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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger19k" data-source="post: 5649272" data-attributes="member: 98621">Thanks Stream.&nbsp; Just for clarification, when you say &quot;I'd allow a free action to touch yourself, as it's not that hard to do&quot;, are you saying that using a touch spell on yourself would require physically touching yourself with the hand that is holding the charge (like tapping your chest or head or something)?&nbsp; As opposed to saying that because the charge is being held in your hand, that the charge is already touching you, so it would only require a mental action (no physical movement) to have the spell affect you.&nbsp; And envisioning it the former way as opposed to the later would prevent using the spell as an immediate action.&nbsp; Or are you saying that no matter how you envision the mechanics of the release of the held charge that it still wouldn't make sense to allow it as an immediate action?On the one had, if one was to start allowing held healing spells to be released on yourself as an immediate action that might make huge changes in the combat dynamics as everyone who is capable tries to do it before wading into combat, but on the other hand, the restrictions regarding what you can do while holding a charge are pretty strict (no spell casting, no touching anything so probably no melee attacks but certainly no TWF, 2HF, or S&amp;B combat) so maybe it wouldn't be that significant after all?Any thoughts on the ripple down effect of allowing it to be released as an immediate action?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ranger19k, post: 5649272, member: 98621"] Thanks Stream. Just for clarification, when you say "I'd allow a free action to touch yourself, as it's not that hard to do", are you saying that using a touch spell on yourself would require physically touching yourself with the hand that is holding the charge (like tapping your chest or head or something)? As opposed to saying that because the charge is being held in your hand, that the charge is already touching you, so it would only require a mental action (no physical movement) to have the spell affect you. And envisioning it the former way as opposed to the later would prevent using the spell as an immediate action. Or are you saying that no matter how you envision the mechanics of the release of the held charge that it still wouldn't make sense to allow it as an immediate action? On the one had, if one was to start allowing held healing spells to be released on yourself as an immediate action that might make huge changes in the combat dynamics as everyone who is capable tries to do it before wading into combat, but on the other hand, the restrictions regarding what you can do while holding a charge are pretty strict (no spell casting, no touching anything so probably no melee attacks but certainly no TWF, 2HF, or S&B combat) so maybe it wouldn't be that significant after all? Any thoughts on the ripple down effect of allowing it to be released as an immediate action? [/QUOTE]

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