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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 4516913" data-attributes="member: 996">Since the Swordmage has come up, it seems like its class feature is meant to substitute for a shield to an extent.&nbsp; That is, that the swordmage, like a defending S&amp;B fighter, should favor one-handed weapons.&nbsp; It's worth noting that a shield is considerably more trouble to ready or stow than a weapon or other item - presumably, that's to keep the S&amp;B and THW types 'honest' by not rapidly switching between two-handed weapons for offense and shields for defense.&nbsp; If a class feature is meant to make characters of that class favor one-handed weapons, it should be similarly restricted in some way.Perhaps the swordmage feature could be house-ruled to start with language along the lines of &quot;If you have had a hand free since the start of your turn...&quot; or end with something along the lines of &quot;In order to use this power, you must keep one hand free throughout your turn.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 4516913, member: 996"] Since the Swordmage has come up, it seems like its class feature is meant to substitute for a shield to an extent. That is, that the swordmage, like a defending S&B fighter, should favor one-handed weapons. It's worth noting that a shield is considerably more trouble to ready or stow than a weapon or other item - presumably, that's to keep the S&B and THW types 'honest' by not rapidly switching between two-handed weapons for offense and shields for defense. If a class feature is meant to make characters of that class favor one-handed weapons, it should be similarly restricted in some way. Perhaps the swordmage feature could be house-ruled to start with language along the lines of "If you have had a hand free since the start of your turn..." or end with something along the lines of "In order to use this power, you must keep one hand free throughout your turn." [/QUOTE]

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