Spell Question

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#1

BabyPandaBBQ

Jul 03, 2014 11:52:47

Somatic requires a free hand, materials require a free hand, they can be the same free hand, and you can use a spell focus for a material component. My question is, can you use a focus for a somatic component?

 

If you have a free hand, it makes sense that you can throw components and then wave your finger. If you substitute components for a spell focus, can you wave the spell focus around, or do you need yet another free hand to do that? (So would a wizard without a component pouch essentially need both hands for a spell with both components?)

 

By extention, can you combine a spell focus with a weapon (like a holy symbol on a warhammer or Hagrid's umbrella/wand from Harry Potter,) and wave that around for spells? I know it required a feat in an earlier editiion, and it would be up to the dm to allow it, but what is everyone's thoughts on this?

#2

Plaguescarred1

Jul 03, 2014 13:11:44

I assume somatic and material components uses the same free hand, otherwise the spellcaster cannot wields anything else.

 

Also arcane focus donèt mention if they can or cannot be mounted on other object, such as a weapon, so it'd be probably up to the DM.

#3

E-Tallitnics

Jul 04, 2014 2:44:30

BabyPandaBBQ wrote:
#4

Plaguescarred1

Jul 04, 2014 5:02:29

That solves the question thanks E-T!

#5

AnchoriteGamer

Jul 26, 2015 17:51:40

QUESTION:  What are the practical limitations of what a wizard can or cannot cast through their familiar?  Are there any feats which will change the only stated requirement of the range having to be 'touch.?

 

'Find Familiar' allows a spellcaster to cast any spell with 'touch' range through its familiar. Am I reading this right?

 

Some touch-range spells include Arcane Lock (Abj), Awaken (Trans), Bakskin (Trans), Beast Sense (Div), Bestow Curse (Nec), Clone (Nec), Contagion (Nec), Continual Flame (Evoc), Death Ward (Abj), Drawnij's Instant Summons (Conj), Elemental Weapon (Trans), Enhance Ability (Trans), Feign Death (Nec), Fly (Trans), Forbiddance (Abj), Foresight (Div), Freedom of Movement (Abj), Gaseous Form (Trans), Gentle REpose (Nec), Glyph of Warding (Abj), Greater Invisibility (Ill), Greater Restoriation (Abj), Guads and Wards (Abj), Gudance (cantrip), Hallow (Evoc), Heroism (Conj), Identify (Div), Inlict Wounds (Nec), Invisibility (Ill), Jump (Trans), Leomund's Secret Chest (Conj), Lesser REstoration, Light (Evoc cantrip), Plane Shift, Raise Dead, Shocking Grasp, 

 

Basically, only a few of these can cause damage, and none, are area of effect damage spells.

#6

Tempest_Stormwind

Jul 26, 2015 18:13:21

AnchoriteGamer wrote:
#7

mellored

Jul 27, 2015 13:31:49

Tempest_Stormwind wrote:
#8

Rya.Reisender

Jul 28, 2015 13:13:27

I want to add that this thread is old and there was already a Sage Advice in the meantime that explained that if the spell has somatic and material components you can use the same hand for both, but if the spell has a somatic component without a material component, you need a free hand (without materials / focus) and can't use them otherwise.