Argelions Frage ist natürlich berechtigt.
Wie gesagt gibt es für beide Seiten gute Argumente. Was für Speren et al. Meinung spricht ist, daß D&D im Prinzip IMMER abstrakt ist. Daher eine abstrakte Aktion (hier melee touch attack) ist nie wirklich konkret erklärt. Dies obliegt dem Spieler oder Spielleiter diese zu beschreiben (z.B. auch Sneak Attack etc.).
Für die 3.0E war das ganze sowieso komplizierter
Z.B.
If a monk is holding something (say a lantern, a torch, or
even a crossbow), can she still make her normal unarmed
attacks?
Monks are assumed to use their whole bodies—hands, feet,
knees, elbows, and so on—when making unarmed attacks.
Holding an item in one hand makes unarmed attacks only
slightly more difficult.
A monk who is holding an item (not wielding a weapon) in
one hand and wants to make multiple attacks can give up her
best unarmed attack and make the remainder of her normal
number of unarmed attacks in a turn. For example, a monk with
an unarmed attack bonus of +8/+5/+2 could make two unarmed
attacks (+5/+2) while holding a torch.
The monk in the example above can also use the flurry of
blows option, giving up one of her best attacks from the flurry.
The monk in the previous example could use flurry of blows
while holding the torch and attack at +6/+3/+0.
A monk holding an item in two hands uses the same
procedure but gives up her two best attacks.
If a monk does not want to give up one of her best attacks,
she can always attack at the normal rate instead of the faster
unarmed attack rate: For example, a monk with a base attack
bonus of +8 could simply make two attacks at +8/+3.
Es war in der 3.0 also nicht ohne weiteres möglich Unarmed Attacks zu machen, wenn man etwas in einer Hand gehalten hat. Dafür gab es Mali (Aufgabe von Angriffen). Allerdings sind Waffen hiervon ausgenommen.
ODER
If a spellcaster is wearing gauntlets, could the character
cast a spell with a touch range and perform an unarmed
strike in addition to the spell’s effects? Could a spellcaster
wearing spiked gauntlets do an armed strike in addition to
the spell’s effects?
No, you cannot deliver a touch spell through a weapon
attack. You can, however, still make a melee touch attack to
deliver a spell with touch range while wearing gauntlets.
Dies deutet darauf hin, daß man touch spells nur mit den Händen aber über Handschuhe verteilen kann.
Gruß Zechi
