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<blockquote data-quote="Grazzt" data-source="post: 275469" data-attributes="member: 7">I've gotta side with Caliban (smetzger, dcollins, and all the other guys) on this one too. Spell completion specifically states on page 175 in the DMG (and it is not just flavor text) that &quot;All that's left to do is perform the short, simple, finishing parts of the spellcasting (the final gestures, words, and so on).&quot;&quot;Gestures&quot; seems to indicate somatic component (for spells that require such) and &quot;words&quot; seems to indicate verbal components (again for spells that require such).Also check page 203. It says under Activating a scroll: &quot;Activating a scroll requires no material components.&quot; Says nothing about somatic or verbal.Further down it says &quot;Activating a scroll is subject to disruption just as casting a normally prepared spell would be (see Cast a Spell in Chp 8, page 125 in the PHB).&quot;Page 105 in the PHB under Arcane Spell Failure: &quot;Armor interferes with the gestures you need to make to cast an arcane spell.&quot;There is that &quot;gestures&quot; word again. Seems clear to me. Scrolls do indeed suffer from spell failure if you attempt to cast while wearing armor.EDIT: Why not just email the Sage and ask him? The D&amp;D FAQ has been known to be wrong from time to time and I am guessing this is another time it is wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grazzt, post: 275469, member: 7"] I've gotta side with Caliban (smetzger, dcollins, and all the other guys) on this one too. Spell completion specifically states on page 175 in the DMG (and it is not just flavor text) that "All that's left to do is perform the short, simple, finishing parts of the spellcasting (the final gestures, words, and so on)." "Gestures" seems to indicate somatic component (for spells that require such) and "words" seems to indicate verbal components (again for spells that require such). Also check page 203. It says under Activating a scroll: "Activating a scroll requires no material components." Says nothing about somatic or verbal. Further down it says "Activating a scroll is subject to disruption just as casting a normally prepared spell would be (see Cast a Spell in Chp 8, page 125 in the PHB)." Page 105 in the PHB under Arcane Spell Failure: "Armor interferes with the [b]gestures[/b] you need to make to cast an arcane spell." There is that "gestures" word again. Seems clear to me. Scrolls do indeed suffer from spell failure if you attempt to cast while wearing armor. EDIT: Why not just email the Sage and ask him? The D&D FAQ has been known to be wrong from time to time and I am guessing this is another time it is wrong. [/QUOTE]

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