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There should be an entire section for silly rules questions, IMHO.
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Warding Weapon:
Bonus question: if I don't have IUS, does it still count as a "martially trained weapon" (per the spell) and thus grant me IUS with it? (no, because the spell doesn't do this, but you know, trying to munchkin it more)
What are some of your more silly questions, and hey, feel free to answer mine!
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1. Your left hand is not a weapon; your unarmed strike is a weapon, albeit a natural weapon.
2. The spell has a focus of "one melee weapon you are proficient in and you are holding". You can't hold an unarmed strike.
3. "Martially trained" has no mechanical meaning. You do not gain any proficiency with the weapon in question--which doesn't really matter anyway, as the weapon cannot attack.
Bottom line: You need some sort of holdable weapon to use as the focus of the spell, and the spell does nothing more than keep you from provoking attacks of opportunity for casting spells.
Hope this helps!
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1. Your left hand is not a weapon; your unarmed strike is a weapon, albeit a natural weapon.
2. The spell has a focus of "one melee weapon you are proficient in and you are holding". You can't hold an unarmed strike.
3. "Martially trained" has no mechanical meaning. You do not gain any proficiency with the weapon in question--which doesn't really matter anyway, as the weapon cannot attack.Bottom line: You need some sort of holdable weapon to use as the focus of the spell, and the spell does nothing more than keep you from provoking attacks of opportunity for casting spells.
Hope this helps!
1) Unarmed strike includes striking with my hand, ie. my hand is a weapon (and sometimes counts as both manufactured and natural!).
2) I can hold one hand with the other.3) Yeh, I answered that rhetorical question the same way.
1. An unarmed strike can be used via a hand, but the hand itself is not the weapon. Note that "unarmed strike" has an entry in the Weapons table but "hand" does not.
2. That would be equivocating about the word "hold". You can hold a sneeze, too, but it is not a weapon.
In any case, it still doesn't matter unless you just don't have a dagger or club or something handy--the weapon in question doesn't fight, it just prevents taking advantage of your lowered defenses while casting a spell.
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1. An unarmed strike can be used via a hand, but the hand itself is not the weapon. Note that "unarmed strike" has an entry in the Weapons table but "hand" does not.
2. That would be equivocating about the word "hold". You can hold a sneeze, too, but it is not a weapon.
In any case, it still doesn't matter unless you just don't have a dagger or club or something handy--the weapon in question doesn't fight, it just prevents taking advantage of your lowered defenses while casting a spell.
So how does your "unarmed strike" float above your head? As you can hold one body part which is used for "unarmed strike" which body part floats up over your head? Does your entire body invert itself? Like in the old kung fu movies where the guy stands on his head and blocks every blow by spinning around and kicking and hitting all the attacks away?
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I think you meant to title this thread "Silly Rules Interpretations"
So how does your "unarmed strike" float above your head? As you can hold one body part which is used for "unarmed strike" which body part floats up over your head? Does your entire body invert itself? Like in the old kung fu movies where the guy stands on his head and blocks every blow by spinning around and kicking and hitting all the attacks away?
It doesn't. Unarmed strike is not a valid choice for warding weapon.