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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 2306387" data-attributes="member: 23094">I guess what I'm getting at here is that the optimal solution, from my point of view, is that the DM would work with his players and determine, for that player's spells, what is required in terms of manipulating foci. (I wouldn't worry, generally, about material components, as they are annihiliated each casting, and are therefore expected to be carried in bulk.)So, for instance, with True Strike, I'd be happy with a player who determined that manipulating the target consisted of just brandishing it - accordingly, this particular spell could be cast with no actual hands "free," so long as the target was included in a ring.  (Think Green Lantern.)A wizard (or sorceror) from a different magical tradition might be required to trace each ring of the target, ending by pressing the bullseye - and, accordingly, anyone who learned spell from a scroll or spellbook written by such a wizard would be required to cast it in the same fashion.A third wizard might have, instead of a "competition" archery target, a "military training" archery target - a man-shape, rather than a circle, and would be required to touch the "heart ring" when speaking the magic words.This lends further rationale to the Spellcraft check required to identify a spell as it's being cast, as well as the Spellcraft check required to prepare a spell from someone else's spellbook.</blockquote>