The Grassy Gnoll
Explorer
So essentially the somatic component could be the fact of touching of the stones, rather than a complex spiral of gestures, the verbal element thus being the key part. In which case, I don't see why you couldn't pick up the stones en masse in a free hand (thus touching them) and mutter the magic words, and there you go.
Equally you could say the magic words and then touch each stone, but that could be with your index finger extended from your staff-holding hand while your other hand is holding a wand/bag of holding/attractive member of the apposite sex.
So, no free hand required but a touch only.
Equally you could say the magic words and then touch each stone, but that could be with your index finger extended from your staff-holding hand while your other hand is holding a wand/bag of holding/attractive member of the apposite sex.
So, no free hand required but a touch only.
