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<blockquote data-quote="Tripgnosis" data-source="post: 4465973" data-attributes="member: 27760">after reading the PHB some more (pg 224, as suggested) I'm wondering if &quot;Implement&quot; refers both to the type AND the slot. If so, then you could only benefit from one implement at a time whether the bonus was passive or active. even though you could feasibly carry and 'wield' both implements, only one's effects would be active. Just as, though your could feasibly wear 16 amulets like a medieval Mr-T,&nbsp; you would only receive the benefits of one amulet whether those benefits were passive or active. I think this interpretation is about as fair as you could get, and unfortunately the PHB is a bit vague on this. It says each magical item takes up a slot, but it never defines the slot that the implement holds.in any case, to avoid confusion, I would suggest not wielding 2 implements, or even trying to. The rules are crystal clear hen it comes to wielding ONE implement.... ANother point to consider is 2 weapon fighting. The PHB is pretty clear that even though you can hold a weapon in each hand, you&nbsp; don't benefit from that unless you have a feat or power that specifically says so. You can logically apply this to implements as well, and since no feat or power (as of yet) specifically grants benefits from wielding 2 implements, it's safe to assume that you cannot. It's all still a bit fuzzy, but I think this interpretation is at least fair and balanced. And that's what I'm looking for. I don't want to exploit the rules....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tripgnosis, post: 4465973, member: 27760"] after reading the PHB some more (pg 224, as suggested) I'm wondering if "Implement" refers both to the [I]type[/I] AND the [I]slot[/I]. If so, then you could only benefit from one implement at a time whether the bonus was passive [I]or[/I] active. even though you could feasibly carry and 'wield' both implements, only one's effects would be active. Just as, though your could feasibly wear 16 amulets like a medieval Mr-T, you would only receive the benefits of one amulet whether those benefits were passive or active. I think this interpretation is about as fair as you could get, and unfortunately the PHB is a bit vague on this. It says each magical item takes up a slot, but it never defines the slot that the implement holds. in any case, to avoid confusion, I would suggest not wielding 2 implements, or even trying to. The rules are crystal clear hen it comes to wielding ONE implement.... ANother point to consider is 2 weapon fighting. The PHB is pretty clear that even though you can hold a weapon in each hand, you don't benefit from that unless you have a feat or power that specifically says so. You can logically apply this to implements as well, and since no feat or power (as of yet) specifically grants benefits from wielding 2 implements, it's safe to assume that you cannot. It's all still a bit fuzzy, but I think this interpretation is at least fair and balanced. And that's what I'm looking for. I don't want to exploit the rules.... [/QUOTE]

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