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{{quote|'''Anakin''': I try and grapple with the driver. <br />
'''R2-D2''': Oh no...<br />
'''Padme''': Oops. <br />
'''Obi-Wan''': Um... <br />
'''Anakin''': What? Aren't there rules for grappling in this game? [[Random Number God|Why are you all covering your dice]]?|''[[Darths and Droids]]''}}
 
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* ''[[DM of the Rings]]'' comes fairly close to making a joke about grappling systems, but goes for a joke about Attacks of Opportunity instead.
* ''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'' #999:
{{quote| I can't train squirrel mobs to abuse the grapple rules.}}
** This is primarily a reference to 3rd ed. AD&D, which allowed dozens of tiny creatures to gang up on large ones, each one gaining a significant bonus for every other combatant. Or at least, allowing sixteen grapple rolls, one of which will inevitably be a [[Critical Hit]].
*** Granted, the latter doesn't help on a grapple check if their modifier is too low to win even then.