Escape Artist
Your training allows you to slip bonds and escape from grapples.
Check
| Restraint | DC | Action/Time | Try Again? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rope/bindings | Binder’s CMB +20 | 1 minute | Yes, unless DC is > 20 + your Escape Artist bonus |
| Net, animate rope spell, command plants, control plants, or entangle |
20 | 1 full-round action | Not stated (yes by default) |
| Snare spell | 23 | 1 full-round action | Not stated (yes by default) |
| Manacles (normal) | 30 | 1 minute | Yes |
| Tight space | 30 | at least 1 minute | Yes |
| Manacles (masterwork) | 35 | 1 minute | Yes |
| Grapple or pin | Grappler’s CMD | standard action | Yes |
The table at right gives the DCs to escape various forms of restraints.
Ropes/Bindings
The DC of your Escape Artist check is equal to the binder’s combat maneuver bonus +20.
Manacles and Masterwork Manacles
The DC to escape normal manacles is 30. The DC to escape masterwork manacles is 35.
Tight Space
The DC noted on the table is for getting through a space where your head fits but your shoulders don’t. If the space is long you may need to make multiple checks. You can’t get through a space that your head does not fit through.
Grappler
You can make an Escape Artist check in place of a combat maneuver check to escape a grapple or to change from a pinned condition to merely grappled.
You can make an Escape Artist check in place of a combat maneuver check to escape a grapple or a pin.
Action
Varies. Making an Escape Artist check to escape from rope bindings, manacles, or other restraints (except a grappler) requires 1 minute of work. Escaping from a net or an animate rope, command plants, control plants, or entangle spell is a full-round action. Escaping from a grapple or pin is a standard action. Squeezing through a tight space takes at least 1 minute, maybe longer, depending on how long the space is.
Try Again
Varies. You can make another check after a failed check if you’re squeezing your way through a tight space, making multiple checks. If the situation permits, you can make additional checks, or even take 20, as long as you’re not being actively opposed. If the DC to escape from rope or bindings is higher than 20 + your Escape Artist skill bonus, you cannot escape from the bonds using Escape Artist.
Special
- Feat If you have the Stealthy feat, you get a +2 bonus on Escape Artist skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in Escape Artist, the bonus increases to +4.