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artikid wrote:

greyarea wrote:Another excellent issue, every article was good. I particularly liked the Dwarven Items, the Beast Rider and Bard classes, and the candles. The article on Elves was fascinating.

I wrote the article on elves, thank you

Question for you, artikid - would you allow a magic-user to cast spells while holding a dagger or a staff?

Dyson Logos wrote:Question for you, artikid - would you allow a magic-user to cast spells while holding a dagger or a staff?

No, I wouldn't.

EDIT: PS, I usually do not count drawing or sheating weapons as an action... I may make a difference in some cases though.
Why the question if I may ask?

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Thanks Pete. That makes sense.

artikid wrote:EDIT: PS, I usually do not count drawing or sheating weapons as an... I may make a difference in some cases though.
Why the question if I may ask?

Just the "self-evident" line in the elf article about not casting spells while wielding a weapon. Most DMs I've played with haven't found it to be problematic for Magic Users to cast spells while wielding weapons, thus it wasn't as "self-evident" as it appeared in the article.

I let wizards cast with a staff, but not a dagger. The image of a wizard casting spells holding a staff is too iconic to change. I don't let elves cast whole holding a weapon (the shield can be strapped to their arms). Some players don't like it, but it is what it is.

I'll add that I'm not a big fan of demihuman PCs anyway. . .

Dyson Logos wrote:

artikid wrote:EDIT: PS, I usually do not count drawing or sheating weapons as an... I may make a difference in some cases though.
Why the question if I may ask?

Just the "self-evident" line in the elf article about not casting spells while wielding a weapon. Most DMs I've played with haven't found it to be problematic for Magic Users to cast spells while wielding weapons, thus it wasn't as "self-evident" as it appeared in the article.

A question of DM habbits, most DMs I played with would not allow casting without empty hands.
It may indeed not be so "self-evident" at some tables.
BTW I clarified what I meant in my answer above regarding sheating/drawing weapons.

petespahn wrote:I let wizards cast with a staff, but not a dagger. The image of a wizard casting spells holding a staff is too iconic to change. I don't let elves cast whole holding a weapon (the shield can be strapped to their arms). Some players don't like it, but it is what it is.

I'll add that I'm not a big fan of demihuman PCs anyway. . .

The iconic wizard with staff I agree with, but I would put forward that even MORE classic is the image of someone casting a spell while holding a ceremonial knife or sacrificial dagger (often dripping with blood).

Dyson Logos wrote:

petespahn wrote:I let wizards cast with a staff, but not a dagger. The image of a wizard casting spells holding a staff is too iconic to change. I don't let elves cast whole holding a weapon (the shield can be strapped to their arms). Some players don't like it, but it is what it is.

I'll add that I'm not a big fan of demihuman PCs anyway. . .

The iconic wizard with staff I agree with, but I would put forward that even MORE classic is the image of someone casting a spell while holding a ceremonial knife or sacrificial dagger (often dripping with blood).

Ah yes that is very Conanesque. I might have to allow that if it ever comes up.

Hey just a note to anyone who is thinking of submitting to Issue #4. The release date is going to be pushed back a month, probably to the first week in May. I'm getting down to crunch time on the Guidebook to the City of Dolmvay and I don't want either product to feel rushed. Still plenty of time for submissions!

Looking forward to Dolmvay.

So, if it'll be a May release, what will the submission deadline be? (Hopefully I can wrangle something together).