they can use the shield hand (even though its full) to satisfy the somatic components. Source - http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/sage-advice/rules-spellcasting Another example: a cleric’s holy symbol is emblazoned on her shield. She likes to wade into melee combat...
So, you must perceive the spellcasting activity. However, since the visible components of spellcasting appear to only be the somatic components themselves (barring any visible effects like a fireball), there is no indication I have found in the rules that there would be any way to...
The campaign—to give it the D&D 5e terminology appropriate to the rules we were mostly using and the way we were managing character sheets—began as the ‘Nevarny Churso campaign’ for the village where it started, but then the characters left that place and it became increasingly inaccuratel...
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The rules for a Reaction do not say differently. They just say that you can take a Reaction if you've already taken an Action and/or a Bonus Action. It does not specify anything about spells, or the ability to cast multiple slotted spells on your turn. However, Co...
There's nothing in this rule or any of the other optional falling rules presented in XGtE that limits what kind of actions you can take on your turn while falling. So, using this optional rule, there's nothing stopping you from casting spells while in freefall. However...
So here's an interesting passage: in the same paragraph, the book says both "this chapter provides the rules for casting spells", but also says "regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here". There's [at least] two ways to interpret that. That last sentence is an ...
Those rules state: [...] Finishing a long rest restores any expended spell slots. [...] Below is my answer before the parenthetical was pointed out, it provides a way to conclude the same, even without the parenthetical. The rule is found in the Player's Handbook...
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In the released DM basic rules, Lost Mine of Phandelver, Hoard of the Dragon Queen, and the DMG teaser there are wands, staves, and rings that you can use to cast spells. Do abilities that trigger from casting a spell activate when casting a spell from an ite...