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<blockquote data-quote="Eldorian" data-source="post: 4752103" data-attributes="member: 10504">Rules as written, you're hard pressed to rule that picking something up in your offhand reduces your shielding bonus until you take a rest.Rules as intended, it's obvious that you can't switch how you hold your sword every round to gain a +1 damage for wielding a versatile weapon, as still gain your +3 ac.If I must point out why it's obvious, it's because 4e game rules are meant to be transparent, and no one I've talked to came up with this idea until they read about it on the forums.&nbsp; You only come to this conclusion if you trying to squeeze everything you can out of the rules.&nbsp; 3e was meant to have hidden &quot;good&quot; options, and hidden &quot;bad&quot; options.&nbsp; Not so with this edition.That said, how we rule it in my game is that the bonus depends on what you did that round.&nbsp; If at any time in the round you picked something up with your offhand, you lose the offhand free bonus until the start of your next turn.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eldorian, post: 4752103, member: 10504"] Rules as written, you're hard pressed to rule that picking something up in your offhand reduces your shielding bonus until you take a rest. Rules as intended, it's obvious that you can't switch how you hold your sword every round to gain a +1 damage for wielding a versatile weapon, as still gain your +3 ac. If I must point out why it's obvious, it's because 4e game rules are meant to be transparent, and no one I've talked to came up with this idea until they read about it on the forums. You only come to this conclusion if you trying to squeeze everything you can out of the rules. 3e was meant to have hidden "good" options, and hidden "bad" options. Not so with this edition. That said, how we rule it in my game is that the bonus depends on what you did that round. If at any time in the round you picked something up with your offhand, you lose the offhand free bonus until the start of your next turn. [/QUOTE]

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