Timeline for If I have the War Caster Feat, can I cast spells requiring a material component even if I'm holding a weapon and shield?
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| Apr 24, 2020 at 23:57 | comment | added | findusl | Wouldn't touching the crystal be considered the free object interaction? | |
| Apr 23, 2020 at 23:41 | comment | added | Greenstone Walker | For extra style points (important for a Warlock - you are a Charisma class after all), instead of dropping your sword, stick it in the corpse of the last foe you killed, cast the spell, and then dramatically pull the weapon out. | |
| Apr 11, 2016 at 10:17 | comment | added | András | I would allow it as a DM. If you burned a feat on not having to drop your weapon for somatic components, it is really unfair to force you to drop it anyway for material components. | |
| Oct 10, 2014 at 10:27 | comment | added | wax eagle | @Snowpaw you may be able to hold your weapon in your shield hand. You can't use your shield hand to touch your focus since it's not "Free" | |
| Oct 10, 2014 at 7:01 | comment | added | Snowpaw | Thanks for the input. Could this possibly also work if I switched the weapon into my shield hand? Shields are strapped on, right? Could I technically then use said shield hand to touch my focus too? Also, crystal totally works with the Kitsune theme I'm building for my character, so this idea is perfect. It can be his "Star Ball". | |
| Oct 10, 2014 at 3:34 | history | edited | wax eagle | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 10, 2014 at 3:28 | history | answered | wax eagle | CC BY-SA 3.0 |