Jacqui Smith wrote:

> At 11:16 21/08/02 +1200, you wrote:
>
>> Could you clarify please -- can Bards cast while both hands are 
>> occupied with anything (e.g. sword & sheild)... or only while both 
>> hands are involved in playing a lute?
>
>
> The intention was to allow them to cast while playing string 
> instruments, most of which do require two hands to operate, as Scott 
> pointed out. The result is that, certainly bards can cast with sword 
> and shield in hand.

Well... personal opinion of course... I like them casting while playing 
an instrument -- I'd even be happy with it being one that took both 
hands _and_ replaced speaking the components... e.g.  flute... or 
bagpipes.  I don't like the idea that an exemption for playing 
instruments automatically becomes a blanket exception to the free hands 
rule -- and I hadn't read it that way before.

Cheers,
Martin

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Has any one except Jacqui used the Bardic college extensively, and if so,
have they come across similar problems to Jacqui?

Also, excuse my ignorance but what is D3 and why does it matter to DQ?

Andrew


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacqui Smith [mailto:flamis@ihug.co.nz]
> 
> At 11:16 21/08/02 +1200, you wrote:
> >Could you clarify please -- can Bards cast while both hands 
> are occupied 
> >with anything (e.g. sword & sheild)... or only while both hands are 
> >involved in playing a lute?
> 
> The intention was to allow them to cast while playing string 
> instruments, 
> most of which do require two hands to operate, as Scott 
> pointed out. 

So

Subject
Re: [dq] Bardic College Revision
From
mandos@iconz.net
Date
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:54:49 +1200
> > The result is that, certainly bards can cast with sword and 
> > shield in hand. 
> 
> Sounds unreasonable, and easily fixed.

Very easily fixed. 

Step one. Cut off all bards hands. :-)

Mandos
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Subject
Re: [dq] Bardic College Revision
From
stephen_martin@clear.net.nz
Date
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:13:13 +1200
No-one except illusionists can conceal their casting.  The rules do not support
whispering of spells and GMs don't usually allo