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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 3092310" data-attributes="member: 13703">Ok, I remember seeing posts on this board stating that casters needed to have a free hand when casting spells that required a Somatic, Material or Focus component.  Looking in the PHB though I couldn't find anything to back this up.  The only thing that says you need a free hand is the Somatic component.  The rules don't even state that you need to be holding the Material or Focus component!Now from a common sense point of view you think that you would have to be holding the Material or Focus component when you cast the spell but D&D does have some strange rules.  Does anyone know where I might find the rules about spell components in the PHB or DMG?This was what I was able to find in the SRD:This is mainly of interest to me because I have a Cleric PC in the party that uses a heavy shield and longsword.  This means that he can't cast any spells with a somatic component whilst holding both the longsword and the shield.  What about spells that have a material component though?  I don't know if there are any spells that actually have a material component and no somatic component but it would be interesting to know for future reference.Olaf the Stout</blockquote>