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<blockquote data-quote="SiientForces" data-source="post: 5520359" data-attributes="member: 6674472">I was just introduced to D&amp;D by a friend of mine and started my first game a couple days ago. There were a couple of questions that came up that I was confused about, and I couldn't find a clear answer in any of the books I read through.1) In the PHB, it states that an implement is not required to use powers with the &quot;implement&quot; keyword. It&nbsp; also states that using a non-magical implement does nothing. In that case, what is the holy symbol under &quot;Equipment&quot; in the PHB? Mistakenly thinking at the time that I needed it to use &quot;implement&quot; powers, I purchased one while making my character. Now, I'm trying to figure out whether my attacks get any bonus from it, and I'm not sure. The character's a paladin, if that makes a difference.2) This is similar to the first question. One of the other people in the party is an Eladrin wizard with the basic longsword from the &quot;Equipment&quot; section. He is using the feat &quot;Eladrin Sword Wizardry&quot;, from Arcane Power, which allows him to use a longsword as his implement. Does it provide any bonus to his attacks? Since the sword is non-magical, I don't believe that it does, but I'm not sure.3) Heavy shields and plate armor both list a skill check penalty, which says that it applies to Str, Con, and Dex based skill checks but not to ability checks. Can someone please clarify exactly which checks that penalty applies to? Does it have an effect on attack rolls for Strength-based powers?Sorry that this is so long, and thanks in advance for any help you can give me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SiientForces, post: 5520359, member: 6674472"] I was just introduced to D&D by a friend of mine and started my first game a couple days ago. There were a couple of questions that came up that I was confused about, and I couldn't find a clear answer in any of the books I read through. 1) In the PHB, it states that an implement is not required to use powers with the "implement" keyword. It also states that using a non-magical implement does nothing. In that case, what is the holy symbol under "Equipment" in the PHB? Mistakenly thinking at the time that I needed it to use "implement" powers, I purchased one while making my character. Now, I'm trying to figure out whether my attacks get any bonus from it, and I'm not sure. The character's a paladin, if that makes a difference. 2) This is similar to the first question. One of the other people in the party is an Eladrin wizard with the basic longsword from the "Equipment" section. He is using the feat "Eladrin Sword Wizardry", from Arcane Power, which allows him to use a longsword as his implement. Does it provide any bonus to his attacks? Since the sword is non-magical, I don't believe that it does, but I'm not sure. 3) Heavy shields and plate armor both list a skill check penalty, which says that it applies to Str, Con, and Dex based skill checks but not to ability checks. Can someone please clarify exactly which checks that penalty applies to? Does it have an effect on attack rolls for Strength-based powers? Sorry that this is so long, and thanks in advance for any help you can give me. [/QUOTE]

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