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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 8397094" data-attributes="member: 58197">You can't have it both ways. Either you are applying RAW strictly and literally, or you are applying common sense.If you are going strictly by RAW, the spellcasting rules say you can use the pouch &quot;in place of&quot; non-costly material components. They do not say the pouch has to have anything in it. An empty pouch works just as well as a spell focus.If you are applying common sense, then an empty pouch won't work... but common sense also says the pouch comes with components included, because a) 25 gp for an empty pouch is silly, and b) the rule saying the pouch can be used in place of components would do nothing if you had to stock up on components anyway.And also, if a DM said I wasn't allowed to start the game with a piece of fleece because it's not on the equipment list, and then kicked up a fuss about a racial spell that requires fleece as a component, that DM would be looking for a new player in short order.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 8397094, member: 58197"] You can't have it both ways. Either you are applying RAW strictly and literally, or you are applying common sense. If you are going [I]strictly[/I] by RAW, the spellcasting rules say you can use the pouch "in place of" non-costly material components. They do not say the pouch has to have anything in it. An empty pouch works just as well as a spell focus. If you are applying common sense, then an empty pouch won't work... but common sense [I]also[/I] says the pouch comes with components included, because a) 25 gp for an empty pouch is silly, and b) the rule saying the pouch can be used in place of components would do nothing if you had to stock up on components anyway. And also, if a DM said I wasn't allowed to start the game with [I]a piece of fleece [/I]because it's not on the equipment list, and then kicked up a fuss about a racial spell that requires fleece as a component, that DM would be looking for a new player in short order. [/QUOTE]

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