On Mar 22, 4:44=A0am, The Wanderer <inversepara...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I think the idea is supposed to be that spellcasting requires, in
> addition to the spoken words, complicated finger-wiggling in a way which
> gloves hinder.
I can work with that. I guess dex and thievery would be
indistinguishable, which is a bit of a pain.
> This might also explain why warriors wouldn't notice the difference when
> wearing Free Action-granting gloves; warriors don't generally need to do
> complex finger movements at the drop of a hat.
In a world full of spellcasters, surely the first thing
they teach you in the advanced beginner warrior class is
to wiggle your fingers to test gloves for FA.
> It might also explain why FA would not be obvious on boots, chain mail
> and so forth: the reason it's obvious on the gloves would be because
> unlike other types of gloves, those gloves do not restrict finger
> movement, and the reason it's not obvious on the other types of
> equipment is that since they would not restrict finger movement in the
> first place it's not surprising to find that the fingers can still
> wriggle freely after donning the item.
That doesn't make sense to me. What is it about FA that makes
gloves not restrict finger movement? Why would not that same
principle,
whatever it is, generalize to other wielded gear not restricting
movement of other limbs? I don't expect a good answer to this.
> I'm not sure about your other original points, but maybe that gives some
> possible place to start from?
It's enough for me to work with until someone suggests something
better.
Thank you.
Eddie
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