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<blockquote data-quote="Prism" data-source="post: 6854955" data-attributes="member: 9501">Nowhere does it describe how a character uses a focus to cast their spells. It doesn't say that a cleric most hold their holy symbol forth to banish a demon, it doesnt say that a wizard waves their wand to cast a fireball and it doesn't say a bard must play their instrument to cast a hypnotic pattern. As a DM you might enforce any of these things. As a player you might describe any of these things. Or you might simply ignore it and hold them in hand (no waving/hold forth/playing required). The focus rules are left entirely open for the group to play up as much as they want with no difference between the classes that I can see, except that valor bards are slightly more likely to use a shield than wizards and sorcerers, and that many instruments need two hands to play.It seems pretty simple and realistic. If you want to play a two handed instrument don't wear a shield while doing it. I'm not sure what other ruling there could be. Maybe that's why they never changed anything during the play test since there doesn't seem to be another option that makes sense</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prism, post: 6854955, member: 9501"] Nowhere does it describe how a character uses a focus to cast their spells. It doesn't say that a cleric most hold their holy symbol forth to banish a demon, it doesnt say that a wizard waves their wand to cast a fireball and it doesn't say a bard must play their instrument to cast a hypnotic pattern. As a DM you might enforce any of these things. As a player you might describe any of these things. Or you might simply ignore it and hold them in hand (no waving/hold forth/playing required). The focus rules are left entirely open for the group to play up as much as they want with no difference between the classes that I can see, except that valor bards are slightly more likely to use a shield than wizards and sorcerers, and that many instruments need two hands to play. It seems pretty simple and realistic. If you want to play a two handed instrument don't wear a shield while doing it. I'm not sure what other ruling there could be. Maybe that's why they never changed anything during the play test since there doesn't seem to be another option that makes sense [/QUOTE]

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