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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 1263298" data-attributes="member: 5435">AsfWell, the rules say that somatic components require you to "be able to gesture freely with one arm" or some such.  So logically speaking, a breastplate with the arm protection completely removed (such as the musketeers wore) ought to offer some AC bonus but not incur ASF, right?You can find another inconsistency in the rules: a spellcaster with excellent Concentration skill can cast spells while grappling, hanging onto a ship's rope ladder in stormy weather, etc. and can reduce the chance of failure from such things to 5% in theory.  Put on a bit of armor, though, and suddenly that precise wrist flick has a higher chance of going wrong regardless of your skill.Personally, I think it's a non-issue.  The spellcaster will have to invest in a high Str to get protection better than a 1st-level spell can provide, which means they're probably hurting for AC (Dex) or HP (Con), the two normal mainstays of wizard-types. And they have to spend a lot of feats or be a level behind in spellcasting...I can't really see how this sort of character could be considered overpowered.--Ben</blockquote>