Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Hello, all. First time poster here and relatively new / inexperienced player. (Member on Beyond for years, but have only played about 15 sessions all time.) Apologies if this is asked and answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find quite what I was looking for.
Obviously the Fast Wrestler portion of the Grappler Feat does what it clearly states, but I'm wondering if there is an official clarification or general consensus on how moving *two* grappled creatures your size or smaller should be ruled (ie, whether moving two creatures *would* then cost extra movement). Additionally, if anyone would be so kind as to point to any rules wordage that helps support whatever position yours may be, that would be greatly appreciated (by both me and probably my DM, lol).
Naturally, as I am the grappling Monk here, you can probably guess which answer I'm hoping for. Lolol. But funnily enough, what makes the question pressing in the immediacy is not for offense, but for defense, as when we pick up our next session, I'm up in initiative order in a combat I'm afraid we can't handle (the party is split, because of course it is), and am hoping to grapple the two party members present and GTHeckO. (If they don't object, of course.)
In any case, nice to meet you guys and thank you so much in advance.
The relevant base rule is:
By this, if you're moving two grappled creatures, it costs you 2 extra feet per foot. (Your movement isn't halved.)
Grappler says:
You don't have to spend extra movement. No matter how many creatures you have grappled.
However, your DM may rule otherwise, and it's not unreasonable for them to do so -- there's an unwritten assumption that you're only grappling one creature at a time.
(They may also apply the encumbrance rules. Your monk presumably doesn't have a high strength, so you're likely to have problems if they do.)
I'd allow it, its not like martials are top of the power curve. And its cool as heck for a monk to grab two people drag them up a cliff and drop them.
@jI8e
Thank you for your input. The number of creatures grappled not mattering is indeed how *I* read the Grappler feat - and am hoping it will be ruled. But I also recognize my bias, as it is my own character trying to do the cool thing.
I don't anticipate encumbrance being an issue, as a firm clarification has been issued by designers, iirc. (Only size matters, hence only size being mentioned in the grappling calculations.) But I'm sure it will come up when I hit monk 9 and start trying to drag creatures up walls and across water. Lolol. (Hopefully I can circumvent that by acquiring some Boots of Striding and Springing.)
@SunIsGettingRealLow96589
Thank you for your replies!
We're about 10 sessions into the campaign and I'm rather attached to my lil Monk guy, so no going back now. Lol. The matter (dragging 2 around at once) just hasn't come up before. Oh, and fortunately 5.5 allows Monks to use Dex for grapple DCs.
Ah, I'm actually hoping to grapple my two present allies who have neither the speed nor disengage ability to escape what I think is an insurmountable threat (and the enemy is going right after my turn), then Focused Step of the Wind to both disengage and dash, and have us leave the situation entirely. But thank you for the suggestions!
Amen.