Retrieving (Quality)

A weapon with the Retrieving quality has the ability to draw a struck victim closer to the wielder. This is generally done by an attached rope. Retrieving works similarly to the Reposition combat maneuver, requiring a Sleight of Hand check versus the victim's Maneuver Defense. If successful, the wielder may pull a struck foe only into squares closer to them than the square the foe started in (the number of squares pulled is determined by how successful the Sleight of Hand roll was). While affected by a retrieving weapon, a struck foe may not move away from the wielder using any movement type (except teleport), although they may move closer to the wielder or into any other legal square which is not further away from the wielder. If the creature is already adjacent to the wielder's space, the wielder may use the retrieving quality to keep the struck foe adjacent to you, although they may still move around you as they wish to any legal space.