Nefarion Xid
2009-01-08, 04:44 PM
Suppose a Wizard were wearing Giant Gloves (AV, page 133) which have the property "Gain a +3 item bonus to grab attack rolls. Would that benefit apply to attacks made by the spell Bigby's Grasping Hands?
Intuition says, "no" since the wizard isn't actually using the Grab Attack (as a standard action) but just making grab attacks by proxy. Still, the magical hands are themselves making grab attacks under the direct control of the wizard.
Obviously, I doubt this was an intended function of the item as-written. But, I'm interested to hear what people have to say about this either way.
Intuition says, "no" since the wizard isn't actually using the Grab Attack (as a standard action) but just making grab attacks by proxy. Still, the magical hands are themselves making grab attacks under the direct control of the wizard.
Obviously, I doubt this was an intended function of the item as-written. But, I'm interested to hear what people have to say about this either way.