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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8567731" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Well one of the things I like about 5e is that nothing stops a Wizard from picking up a weapon and using it with skill (other than proficiency).  Sadly, they usually have much better things to do with their time.But yes, going back to the 4e Implement rules would be fun, and when I first read about Arcane Focuses, I thought that's what WotC was going for- then I realized no, other than a few rare magic items, it's just to take up a free hand (or both hands) when casters cast.Which honestly I think is mostly ignored, at least at tables I've played at.  Nobody really talks about their focuses, and I remember the rules for holy symbol implements, while it seems they were intended to be less finicky, still presented problems for Clerics who wanted to wield a one-handed weapon and a shield; a problem I never saw any DM enforce when I played (so I didn't really bother to when I ran 5e, since it really felt the juice wasn't worth the squeeze to do so).</blockquote>