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Is there any way to spellstrike with Tengu feather fan spells? (kbin.social)

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Because you need to hold it in your hand which would invalidate most magus subclasses as they either need a free hand or hold a 2-handed weapon!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sparkling Targe seems the obvious answer to me, given that you have a natural weapon available. Starlit Span also works when using 1-handed range weapons.

That said, you can't generally use items for Spellstrikes, though there is a feat that lets you use scrolls.

The problem is that you don't cast directly, you activate the item, and that activation casts the spell for you.

The flow is spellstrike->cast->attack

An item is Active->cast(from item)

Spellstrike doesn't have the opportunity to activate an item, as that is a separate Action.

Mind, if I was your GM, I would allow it with a Tengu Feather Fan, as other races have innate spells, but not with other items. But you will need to talk with your GM about that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can use items to Spellstrike as long as their activation action is "Cast a Spell". Feats like Striker's Scroll and Fused Staff primarily avoid you needing the Scroll/Staff in hand.

The issue here is that the Tengu Feather Fan's activation action is "Interact".