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<blockquote data-quote="elecgraystone" data-source="post: 4518287" data-attributes="member: 74232">Tony Vargas, in an effort to 'punish' swordmages from doing something you don't thing they should, you 'punish' all swordmages not just those using versatile weapons. Dare to drink a potion, pull on a rope, open a door or throw a dagger and you lose 2 AC until your next round? Seems lame to me.&nbsp;As far as equating class features does a fighter or a paladin lose there shield bonus if they drink a potion? Lose it the rest of the encounter in they fall unconscious? You are equating shields with a Ward. The creators made it hard to put on a shield and easy to drop what's in your hand. Both seem reasonable as is.&nbsp;Bottom line it DOES seem very 'wrong' to 'punish' someone for needing a free hand the entire round to get the full bonus. Would you make a fighter wait until the next round to get the bonus from his shield? Or wait until next round before he could attack with a new weapon he just pulled out? Why time delay magic warding when mundane bonuses activate the instant the object is ready?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="elecgraystone, post: 4518287, member: 74232"] Tony Vargas, in an effort to 'punish' swordmages from doing something you don't thing they should, you 'punish' all swordmages not just those using versatile weapons. Dare to drink a potion, pull on a rope, open a door or throw a dagger and you lose 2 AC until your next round? Seems lame to me. As far as equating class features does a fighter or a paladin lose there shield bonus if they drink a potion? Lose it the rest of the encounter in they fall unconscious? You are equating shields with a Ward. The creators made it hard to put on a shield and easy to drop what's in your hand. Both seem reasonable as is. Bottom line it DOES seem very 'wrong' to 'punish' someone for needing a free hand the entire round to get the full bonus. Would you make a fighter wait until the next round to get the bonus from his shield? Or wait until next round before he could attack with a new weapon he just pulled out? Why time delay magic warding when mundane bonuses activate the instant the object is ready? [/QUOTE]

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