GM Screen error?

[Mark Solino]

On the GM Screen (both print and pdf versions), under Armor Class Modifiers, there is a footnote for grappling defenders that they lose their Dex bonus to AC...is this true? If not, shouldn't it be corrected?

Thanks in advance.

[Byakko]

From the FAQ

Quote:

Grapple: There are some contradictions between the various rules on grappling. What is correct?

To sum up the correct rules:

1) Grappling does not deny you your Dex bonus to AC, whether you are the grappler or the target.

2) A grappled creature can still make a full attack.

3) Being pinned does not make you flat-footed, but you are denied your Dex bonus.

Update: Page 195—In Table 8–6: Armor Class Modifiers, in the entry for Grappling, delete the superscript “1” after the +0 in the Melee and Ranged columns. In the third footnote, change “flat-footed and cannot add his Dexterity bonus” to “denied its Dexterity bonus”

Update: Page 201—In the If You Are Grappled section, in the fourth sentence, change “any action that requires only one hand to perform” to “any action that doesn’t require two hands to perform.” In the fourth sentence, change “make an attack with a light or one-handed weapon” to “make an attack or full attack with a light or one-handed weapon”

Update: Page 568—In the Pinned condition, in the second sentence, change “flat-footed” to “denied its Dexterity bonus."

[Mark Solino]

Thanks! So it is an error on the GM screen. I guess I can understand Paizo not printing up a bunch of new (corrected) screens until the current batch is sold through, but how much work is involved in correcting the pdf version?

[Skylancer4]

Mark Solino wrote:

Thanks! So it is an error on the GM screen. I guess I can understand Paizo not printing up a bunch of new (corrected) screens until the current batch is sold through, but how much work is involved in correcting the pdf version?

To be more precise, it is an error in the rules which was printed on the screens. The FAQ references pages of the rule book.

As for correcting the PDF, chances are they probably wouldn't do that until they were in the process of getting new screens printed. At least that seems to be how previous products were treated. The print and PDF tend to be treated as the same product.