Can you cast while tie up / helpess?

[Sledge Hammer]

Developing grapple monk and wanted to know rules regarding casting while tied up/helpless. Concentration checks and restriction clear for grapple and pinned but not for tied up/helpless.

For Tied up I would assume that casting restrictions(no material or somatic plus no vocal if gagged) and concentration checks (10 + CMB + spell level as per pinned)would probably apply but not sure if specifically stated in rules.

[derpdidruid]

Your right as far as I can tell on the restrictions for having your hands tied and being gaged. Less they have silent spell, still spell and eschew materials you arnt going to be able to cast the spell. No concentration check. You simply can't cast less you meet all the criteria.

[Sledge Hammer]

derpdidruid wrote:

Your right as far as I can tell on the restrictions for having your hands tied and being gaged. Less they have silent spell, still spell and eschew materials you arnt going to be able to cast the spell. No concentration check. You simply can't cast less you meet all the criteria.

Agreed. But if they do have a mental only spell eg Silent Dimension Door what is the concentration check?

[Avoron]

Even if the target meets every criterion, they still must make a concentration check. (DC = 10 + CMB + spell level)

Casting Spells while Pinned wrote:

The only spells which can be cast while grappling or pinned are those without somatic components and whose material components (if any) you have in hand. Even so, you must make a concentration check (DC 10 + the grappler's CMB + the level of the spell you're casting) or lose the spell.

Tie Up wrote:

If you have your target pinned, otherwise restrained, or unconscious, you can use rope to tie him up. This works like a pin effect

[My Self]

derpdidruid wrote:

Your right as far as I can tell on the restrictions for having your hands tied and being gaged. Less they have silent spell, still spell and eschew materials you arnt going to be able to cast the spell. No concentration check. You simply can't cast less you meet all the criteria.

Even if it's mental-only, you can still take attacks of opportunity against it and force them to make an additional concentration check (assuming you're free to take attacks of opportunity). Unless it's silent, still, eschewed materials, and quickened. And they still need to make concentration checks because they're pinned/tied up.

[avr]

Note that if not gagged (& it's not something which needs to be wielded), command word activated items work just fine while you're tied up though.

[Sledgehammer]

Thanks for the clarification.

[Christopk-K]

Could you cast quickened spells with somatic components while gagged?