Haymaker Breakout?

[CorPse]

May a character Haymaker an attempt to break out of an Entangle or a Grab?

Doesn't seem like the rules specifically prohibit this, but I'd, of course, love your take on it.

Thanks!

Charles Picard

[Steve Long]

Well, ultimately the question of whether a character can Haymaker an attempt to break out of an Entangle is up to the GM, but as a default it shouldn't be allowed. The justification for a Haymaker is that the character's willing to expose himself to all sorts of potential difficulties -- reduced OCV and DCV, extra Segment, target may move and spoil attack, etc. -- in exchange for the possibility of doing more damage. Those difficulties are much less significant, even non-existent, when it comes to breaking out of an Entangle, so it's not really fair or balanced to allow it.