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<blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 8239270" data-attributes="member: 67296">I think part of the issue is caused by the fact that &quot;spell concentration&quot; as a D&amp;D construct doesn't necessarily require concentration the way we see it and use it on a daily basis. What would break or disrupt my concentration in my real life wouldn't necessarily break D&amp;D's spell concentration.It's more like holding something in your hands. You can do all sort of things while holding something in your hands (including dedicate your attention to other things), but you can't hold something else. There's also the possibility of dropping it if you get hurt or need your hands to hold or steady yourself, or else need to manipulate something. Spell concentration is more like figurative mental hands that can hold a spell active (usually those that require some form of manipulation) but that have little to do with concentration as your ability to dedicate your attention to a single activity, despite being also a conscious action. Some spells require you to actively &quot;hold&quot; them, others are simply &quot;worn&quot; and don't require much attention. When a spell requires you to hold it, you can drop it if shaken hard enough, or if you need to hold another spell.Perhaps &quot;holding&quot; could have been used instead of concentration?In that light, a command spell could compel you to do drop a held spell (specifically), but not necessarily cause you to drop it if your concentration is taken elsewhere by that command.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Laurefindel, post: 8239270, member: 67296"] I think part of the issue is caused by the fact that "spell concentration" as a D&D construct doesn't necessarily require concentration the way we see it and use it on a daily basis. What would break or disrupt my concentration in my real life wouldn't necessarily break D&D's spell concentration. It's more like holding something in your hands. You can do all sort of things while holding something in your hands (including dedicate your attention to other things), but you can't hold something else. There's also the possibility of dropping it if you get hurt or need your hands to hold or steady yourself, or else need to manipulate something. Spell concentration is more like figurative mental hands that can hold a spell active (usually those that require some form of manipulation) but that have little to do with concentration as your ability to dedicate your attention to a single activity, despite being also a conscious action. Some spells require you to actively "hold" them, others are simply "worn" and don't require much attention. When a spell requires you to hold it, you can drop it if shaken hard enough, or if you need to hold another spell. Perhaps "holding" could have been used instead of concentration? In that light, a command spell could compel you to do drop a held spell (specifically), but not necessarily cause you to drop it if your concentration is taken elsewhere by that command. [/QUOTE]

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