It's in the book, where it says "bonuses and penalties determined by the GM" ;). I think it's worth a +2 on your roll, and they don't have place for a good Parry anyway.<br/><br/>As for his claws, yes, but keep in mind broken claws hurt a lot, too. Not hurt as in "losing hitpoints", but hurt like in "got a penalty for manual tasks until they heal" >:).<br/>The rope is a safer bet either way.<br/><br/>Also, guys, I promise officially that if I ever need to deal with such a load of problems again, I'd just come to post I'm putting the game on hold temporarily :D.