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      1 year ago

      I started a Pathfinder CRPG a few days ago and one of the classes is specifically designed just to do that. I was tempted to choose it but it had like the highest class difficulty and it’s my first time playing so I played it safe and just went with a regular ol’ sorcerer.

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        1 year ago

        Its mainly because it makes no logical sense. You van just put the sword in the shield hand then cast the spell it would not even be that hard.

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          1 year ago

          It’s almost impossible to do that in a high stress environment without dropping the weapon, and if the shield is a buckler or a viking shield it’s completely impossible due to how you hold the shield. In any case you make the shield unfit for blocking while holding the sword.

          If you want to throw spells you should do as the romans with a small sword with a scabbard on the sword arm side and sheathe the sword to free the hand

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            1 year ago

            Drop the sword = free action Spell = action Take the sword back = object interaction Voila. You casted a spell with a sword in hand.

            Some DMs could be a bit tight and say you need object interaction to touch your focus, but me as a DM a free hand is enough.

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            1 year ago

            While i dont have one of those shields irl I can easily hold 3 swords in one hand so I disagree. Besides if your opponent is just letting you do hand movements eitherway being able to block is irrelevant. Not to mention you can also hold the sword in the palm of the hand by facing the palm uppwards.