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  • @cheezeofages
    @cheezeofages 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Assurance doesn't suck. Several people have done the math and it's a guaranteed success on most enemies lower level than the party and ignores MAP. So not only does Assurance Athletics get you over most gaps and down most ledges with no check, against most enemies you can successfully use shoves, trips, and grapples on your third attack. Gain access to a Bola and you can Ranged Trip from up to 20ft away with no penalty and at no risk to check if you can auto trip. If you can auto-trip it's likely safe to try to auto-grapple the same enemy even though the DC targeted is different.
    It just sucks against big deal enemies, and even then you might have some luck if their save is low enough or they are debuffed from time to time. Plus all the other side benefits of the jumping and climbing and swimming stuff.

    • @Antipodeano
      @Antipodeano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My GM never runs weaker bad guys against us. So it sucks for us.

    • @DarkBunnyLord
      @DarkBunnyLord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Antipodeano Note it’s auto success on lower enemies but can also be auto success on debuffed enemies. Frightened and sickened if capable of being inflicted by the party can make even some higher level enemies good targets for an assurance grapple.

    • @JMa0820
      @JMa0820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@guldcat1619 No it doesn't. Assurance at lv 20 is a 10+20+8 = 38. The dragon has a fort dc of 47. If you can grab a creature with assurance, that creature is a joke.

    • @superguy183828
      @superguy183828 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JMa0820 it falls off for sure; best/pretty good at low level when your bonus from str modifier is less important

    • @vehemetipolygoniae2197
      @vehemetipolygoniae2197 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JMa0820 It is usefull against lower level foes, but i'm not sure if that makes it worth a feat slot

  • @kronosDking
    @kronosDking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I'm surprised to not see the Swashbuckler here. The Gymnast is perhaps the best grappler in the game using Derring-do.

    • @mrcorbak6793
      @mrcorbak6793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I never saw that, it's awesome

    • @Kilmoran
      @Kilmoran 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe he didn't reference advanced?

  • @cmeast
    @cmeast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Very nice guide, well put together.
    One suggestion for an ancestry - the Anadi has an unarmed piercing D6 fang attack that, with a 1st level ancestry feat, gains the Grapple and Trip traits.
    As for a class, the Swashbuckler class doesn't look like it does much for grappling at first glance, but it has a few things in it's favor that make it worth serious consideration.
    It has a feat, 'Agile Maneuvers' that reduces the MAP for grapple, shove and trip actions.
    The Gymnast style gives you panache for grappling and tripping, which gives you a few things for grapple. Panache grants you a +1 circumstance bonus to grapple checks. You can effectively get Titan Wrestler for free at 3rd level as you can take bonus athletic skill feats. You do additional damage to grappled opponents with your finisher. The best reason for a grapple Swashbuckler is the level 10 feat 'Derring-Do' - you get to roll twice for any grapple checks and take the better result! This can be applied to every check at no cost as long as you have panache. This also applies to tripping and shoving, so you get to really leverage your high athletics skill.

  • @yari4046
    @yari4046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "if your dm allows kobolds" no dm should ever dare take away my kobold, kobold nation unite!

  • @scottnolan2833
    @scottnolan2833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would love an update to this video (and build) in light of the new Wrestler archetype from Grand Bazaar.

  • @Aturnadagar
    @Aturnadagar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this video came before the updates to Heritage list, but Dhampir with Fangs feat can grapple with their fangs. Giving them the benefits of not needing a free hand and you can use any medium ancestry.

  • @CrimsonGM
    @CrimsonGM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Good stuff! Never thought of a a flurry ranger with a agile grapple weapon!
    Not sure if you're crowdsourcing ideas, but a similar guide around Feint would be interesting.

    • @PunsRDum
      @PunsRDum 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i would love a feint guide

  • @BestgirlJordanfish
    @BestgirlJordanfish ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the one way Rogues could become competent at grapples would be through a rules change I think kinda should be there anyways: Flat-footed should reduce Saving Throw DCs by -2 against activities with the Attack Trait. Basically if flat-footed, the trip, grapple, and disarm traits can become easier. Rogues can sometimes get more options to gain a combat advantage, so could be fun.

  • @NaskaRudd
    @NaskaRudd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You forgot the monk feat "Death Drop"!
    They make an athletics check to suplex a grabbed enemy, on a crit success it does 12d6 damage!

  • @PunsRDum
    @PunsRDum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You get a bonus to grapple checks with potency runes only if the weapon/unarmed attack has the grapple trait. Grapple is a skill check with the Attack trait, not an attack roll.
    It can work with feats like Combat Grab, where you grapple as part of a strike.

  • @teddiandersson6744
    @teddiandersson6744 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am building a Catfolk clawdancer swashbuckler gymnist that benefits greatly from grappling, so this video will help a lot!

  • @mrcorbak6793
    @mrcorbak6793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So glad you talked about the Ranger, that's exactly the build I would play if I was ranger (Although not with a Scorpion, I just love the constrictor Snake)

  • @williammclyr3330
    @williammclyr3330 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hellknight with chain order have some of the greatest features for grappling builds. Especially the greater benefit, which turnes failed escape check into critically failed. This basically forces enemies to use their first attack to escape, because otherwise they might fail the check and stuck grappled. For casters this is pure hell.

  • @peterb2245
    @peterb2245 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really liked your info, solid analysis. As mentioned above, Assurance in Athletics has it’s applications.
    Outtakes at the end was a nice touch.

  • @rafasiqalv
    @rafasiqalv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    On the penalties to enemies, there’s one possibility that’s maybe even harder to achieve than the perfect situation for your grapple with all the crits: having an enemy take a level 1 mutagen. Quicksilver mutagen would be good to Grapple, and Cognitive mutagen would be amazing to prevent an enemy escaping. It’s a penalty that’s neither circumstance, status nor item, so it stacks with anything you can do.
    The downside is: how to make an enemy take the mutagen? Unless they’re compelled in some way by magic/took it before combat starts, the best option is giving it to an unconscious creature, potentially making the Barbarian/Monk better options to combo with it.

    • @1dm564
      @1dm564  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Huh, that's a great though. I'm surprised I never though of that. As you said, I'd be surprised if you can ever pull it off, but it's a -2 untyped penalty which is huge.

  • @juggernautguy7442
    @juggernautguy7442 ปีที่แล้ว

    very helpful video. I am aware that it’s a mite outdated, but particularly lining up all of the sources of bonuses for athletics and penalties to fortitude was really helpful. I want to put together a spreadsheet or other organized comparison of all of the classes for grappling

  • @kryptonianguest1903
    @kryptonianguest1903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Azarketi Weapon Familiarity grants access to the Gillhook, a Reach weapon with Grapple. If your target can't attack past 5ft, a success on your grapple check is pretty much a critical success.

    • @1dm564
      @1dm564  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great catch! That's a very interesting interaction. I have to think as a GM, if a player did that to me, I'd be inclined to have the grappled creature attack the weapon. Might be super unfair to the player though.

  • @HyperShadic0
    @HyperShadic0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The beastkin heritage could be a good choice for grappling. The Dire Form feat that beastkin have access to at level 13 allows them to basically cast enlarge on themselves at will with no cooldowns or limitations. This allows them to grapple gargantuan creatures 2 levels before they can increase their Athletics proficiency to legendary. The extra reach can also be nice even after level 15. Since it's a heritage, you can even basically ignore the grappling size restrictions of small or tiny ancestries once you get to level 13.
    Lizardfolk have a similar feat, but they get it at level 17 and they're already of medium size by default.

    • @1dm564
      @1dm564  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a great idea, I've never looked at versatile heritages enough to have thought of that.

  • @Folomus
    @Folomus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much for sharing this video with us. Was great to see al the information organized in a single place.

  • @TigerGeorgeUK
    @TigerGeorgeUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very thorough and useful! And the kobold ranger stuff was great haha, very pathfinder

  • @GoblinKing2001
    @GoblinKing2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like catfolk fighter for grappler. I use the clawed catfolk heritage so it can either grapple or claw people with it’s paws, plus they’re agile so if you grapple an enemy the first round with one hand you only have a -4 on the second action to slash them. But since they’re now grappled you’re basically attacking at only a -2.
    Also if you have an enemy grabbed in each hand you can still attack with a bite of you take the Saberteeth ancestry feat. Grapple builds are a ton of fun.

  • @anthonyjohncalabria6106
    @anthonyjohncalabria6106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice, i had the image of your kobold ranger grappling a dragon out of flight... good job Sir!

  • @nooooooooope3809
    @nooooooooope3809 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    surprised to not see any of the wrestler archetype stuff mentioned

  • @chrishudson9539
    @chrishudson9539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A really good look at the grapple builds.

  • @Trashloot
    @Trashloot ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think you missed barreling charge with the barbarian. It is really useful to get in to the backline to grab enemy casters.

  • @tylerharms417
    @tylerharms417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad I found this channel, really great videos. Please make a sequel to this video doing a build guide on the wrestler archetype!

  • @comfortablegrey
    @comfortablegrey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent deep dive on a niche subject within the roleplaying community. Very strong for a first video! Subscribed.

  • @MrAnkheg
    @MrAnkheg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very good content and I just wanted to note that a bard with Inspire Competence can very easily aid you to have +4 circumstance bonus (at the price of their cantrips & a reaction).
    keep the good work

  • @kronosDking
    @kronosDking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Barbarian Instinct doesn't matter for grappling? I beg to differ.
    Animal Instinct lets you attack with weapons like Jaws and Horns which don't use your hands, thus keeping them open to grapple enemies without sacrificing damage that you would have otherwise sacrificed by going 1-handed or unarmed, and even use a shield in one of those hands if you want. If you choose Deer (the best animal), that's a d12 Reach weapon which doesn't use any hands.
    Animal Instinct is the MUST choice for any Barbarian who wants to grapple as a main tactic.

  • @tinear4
    @tinear4 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clinging Shadows stance is great, but RAW you aren’t allowed to take it unless you’ve already taken a first level Ki spell feat. For non-human characters, that’s a significant cost.

  • @BobHerzog1962
    @BobHerzog1962 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kineticists with Water or Earth can be suprisingly good at grapples. They can give themself a status bonus to Athletics by picking the right gate junction.

  • @rasleyforde2363
    @rasleyforde2363 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rogue for Grab and Stab still seens funny lol
    But awesome video! I was surprised in a positive way, I'm looking forward for more video!

  • @cheezeofages
    @cheezeofages 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8:48 your phrasing in a little weird here and might cause someone to misunderstand. Combat Grab doesn't let you "target either AC or Fort DC and deal damage while grabbing enemies". It let's you target AC using your weapon proficiency instead of targeting Fort DC with Athletics and deal damage while also grabbing the enemy. You can't target Fort DC with Combat Grab. If you want to target Fort DC you have to use Grapple normally.

  • @st0rmpr0of
    @st0rmpr0of 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! I really want to play a kobold ranger now. I would love to see an update to this video with the new Wrestler archetype.

  • @robertcarter9535
    @robertcarter9535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really well put together I’m a huge fan of barbarians from first edition… And to me looking over second edition barbarian feats they are not particularly well-suited to dishing out high damage but they are really good at grappling. Building a grappler never really appealed to me but I do like the way you explained everything maybe I’ll give it a try.

  • @SquirrelGamez
    @SquirrelGamez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just built a Human Barbarian - Animal Instinct (Ape) grappler, going for Wrestler Archetype from the Grand Bazaar.
    I expect awesomeness.

  • @jasonmed2119
    @jasonmed2119 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info

  • @natanoj16
    @natanoj16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love these deep dives into a single mechanic :D
    Could you make one for stealth/spotting as well?

  • @donnkasten4111
    @donnkasten4111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A good source of fear with no saving check is the bards 6lvl “dirge of doom”, 1action cantrip foes within 30 feet are frightened 1 for 1 round. Unlike demoralize they don’t become immune to it, and demoralizing all foes within 30 feet, will most likely aid the whole party.
    If you are already doing demoralize checks, and have a 14 charisma it might be worth multiclassing to pick it up at 12 lvl and auto-fear your targets.

  • @jetsetdizzy9433
    @jetsetdizzy9433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anadi from mwangi expanse with the Snaring Anadi heritage get a bite unarmed attack with grapple, trip and finesse!
    This lets them build a dex based grappler if you want.
    I'm trying to figure out a build of them with the new wrestler archetype that primarily fights in spider form.

  • @Rudipu
    @Rudipu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to see an update with the wrestler dedication :)

  • @SheppiTSRodriguez
    @SheppiTSRodriguez 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Top Tier content

  • @crovok
    @crovok 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fantastic. Great video

  • @scottnolan2833
    @scottnolan2833 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here is how I implemented that build:
    2 - Monk Dedication (give up fangwire, use fists); Intimidating Glare
    3 - Assurance (Athletics) (now use fists and bolas)
    4 - Crushing Grab ; Intimidating Prowess
    5 - Dragon’s Presence
    6 - Mature Animal Companion; Terrifying Resistance
    7 - Toughness
    8 - Ki Rush (monk); Battle Cry
    9 - Winglets
    10 - Incredible Companion; Terrified Retreat
    11 - Fleet
    12 - Champion Dedication; Quick Climb
    13 - Hatchling Flight
    14 - Specialized Companion; Aerobatics Mastery
    15 - Scare to Death
    16 - Clinging Shadows Initiate (monk); Cloud Jump
    17 - Wyrmling Flight
    18 - Deity’s Domain (Champion); Pickpocket
    19 - Incredible Scout
    20 - Double Prey; Subtle Theft

  • @feralpapertiger
    @feralpapertiger ปีที่แล้ว

    I made a Nagaji Grappler Monk Swimming Clinging Shadows to pull down and drown grappled foes, leveled up to 12.
    It's fashioned after the way Crocodiles don't actually bite their foes to death, but grapple-bite them and then drag them underwater and thrash around.
    The opener combo of Stance Savant,
    At low level, Cheezeofages is right, Assurance (athletics) is great for Athletics without MAP, but at level 7, retrain Assurance Athletics to Underwater Marauder.
    Then at 8, to enable Clinging Shadows, retrain Gorilla Stance to Ki Strike or Ki Rush.
    Replace Fey Influence: Faun sometime by level 15 when it no longer does anything for you, or negotiate with your DM for some better Fey Influence effects, because Rule of Cool. Tell them it's racist to only have Western European "Enchanted Forest" types of fey creatures, and tell them all about Qasim, the King of Crocodiles from India. Or those crocs in tutus in Fantasia.

  • @markschultz4236
    @markschultz4236 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A note on the monk's Clinging Shadows - you can't take it unless you already have Ki spells, so you've already got 2 focus points while you get it.
    I also think you'd dramatically undersold clinging shadows. It is, IMO, hands down the best grapple ability in 2e. As far as I can tell, they are the only attacks in the game with reach, grapple AND agile - the ultimate combo for grapple builds. Because you are actually grappling with your ki, rather than your free hand, you can grapple multiple enemies at the same time. The +2 to all grapple checks is just icing on the cake.

  • @scottnolan2833
    @scottnolan2833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would have like to seen the order in which your sample build took those feats. A bag o' feat is okay, but a build order would have been very useful.

  • @darkdragonsoul99
    @darkdragonsoul99 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wouldn't a lizardfolk actually be really good late game given they can actually be large with a feat which means they can grapple huge creatures

  • @cdn71
    @cdn71 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice!

  • @tfraenckel
    @tfraenckel ปีที่แล้ว

    You missed Heroism as a super easy status buff to athletics

  • @cykonetic
    @cykonetic ปีที่แล้ว

    one could use the Adopted Ancestry - Kobold to get that weapon?

  • @BobVosh
    @BobVosh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can you take dragon's presence and kobold weapon familiarity at level one?

  • @crispycakeproductions3535
    @crispycakeproductions3535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you make a guide on tripping, please?

    • @charless1145
      @charless1145 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's essentially this guide, with less feat support

  • @MrRedLord
    @MrRedLord 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Untamed druid. Invest in athletics intimidation and nature(herbalist/medicine). Intimidating prowess remove -4 so you can demoralize grapple and hit, or grapple fail , hit and trip/shove in lets say bear form. Equipment fuses in the form so remove the requirement for free hand, that other classes maybe struggle with if they have weapons in both hands

  • @TheIncoherentGamer
    @TheIncoherentGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I’m reading the rules right which I could not be. A cool thing with using a weapon like Fangwire for grappling is since it has the finesse trait you can use Dex instead of Strength

    • @1dm564
      @1dm564  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think that's quite right, unfortunately. The finesse trait says it works specifically for attack rolls, which are a specific type of check on CRB page 278. Grapple has the Attack *trait,* meaning it incurs multiple attack penalties, but it is not an attack *roll,* instead being an Athletics check. The difference is a bit subtle. You'd be free to house rule it differently though!

    • @LlamaBill
      @LlamaBill 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was possibly true before the two FAQs but is not the case anymore.

    • @meeseemeeseeks
      @meeseemeeseeks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe this has been changed. I was looking to trip people with a Whip Thief Rogue(since a whip is finesse and a thief uses DEX for damage) but the kind folks at r/Pathfinder2e let me know it doesn't work like that.
      That being said, I've seen many comments where people house rule it so weapons with finesse and trip trait use DEX instead of STR.

  • @tamadesthi156
    @tamadesthi156 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    so you are telling me that a bard with maestro and warrior muse could buff +7 to atheletics checks? nice

  • @tabunga4669
    @tabunga4669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    barbs brutal bully 6th lvl + monks crushing grab 2nd lvl = 3x your strength mod to dmg if you play a animal barb that has grapple a part of your attacks. really nasty

    • @tabunga4669
      @tabunga4669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm playing a goblin shark animal instinct. at 6th level I'm doing
      2d10 (+1 handwraps) +4 (str) +2 (weapon specialization) +4 (brutal bully) +4 (crushing grab).
      just seriously nasty on a crit and it's only 6th lvl

  • @tamadesthi156
    @tamadesthi156 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Videos about stacking bonuses are nice, but I don'T see someone grabbling multiple creatures without them breaking free. With bare hands okay maybe (if they are your size or smaller) but with a fangwire? How do you grapple another creature with it after you already caught one ?(without losing the first grapple)

  • @nemonomen3340
    @nemonomen3340 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Slightly better at 1.25x

  • @flameloude
    @flameloude 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many hmm lol

  • @Unikatze
    @Unikatze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excuse me? Assurance plain sucks?

    • @charless1145
      @charless1145 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not for mooks, and also it let's strong characters auto-succeed at *most* not-combat athletics

    • @Unikatze
      @Unikatze ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charless1145 Yeah, I was being pedantic :p