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<blockquote data-quote="Demon Knight" data-source="post: 752242" data-attributes="member: 10115">This question stems from a VERY heated argument in a PvP Arena.&nbsp; The players are literaly fighting with each other over it even after the GM has ruled...Situation:Zeebo, a 15th level rogue, bought a Dagger of Defiance.&nbsp; He keeps it in a sheath on his belt and never takes it out, except to clean his finger nails in the bar.During a fight with Zeebo, Frank, a 15th level enchanter, casts Hold Person on Zeebo.&nbsp; But the player playing Zeebo merely laughes and states that he is unaffected because of the Dagger on his belt.Here's the problem:Does a Dagger of Defiance grant its owner the benefit of &quot;immunity to compulsion, etc&quot;?Zeebo's player believes that since the description for the Dagger of Defiance uses the word &quot;bearing&quot; and not &quot;wielding&quot;, he need only possess the dagger on his person to benefit from its magical protection.&nbsp; He defends his position by pointing out the definition of the two words in the dictionary: bear (merely carrying it) and wield (holding it in hand).&nbsp; Apparantly, he thinks that bearing a weapon is not the same as holding it your hand or &quot;wielding&quot; it.So what is the correct answer?Does this mean that anyone, even a monk, can just pay 12302gp for a Dagger of Defiance, stuff it in his boot and walk around immune to certain magics?If anyone could give an OFFICIAL solution to this problem, or give strong evidence one way or the other, it would greatly be appreciated and probably save a few reputations.&nbsp; Enjoy!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Demon Knight, post: 752242, member: 10115"] This question stems from a VERY heated argument in a PvP Arena. The players are literaly fighting with each other over it even after the GM has ruled... Situation: Zeebo, a 15th level rogue, bought a Dagger of Defiance. He keeps it in a sheath on his belt and never takes it out, except to clean his finger nails in the bar. During a fight with Zeebo, Frank, a 15th level enchanter, casts Hold Person on Zeebo. But the player playing Zeebo merely laughes and states that he is unaffected because of the Dagger on his belt. Here's the problem: Does a Dagger of Defiance grant its owner the benefit of "immunity to compulsion, etc"? Zeebo's player believes that since the description for the Dagger of Defiance uses the word "bearing" and not "wielding", he need only possess the dagger on his person to benefit from its magical protection. He defends his position by pointing out the definition of the two words in the dictionary: bear (merely carrying it) and wield (holding it in hand). Apparantly, he thinks that bearing a weapon is not the same as holding it your hand or "wielding" it. So what is the correct answer? Does this mean that anyone, even a monk, can just pay 12302gp for a Dagger of Defiance, stuff it in his boot and walk around immune to certain magics? If anyone could give an OFFICIAL solution to this problem, or give strong evidence one way or the other, it would greatly be appreciated and probably save a few reputations. Enjoy! [/QUOTE]

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