1 of 1- marctabyanan
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Grappling?
Folks, how do you handle grappling in BoL?
In particular, I'm looking for a way to handle creatures that may want to grab a Hero, and then do other things to him or her. In other games, I've seen contest rolls against something like Strength, where both sides roll and the one who succeeds the most wins. I've looked through the rules and can't find that mentioned anywhere (if it is there and I missed it, I apologize...)
Anyway, how about this: If a creature wants to grapple with a Hero, it must first make a successful attack. It can then attempt to grapple by having the creature and the hero roll against attack (creature) and defense (Hero). If they both fail, no grapple. If the creature fails, no grapple. If the Hero fails but the creature succeeds, it has grappled. If they both succeed, and the Hero ties or succeeds by more, no grapple. If they both succeed and the creature succeeds by more, the creature has grappled. On the next turn, it can try to do whatever with the Hero (swallow them, bash them, etc.)
- roryb
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Re: Grappling?
I would go with something simpler. BoL generally eschews contested rolls in place of modifiers. I would choose an appropriate career (or melee) to + Str - opponents’ Defense as a modifier. Other modifiers like for each category of size difference might be appropriate, but generally strength should do it. To break the grapple, the hero would have to do the reverse, roll vs. opponents’ STR.
While grappled, a creature can be granted a bonus for doing things, or inflict STR per round damage until the grapple is broken.