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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Menexenus" data-source="post: 3254858" data-attributes="member: 8951">Does an arcane caster with an animated shield still incur spell failure percentage?  Since the wording of the item doesn't say otherwise, I assume that the answer is yes, but it's hard to see why, considering that no hands are necessary to hold the shield.  So it doesn't seem like it should be interfering with spell casting.  I suppose you could say that the shield's movements are getting in the way of the caster's hands - but in that case, why would the material of the shield matter (like mithral vs. steel)?What have other DMs done about this?  Do arcane casters with animated shields incur spell failure penalties or not?  If so, is the penalty reduced at all?</blockquote>