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<blockquote data-quote="Koren" data-source="post: 6868605" data-attributes="member: 6802236"><p>I handwave a lot of the somatic stuff at my tables. If a spell requires a somatic component and the character is not fully restrained, then having a hand free is kind of assumed. Taking an action to stow/redraw a weapon isn't necessary imo.</p><p></p><p>Verbal is definitely run with RAW, as not enforcing it makes silence pretty useless.</p><p></p><p>Material components are another story. If they're using a focus as the material component, focus must be in hand (or on shield in other hand in the case of a cleric). If it's a costly material component, then, yes, I will enforce them needing to have it to cast the spell (but assumed that un-stowing and grasping it are part of the cast action). Does anyone know of a compiled list of spells with costly components available anywhere?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Koren, post: 6868605, member: 6802236"] I handwave a lot of the somatic stuff at my tables. If a spell requires a somatic component and the character is not fully restrained, then having a hand free is kind of assumed. Taking an action to stow/redraw a weapon isn't necessary imo. Verbal is definitely run with RAW, as not enforcing it makes silence pretty useless. Material components are another story. If they're using a focus as the material component, focus must be in hand (or on shield in other hand in the case of a cleric). If it's a costly material component, then, yes, I will enforce them needing to have it to cast the spell (but assumed that un-stowing and grasping it are part of the cast action). Does anyone know of a compiled list of spells with costly components available anywhere? [/QUOTE]
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