Switching weapons and casting weight restriction

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404notfound
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Switching weapons and casting weight restriction

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You can only cast spells while your weapon + shield + gauntlets weigh at most a third of your strength, but it takes no turns to switch weapons. You can wield a heavy weapon and simply switch to bare-handed whenever you need to cast something. This makes the restriction a moot point. Make weapon switching take time, or simply eliminate the restriction altogether, perhaps?
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Post by Claw »

Not entirely true. You may want to use two weapons, and what do you do then? Whether or not you can cast even with a light weapon depends on your strength.

The real problem is that you can always open your inventory and change your equipment. If you change your equipment, the round should end once you close your inventory.
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Post by BasiliskWrangler »

Claw: that is an excellent way to handle it...closing your inventory triggers the turn advance. Nice thinkin! ;)
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