Mage Hand cantrip

[VannATLC]

You can probably catch an arrow on a ballistic flight pattern from 200 metres away, if you are lucky. Still unlikely.

You have *no* hope of catching an arrow fired at you from 50 metres away. From a weak bow, it will still have a velocity of 85mph. Catching it required you to close your hands round a shaft with a very small surface area. The impulse required is not achievable by a human.

Deflection, yes. "catching" head on? Heh. Well, I hope your hands are armoured. Catching as it goes past.. no.

 

[Hunter In Darkness]

Oh and about hypersmuf's questions I would say yes .I see no reason why you could not manipulate a knife as it stands in the SRD it pretty much can so if it hasn't been changed to much i don't see why not.

 

[Hunter In Darkness]

Found that vid . Interesting watch anyhow http://www.americanblackbeltacademy.com/

 

[hong]

-Hyp.

Too late! The answer 2 hours and 30 minutes ago was "no".

 

[Hypersmurf]

Judging solely by the description of the cantrip, you could not take another's knife (without their permission or knowledge) if it was on their person since it would not be "unattended."

I absolutely agree that the knife is not unattended.

My whole point is that the word 'unattended' appears nowhere in the description of the Cantrip on the Skamos sheet from DDXP.

-Hyp.

 

[hong]

You can take somebody's knife off them with mage hand, to the extent that you can take the knife off them with your real hand.

 

[Shroomy]

I absolutely agree that the knife is not unattended.

My whole point is that the word 'unattended' appears nowhere in the description of the Cantrip on the Skamos sheet from DDXP.

-Hyp.

Does the rules need to define "unattended" if it doesn't differ from the common definition?

 

[hong]

As a general rule of thumb, I'd let you use an Int attack vs Ref defense as a std action to inflict a -2 penalty to attack/AC/defense/whatever. It's in keeping with the "say yes" philosophy, but doesn't unduly unbalance the game.

 

[Kwalish Kid]

Could YOU grab an arrow in flight?

That reminds me of an old 1st Edition game where a PC was reincarnated as a kobold. The player asked if he could commit suicide and be reincarnated again. The DM said that if the player, personally, could knock himself unconscious, then his character could commit suicide.

The player kept the kobold.

 

[VannATLC]

We have seen Terry Byran catch the flu-flu fletched arrow that was shot to one side of him.

How do you think he would have faired if the archer used a real hunting arrow,at hunting velocities and fired it directly at his chest, and not to one side, with Terry standing there with his hand sticking out?

Stolen from an Anonymous..

Hong, why Int? Though I guess that would be better than Dex, actually, unless mage hand gives you physical control like an actual 3rd hand.. Hmm.