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The Tetori monk archetype states in its Graceful Grappler ability that a tetori monk gains the Grab special attack with its unarmed strikes.
The universal monster rules state that a creature with the Grab special attack gets a +4 bonus on combat maneuvers made to start and maintain a grapple.
This bonus, I believe, is to make up for the fact that most monsters don't get Improved/Greater Grapple as feats (because of the IUS requirement), so instead they just get a nice boost to their CMB when using their special attacks to put them on-par with a humanoid doing the same thing.
So my question is, does an 8th level tetori monk with the Grab special attack gain an additional +4 bonus to all his grapple checks? (Putting him at +16 for his grapple checks without Str/Dex, between monk level+Improved Grapple/Greater Grapple bonus feats and the Grab attack).
So my question is, does an 8th level tetori monk with the Grab special attack gain an additional +4 bonus to all his grapple checks?
Yes.
IUS requirement?
The vampire and succubus sound like good candidates for the Grab special attack considering there primary feeding methods, im curious as to why they dont have it.
A tetori monk vamp... sounds like my party's next sub boss encounter.
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IUS requirement?
The vampire and succubus sound like good candidates for the Grab special attack considering there primary feeding methods, im curious as to why they dont have it.
A tetori monk vamp... sounds like my party's next sub boss encounter.
Improved Unarmed Strike. It's a requirement for Improved Grapple, but monsters wouldn't take it because they have natural attacks.
Ahh... ok
Thanks