petespahn wrote:I would think a character could "hold" a torch with a shield hand by gripping the strap and the torch at the same time. I would rule they could not "fight" while holding a torch in this manner.
I was assuming "holding" meant "during combat", but I agree, you could probably try to hold both just standing there or walking normally, but the shield would be unready and if you got surprised/hit, you'd probably drop the torch. (Possibly extinguishing it?)
For simplicity, I would just say no and move on, but YMMV.