Maxperson
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Quote me the page that's on, because I don't see in the wizard class description in my PHB.Let's you cast that class's spells without using a component pouch. You know, what it says in the class description?
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Quote me the page that's on, because I don't see in the wizard class description in my PHB.Let's you cast that class's spells without using a component pouch. You know, what it says in the class description?
Can't tell if being deliberately obtuse to wind me up and get me banned:Quote me the page that's on, because I don't see in the wizard class description in my PHB.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus (see the Adventuring Gear section) as a spellcasting focus for your wizard spells.
So it's fair to say, then, that the 5E Realms and Eberron largely carrying on the old lore, with some minor changes, did not make those books unappealing to you. Because it wasn't familiar territory.My favorite settings were Ravenloft, Planescape, and Spelljammer, and I honestly paid very little attention to any other setting outside of the monsters, because I'm obsessed with monsters. Also, I never bought any adventures prior to 5e and I've only read a handful of novels and some of the comics (the ones put out by TSR).
There is literally nothing there that is a rule saying anything other than a wizard can use one. It literally directs you outside of the wizard class to find the rules about what an arcane focus does, making them NOT wizard class rules. I'm not being obtuse, it seems like you're trolling me by saying that the rules are in the wizard class description when they are not.Can't tell if being deliberately obtuse to wind me up and get me banned:
I thought I established that it was Latveria confirmed.Am I understanding this correctly? The existence of arcane focus means Dark Sun is confirmed?
This is a rule.Page 203: "A character can use a component pouch or a spellcasting focus (found in chapter 5, "Equipment") in place of the components specified for a spell."
This is fluff*. 5e does not define a meaning for "arcane spells". You are inferring a meaning from other editions, but there is none in 5e. If you try to work back and deduce the meaning of "arcane spells" then you would come to the conclusion that ONLY wizard, sorcerer and warlock spells are arcane, since these are the only classes that can benefit from an arcane focus. There is no mechanical effect of this sentence. You cannot use it to say "my eldritch knight can cast arcane spells, therefore I can use an arcane focus to channel the power of my spells". Rules have in game consequences. Fluff does not.Page 151: An arcane focus is a special item-an orb, a crystal, a rod, a specially constructed staff, a wand-like length of wood, or some similar item designed to channel the power of arcane spells.
Yes.So it's fair to say, then, that the 5E Realms and Eberron largely carrying on the old lore, with some minor changes, did not make those books unappealing to you. Because it wasn't familiar territory.
This isn't really true though, is it? SCAG pretty much rolls back or ignores all the spellplague stuff from 4e.So it's fair to say, then, that the 5E Realms and Eberron largely carrying on the old lore
It reverses the Spellplague - mostly - but it doesn't ignore it and pretend it never happened. SCAG's Realms is the same Realms from 4E, and 3E, and 2E, and 1E, just updated with metaplot changes. Unlike Ravenloft, which reboots the setting from scratch, and only nods to old lore as Easter eggs.This isn't really true though, is it? SCAG pretty much rolls back or ignores all the spellplague stuff from 4e.