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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Infiniti2000" data-source="post: 2785215" data-attributes="member: 31734">(For some reason I missed your post, EB, I did not intend to ignore it though.) No, I do not.  He can not 'wield' the quarterstaff when he casts a spell with somatic or material components or focus components that require a hand.  He can hold it, and that's fine.  He doesn't need to actually 'wield' a magical staff to use the staff's powers, though, so your classic wizard is not hampered by this. Whoa, easy.  Don't be so quick to group all free actions under this view.  I never said anything about drawing ammunition, quickdraw, or whatever.  In fact, a wizard with quickdraw CAN do what Patryn says, under my view.  But, that requires a significant investment from the wizard (a feat) for what I consider a significant advantage (maintaining a threatened area with the two-handed weapon). In short, make sure you understand my position before making wild exaggerations and being snarky. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> It's not just a caster, it's also the fighter who wants to drink a potion, etc.  I'm not positive I would call it overpowered either, I just don't think it works well (call it flavor). In my personal combat experience, shifting hands on a weapon is not taken lightly.  You don't do it without good reason and you try to limit it as much as possible because many things can, and do, happen when you decide to shift a weapon.  If you want to think of it this way, though, I consider it a minor attempt at maintaining a certain amount of simultaneity.  Making a character carry an action-decision to the next round (like TWF, charging, etc.) is what creates a stronger feel for continuity in the combat. Does this explanation make sense?</blockquote>

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