[RPG] How to restrain a creature in 5e following a successful Grapple

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I am interested in the restrained condition. It's effects are laid out pretty clearly but I can't figure out how to apply it, after having grappled a creature. What sorts of mechanical options are available for PCs to apply restrained to their enemies?

Clarification

I am not interested in grappling. That only applies the grappled condition, and that doesn't seem like a huge amount of benefit. If there's a way to turn grappled into restrained, though, that would be great.

Best Answer

If there's a way to turn grappled into restrained, though, that would be great.

Check out the Grappler feat

The Grappler feat gives you access to the pin action:

You can use your action to try to pin a creature grappled by you. To do so, make another grapple check. If you succeed, you and the creature are both restrained until the grapple ends.

This lets you turn a grapple into the restrained condition (albeit in exchange for leaving you restrained as well).

Other options for restraining.

There are a many other effects that restrain targets. Here is a listing of some of the sources for them:

  1. Spells. A number of spells impose the restrained condition.
  2. Net. The net is a special ranged weapon that can be a used to restrain a creature.
  3. Magic Items. There are some magic items that allow you to restrain a creature.
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