D&D 5E Booming Blade and Two Handed Weapons

[bid]

I usually rule that a 2 handed weapon needs two hand to be *used*, but one hand can hold on to it. It's easy to let go with one hand, cast a spell, then grab it again.

"Two-Handed (p. 147). This property is relevant only when you attack with the weapon, not when you simply hold it." So, yeah.

 

[Shiroiken]

As has been noted, the question is irrelevant because there is no Somatic Component. If there was, however, I would argue that you would need Warcaster to use a two handed weapon. While I'm generally not too fiddly about such things, you have to make an attack as part of the spell, which would be when you are using a free hand for the somatic component. Obviously the designers were aware of this and removed the Somatic Component (or as I like to think of it, the attack IS the Somatic Component!) for both Booming Blade and Green Flame Blade.

 

[bid]

As has been noted, the question is irrelevant because there is no Somatic Component. If there was, however, I would argue that you would need Warcaster to use a two handed weapon.

We'll burn that bridge when that happens. Until then, there's no reason to fight to the death.

 

[Ahrimon]

As has been noted, the question is irrelevant because there is no Somatic Component. If there was, however, I would argue that you would need Warcaster to use a two handed weapon. While I'm generally not too fiddly about such things, you have to make an attack as part of the spell, which would be when you are using a free hand for the somatic component. Obviously the designers were aware of this and removed the Somatic Component (or as I like to think of it, the attack IS the Somatic Component!) for both Booming Blade and Green Flame Blade.

While I wouldn't argue against that, it would be interesting if, had there had been a S component, the S component was the attack with the weapon itself.

 

[Undrhil]

If the spell had an S component, it would still work even with two-handed weapons since you can use the hand holding the M component (the weapon, in this case) to perform the S component.

 

[Shiroiken]

If the spell had an S component, it would still work even with two-handed weapons since you can use the hand holding the M component (the weapon, in this case) to perform the S component.

Good catch! I forgot the Material component was the weapon