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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 821366" data-attributes="member: 1656">Okay, I'll take a shot at a reasoned argument, if he's not willing to just take the rules at face value.There is more to activating a wand than 'just' saying the word.&nbsp; Otherwise the wizard could tell the fighter the word that activates his Wand of Lightning Bolt, or (worse) his Wand of Shield.There is more to activating a wand than just having the spell on your caster list and saying the word.&nbsp; Otherwise wizards could activate their enemy's wands from across the room by shouting the right word out.Activating a wand requires a/ having the spell on your list, b/ speaking the command word, and c/ some act of will to direct the spell from the wand you have in your hand.Now, we know that even though the somatic and verbal components are identical, a wizard cannot cast all six Magic Missile spells he has memorised simultaneously.&nbsp; He has to repeat the words and gestures - using a standard action each time - for each individual spell.In the same fashion, he has to trigger each wand individually, even though the command words are identical.Hope it helps.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 821366, member: 1656"] Okay, I'll take a shot at a reasoned argument, if he's not willing to just take the rules at face value. There is more to activating a wand than 'just' saying the word. Otherwise the wizard could tell the fighter the word that activates his Wand of Lightning Bolt, or (worse) his Wand of Shield. There is more to activating a wand than just having the spell on your caster list and saying the word. Otherwise wizards could activate their enemy's wands from across the room by shouting the right word out. Activating a wand requires a/ having the spell on your list, b/ speaking the command word, and c/ some act of will to direct the spell from the wand you have in your hand. Now, we know that even though the somatic and verbal components are identical, a wizard cannot cast all six Magic Missile spells he has memorised simultaneously. He has to repeat the words and gestures - using a standard action each time - for each individual spell. In the same fashion, he has to trigger each wand individually, even though the command words are identical. Hope it helps. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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