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- December 17, 2013 at 7:50 am #150426AnonymousInactive
This has already probably been addressed but I am going to ask. Can one cast with holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other? If not, give some helpful hints on how to make this work.
December 17, 2013 at 8:38 am #253536frootsnaxParticipantPsionic: Yes.
Any Other: No.Dump your Shield @ spd 2 if you need to cast?
December 17, 2013 at 9:16 am #253537AnonymousInactiveThanks, I missed the “save Psionics” part.
December 17, 2013 at 1:13 pm #253543AnonymousInactivePsionic: Yes.
Any Other: No.Dump your Shield @ spd 2 if you need to cast?
Why Speed 2? Stowing a weapon is the speed cost of the weapon (unless you have Quick Draw at Tier 3). Therefore, stowing a shield away to cast a spell would be Speed 3, 4 or 5 (for Buckler, Small, and Large respectively). You could drop it of course but that’s different.
John
December 17, 2013 at 1:55 pm #253545frootsnaxParticipantI mean dump/drop. Not stowing. I don’t think dropping a shield is a freebie. But am away from books right now so don’t know why I said speed 2. Maybe a simple action?
December 17, 2013 at 1:57 pm #253546AnonymousInactiveDrop = free, Pick up= 2. This is improved with Quick Hands (ta) for two handed weapons.
December 17, 2013 at 2:14 pm #253547AnonymousInactiveDrop = free, Pick up= 2. This is improved with Quick Hands (ta) for two handed weapons.
Is dropping a large or larger shield really free? Aren’t they usually strapped to the arm? Picking up does provoke free strikes, keep that in mind.
John
December 17, 2013 at 3:06 pm #253552AnonymousInactiveRules for dropping ANYTHING is free. Quirk of the mechanics.
December 17, 2013 at 3:08 pm #253554AnonymousInactiveRules for dropping ANYTHING is that it is free. Quirk of the mechanics.
Still, dropping items means enemies could pick them up. I remember this discussion when an Altherian wanted to carry and drop lots of flintlock pistols
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John
December 17, 2013 at 11:22 pm #253624AnonymousInactiveI remember that discussion.
Pedro’s summary:
Player: “I drop my flintlock and draw another.”
Pedro: “The minion picks up your pistol and runs away. He dies old and wealthy.”December 18, 2013 at 6:10 pm #253712AnonymousInactivewhere the hell is my like button….
December 18, 2013 at 11:42 pm #253740AnonymousInactiveWhy the decision to make spell casting so hard?
December 19, 2013 at 12:18 am #253744AnonymousInactiveWhy the decision to make spell casting so hard?
I think it’s to balance the power and flexibility of casting. It’s not really ‘hard’. The “must have a hand free” is pretty common in almost any game with spellcasting. Some games even make you have material components on hand.
December 19, 2013 at 1:12 am #253750frootsnaxParticipantIf you meet the prereqs then its only one talent to gain spell casting. That’s not a high cost of opportunity. And you can do it in heavy armor unlike many systems…so again from a strictly power standpoint, why wouldn’t you?
Lack of a shield puts you at a disadvantage vis-a-via other combat specialists who don’t have to dedicate a hand to cast spells.
December 19, 2013 at 4:59 am #253767AnonymousInactiveSome altherian needs to invent tool langyards and rifle slings.
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