Tetori Monk archetype at 8th Level, Question

[kevin_video]

From Ultimate Combat: "At 8th level, a tetori gains the grab special attack when using unarmed strikes, and can use this ability against creatures his own size or smaller by spending 1 point from his ki pool, or against larger creatures by spending 2 points from his ki pool."

Define "larger creatures". So if I'm a medium size dwarf tetori, if I spend 2 ki points, I have a chance to grapple a colossal-sized dragon? Or was this meant for a large creature like an ogre? Or maybe even a huge size creature.

[MacGurcules]

There's no size limit for a regular grapple. If you want to make the standard action attempt, you can do that to whatever you want without spending anything. Bigger monsters are just harder to succeed on.

The Grab ability lets you attempt to start a grapple for free when you hit with your unarmed strike. For monsters that have it, the Grab ability is usually limited to targets of the same size. Tetoris get to waive that restriction by paying extra ki.

So, yes, you can try to grapple a colossal dragon with grab, if you spend the ki. But you can also just grapple it like normal, regardless.