favorite alternative. The Bugbear Sorcerer Grappler. Yes... sounds ridiculous doesn't it? Grappling Refresh Ok so first things first, lets refresh our memories as to the grappling rules. As taken from a terrific post by Ktkenshinx on grappling from Enworld , lets have a look at the basics: Grappling is a "special melee attack". To grapple a target, you must "use the Attack action" to then make your special melee attack (the grapple). From an RAW perspective, the "Multiattack" ability of monsters cannot enable multiple grapples because it is its own action type. If you have multiple attacks for the Attack action, you can replace as many of them ...

Divining the Perfect Gift this Christmas

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Looking for a fun holiday present to get a fellow gamer, significant other, your overworked DM, or even yourself? Well look no further!! The hobby of tabletop gaming has a large number of resources available from mini's to maps, supplements to subscriptions, books to bags, and even dice to dresses.    In the spirit of honesty, I have no affiliation with any of these products or companies, apart from having purchased almost everything on this list and personally recommending them as great resources which I have enjoyed using.   For Newer Players/DM's To begin with, if you are contemplating jumping into the world of D&D, there's no other gift i could recommend more highly than the 5e Starter Se t. Its where my family and I started and gave us hours of enjoyment for a little over $25aud. The next item newer players will most likely want to invest in would be a 7 piece dice set. Chessex would most likely be the default brand, with a large range of col...