Nimble Shield Hand and staves

[HumbleGamer]

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You are so used to wielding a shield that you can do so even while using the hand that's holding it for other purposes. The hand you use to wield a shield counts as a free hand for the purposes of the Interact action. You can also hold another object in this hand (but you still can't use it to wield a weapon). This benefit doesn't apply to tower shields, which are still too cumbersome.

If the intent is just to cast a spell from the staff, would it be ok to hold it with the free hand provided by the feat?

The character won't then be wielding it ( so it won't be able to use it to strike ), but just holding it as any other item ( potion, tool, scroll, a two hand weapon on a single hand, etc... ).

[Nefreet]

I tried to argue the same thing for Battle Medicine, but the "for purposes of the Interact action" clause seems to be the limiting factor.

Staves don't cast their spells using the Interact action; you need to Cast a Spell. So I think you would be stuck in the same way.

However, passive benefits such as a Staff of Healing's bonus on Heal spells should still work.

[Nefreet]

...actually, on second thought, the Cast a Spell activity usually doesn't require a free hand anyways. So you are probably fine after all.