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Interestingly, here's the 5E PHB p.195 wording, "You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you can see moves out...

Yes, that's a valid usage. Quite clever really. That said, one could argue that allies don't provoke opportunity attacks when leaving...

Quoting from the War Caster feat on page 209 of the 2024 PHB, "When a creature provokes an Opportunity Attack from you by leaving your...

To the best of my knowledge, all classes have spell casting focuses that only require one hand, including Bard instruments. There are of...

this M/S components and weapons is most annoying rule by RAW and I am happy that I see that 90% of DMs are simply just ignoring. It's...

i wonder if they should've made casting focii like, a weapon category(or categorized like weapons are), rather than objects, just to...

Nice breakdown. Yeah, it's complicated. I can understand why people just want to say "cast whatever with whatever in your hands so we...

I think spell casting focii are in the game as they are iconic in fantasy, such as the Wizard waving his wand, or the Cleric brandishing...

Let's see if I can use some personal anecdotes to get my point across better. Some time ago, I was a player in a Hoard of the Dragon...

You can, if the spell has both S,M components, as you can sign the somatic components with material component or spell casting focus in...

that seems completely inane and utterly backwards. that's how you know it's wotc

This is not correct by the rules as written. You can use your material focus in hand (e.g., holy symbol emblazoned on your shield) to...

War Caster does not permit someone using a weapon-and-shield or two-weapon fighting to use a material focus without sheathing or...

That does seem to be the logic, unfortunately. I have seen it enforced, yes. More than once, actually. Gotta love when the rules are...

Why, in the 5.24 PHB, does the Eldritch Knight not allow you to use your weapon as a spell focus? The Valor Bard and the Bladesinger...