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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Doctor Shaft" data-source="post: 1984708" data-attributes="member: 25737">Definitely meta-gaming.  The first time is funny and clever. I would probably smile and say "Okay, your trick worked. You faked out the archers since your INT: 20 character guessed there common tactics. But it only worked because it was weird and clever on your part."However, from a roleplay perspective, it makes no sense. Since when did wizard's come with the mental discipline to stand in front of a firing squad and provoke their attacks with a weak spell... and then within the same two seconds have the mental resolve to cast another spell.Maybe once because it's cinematic and cool and adds to a story. But two times, three times, four times. That's just a player trying to beat the system.It's not so much a tactic the follows the rules as it is one that exploits them. It really makes no sense that you could cast an instantaneous spell like the finger, or featherfall, and then in the same two seconds, which is about the time these arrows are being flung at you, you somehow are now free of concentration checks.I'd rule that once he's attacked, all spells done that round, not just the one arrows attempt to interupt, get interupted. After all... that's what the archers are trying to do. Interupt the spell caster. By that interpretation of the rules, he can't be casting spells freely in the same round that arrows are being flung at him, regardless of if he draws their fire with a wave of his hand or whatever else.Imagine if you read this in one of the Forgotten Realms Books:The great and powerful Elminster stood before his line of foes.  He know that the demons were readying themselves... they would not attack until he summoned his powerful searing light upon them. And then... they would attempt to stop him with their dark powers.  But... Elminster had a clever plan.  He would trick them first with a stupid spell... and then cast a bigger spell one second later... right in the middle of three dark fireballs that just leapt from the demons' mouths... as if now he was less capable of being distracted than before...</blockquote>

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