As the rules are written an attack with the grab ability will not get a free action to attempt a grapple unless the damage overcomes the tempororay hit points granted by the force ward.
Last night a creature attacked our kineticist with a tentacle like tendril which did little damage but has tbe grab ability. It would seem that the intent here is the damage is negligible but the grab is the real danger.
So my question is how does the force ward prevent a free grapple combat manoeuvre but have no effect on a grapple made as a standard action?
