Recent content by Medicine Man

Shadowsong666's case with the Swordmage Warding is a much more interesting. A similar circumstance is dealt with in the Martial Powers 2 book regarding Brawler Style Fighters. This particular build has quite a few martial exploits that require a free hand to execute. WotC has this to say...

If you follow WotC Mearls' advice on the topic of versatile weapons, then you necessarily have to navigate some wiggle room and craft some house rulings on the gray area. He says: "As a rule of thumb when using a versatile weapon, default to giving the player the most beneficial reading of a...

There isn't really any literal reading of the rules that 100% satisfies common sense on the issue of versatile weapons and their interaction with exploits, feats, etc; hence the reason for WotC Mearl's opining on the subject. If you disregard Mearl's opinion as non-canonical the most literal...