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I had a question about spell combat. specifically How it is worded.
While this is all fine and good The part I want to look at is this
"This functions much like two-weapon fighting, but the off-hand weapon is a spell that is being cast."
Is Magic Considered a weapon?
Wanting to get an answer For this I looked at the PRG:CR (Core rule book) to get a clearer definition. This is what I found
Most spellcasters prepare spells in advance-whether from a spellbook or through prayers-while some cast spells spontaneously without preparation. Despite these different ways characters use to learn or prepare their spells, when it comes to casting them, the spells are very much alike.
Casting Spells
Whether a spell is arcane or divine, and whether a character prepares spells in advance or chooses them on the spot, casting a spell works the same way.
Choosing a Spell
First you must choose which spell to cast. If you're a cleric, druid, experienced paladin, experienced ranger, or wizard, you select from among spells prepared earlier in the day and not yet cast (see Preparing Wizard Spells and Preparing Divine Spells).
If you're a bard or sorcerer, you can select any spell you know, provided you are capable of casting spells of that level or higher.
To cast a spell, you must be able to speak (if the spell has a verbal component), gesture (if it has a somatic component), and manipulate the material components or focus (if any). Additionally, you must concentrate to cast a spell.
If a spell has multiple versions, you choose which version to use when you cast it. You don't have to prepare (or learn, in the case of a bard or sorcerer) a specific version of the spell.
Once you've cast a prepared spell, you can't cast it again until you prepare it again. (If you've prepared multiple copies of a single spell, you can cast each copy once.) If you're a bard or sorcerer, casting a spell counts against your daily limit for spells of that spell level, but you can cast the same spell again if you haven't reached your limit.
If we can come to a clarified definition of what a spell is and how it apply to the wording we can then start Figuring out other things such as the dervish dance wording Vs the slashing grace wording.
And If we do clarify that spells are weapons then at what point are they? when I start casting or when I deliver the spell?
What do you guys think?