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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 6857413" data-attributes="member: 23">Hello(I know this was sort of discussed with in a bard thread but the issue got tangled with all sorts of weird bard-specific issues that I feel aren't relevant to the discussion.  There is also the "shield as holy symbol" thing that I'll ignore for now).So Lu-Po, the slugman eldrich knight, has been fighting with a halberd for a while.  It's very convenient, whenever he wants to cast a spell he holds on to the halberd with the left hand and cast with his right.  But Lu-Po has been getting hit a lot lately, and he's switched to a shield and talwar style.  This is where it get a bit complicated.The table on "interacting with object" in the combat chapter indicates that you can combine sheathing *or* (not both) drawing a weapon with an action or a move.  So the following would be legal:Round 1:  Lu-Po draws his talwar and attacks the goblin chief three times, killing him.Round 2:  Lu-po sheathes this talwar and cast fireball on the fleeing goblins.So far so good.  But what about bonus actions and reactions?Round 1:  Lu-po sheathes his talwar to cast minor image to distract the goblinsBonus action:  Lu-po draws his sword to strike at the goblin chiefReaction: the goblins are not fooled by the illusion and pelt Lu-po with arrows.  To protect himself, he draws his sword and cast shield.So, I think the *fundamental* question her is "can a character draw (or sheathe) a weapon as part of a bonus action/reaction".  Because if he/she can, then weapon and shield is a valid style of fighting for a "gish".  If he or she cannot, then unless you are "cheating" by having your shield be a focus, this style is *not* flexible enough and the character is better off with a 2-handed weapon, or a weapon in one hand and the other hand empty.This is a bit sad because it would lessen the argument that the EK is good because of superior defensive potential.</blockquote>

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