May I get a rule clarification on the Swallow-Spike Armor Property Rune?
The situation: Player gets grabbed, but not swallowed whole. Are they able to use the reaction and the first part of the damage, or do they need to be swallowed to activate the reaction?
Activate [reaction] envision (attack); Trigger You become grabbed, restrained, or otherwise held immobilized in a creature's grasp, such as by being engulfed or swallowed; Effect Your armor suddenly grows spikes, attacking the triggering creature. The armor makes a melee attack with an attack modifier of +14 that deals 2d6 piercing damage. If the creature is swallowing or engulfing you, the attack deals an additional 1d6 damage, and damage from this attack can cut you free if it equals or exceeds the Rupture value of the immobilizing ability. This attack gets an item bonus to the attack roll equal to the armor's item bonus to your AC and an item bonus to damage equal to double that amount.
One side of the group sees the example in the text as inclusive. The text is that the trigger is requisites are satisfied, and the second part of the trigger of being engulfed or swallowed is an example of conditions.
The 2d6 would go off, but the second effect of 1d6 would not be triggered.The other side reads the text as exclusionary. You become grabbed, restrained, etc. BECAUSE OF being swallowed or engulfed. Thus, you can not use the reaction due to not satisfying the triggering effect.
I appreciate your feedback.