Question about magic items

Neos01 · 07-09-2014, 05:00 PM

Hi, sorry for my English but it's not my first language,
I'm reading GURPS Magic and many spells have this phrase in the items section:

"Item
Staff or wand. The item must
touch the subject."

It's not clear for me how this works, i think there are 3 possibilities:

1-The item cast the spell as a normal Melee spell
(so it use all the rules in the Melee spells descriptions)
2-The item must touch the subject for the entire casting time
(but this way it's very difficult to use it in a battle)
3-The item must touch the subject at the end of the last turn of concentration
(but can i strike a target while i am in a concentration manouver?
and in this case if i miss the target the spell is spoiled and all the energy spent is missed?)

So, what do you think about that?

07-09-2014, 05:00 PM	#1
Neos01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Italy	Question about magic items Hi, sorry for my English but it's not my first language, I'm reading GURPS Magic and many spells have this phrase in the items section: "Item Staff or wand. The item must touch the subject." It's not clear for me how this works, i think there are 3 possibilities: 1-The item cast the spell as a normal Melee spell (so it use all the rules in the Melee spells descriptions) 2-The item must touch the subject for the entire casting time (but this way it's very difficult to use it in a battle) 3-The item must touch the subject at the end of the last turn of concentration (but can i strike a target while i am in a concentration manouver? and in this case if i miss the target the spell is spoiled and all the energy spent is missed?) So, what do you think about that?