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<blockquote data-quote="Vaultamore" data-source="post: 7936301" data-attributes="member: 7021492"><p>This is such a catch-22 so I looked at from the outside in. If I am concentrating on something, I can move or attack, I can cast a cantrip, but not another spell. Unless I am a class that does not have a spellbook, I learn each spell and that is what I know. It has to go back to character development. I like 5e for a lot of reasons, I think they over though the rules trying to introduce new ways of gaming, and never really thought it out in true idiot gameplay. The thought of a spell caster having a concentration spell up and just walking around in battle casting spell after spell seems to be incredibly unlikely. I am going with House rules on this one. As for the question about a spell caster readying a spell, that takes concentration and breaks a regular spell. Also think about it like this, while Feather Fall is a reaction spell if a spell caster is falling the thought of damage could be seen as a break of concentration if they are contacted that implies damage which breaks concentration.</p><p></p><p>All in all, I don't like having to dig this deep into a single thing. I have characters in the campaign I am running that are absolute beasts at level 4. I have to strengthen my campaigns for it to even be a challenge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vaultamore, post: 7936301, member: 7021492"] This is such a catch-22 so I looked at from the outside in. If I am concentrating on something, I can move or attack, I can cast a cantrip, but not another spell. Unless I am a class that does not have a spellbook, I learn each spell and that is what I know. It has to go back to character development. I like 5e for a lot of reasons, I think they over though the rules trying to introduce new ways of gaming, and never really thought it out in true idiot gameplay. The thought of a spell caster having a concentration spell up and just walking around in battle casting spell after spell seems to be incredibly unlikely. I am going with House rules on this one. As for the question about a spell caster readying a spell, that takes concentration and breaks a regular spell. Also think about it like this, while Feather Fall is a reaction spell if a spell caster is falling the thought of damage could be seen as a break of concentration if they are contacted that implies damage which breaks concentration. All in all, I don't like having to dig this deep into a single thing. I have characters in the campaign I am running that are absolute beasts at level 4. I have to strengthen my campaigns for it to even be a challenge. [/QUOTE]
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