I have a question that I've looked up and couldn't quite figure out from the players handbook. My apologies if this isn't the correct place or way to do this. This my first time on a forum.
When a spell has V, S or S, M does that mean it is both verbal and sematic or can be cast either verbally or sematically?
I wanted to add extra explanation here in a little more detail."
In DnD 5e, when you see “V”, “S”, and “M” next to a spell, they represent the components required to cast the spell:
V (Verbal): The spell requires the chanting of mystic words. The words themselves aren’t the source of the spell’s power; rather, the particular combination of sounds, with specific pitch and resonance, sets the threads of magic in motion. S (Somatic): The spell requires a series of gestures. Spellcasting gestures might include a forceful gesticulation or an intricate set of gestures. If a spell requires a somatic component, the caster must have free use of at least one hand to perform these gestures M (Material): The spell requires particular objects, specified in parentheses in the component entry. A character can use a component pouch or a spellcasting focus (found in “Equipment”) in place of the components specified for a spell. But if a cost is indicated for a component, the character must have that specific component before he or she can cast the spell.
If you can’t provide one or more of a spell’s components, you are unable to cast the spell. For example, a character who is gagged or in an area of silence, such as one created by the silence spell, can’t cast a spell with a verbal component. Similarly, if both of your hands are occupied, you can’t perform somatic components.
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I have a question that I've looked up and couldn't quite figure out from the players handbook. My apologies if this isn't the correct place or way to do this. This my first time on a forum.
When a spell has V, S or S, M does that mean it is both verbal and sematic or can be cast either verbally or sematically?
It means it needs all those components at the same time.
Okay, thank you!
But with war casting feats do you still need material component in your hand then u cast the spell?
If so it means u need a free hand to hold the material components then u casting the spell?
That exact question is currently being discussed in a thread that is not over 3 years old:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/rules-game-mechanics/156146-can-a-character-with-the-war-caster-feat-cast
I wanted to add extra explanation here in a little more detail."
In DnD 5e, when you see “V”, “S”, and “M” next to a spell, they represent the components required to cast the spell:
V (Verbal): The spell requires the chanting of mystic words. The words themselves aren’t the source of the spell’s power; rather, the particular combination of sounds, with specific pitch and resonance, sets the threads of magic in motion.
S (Somatic): The spell requires a series of gestures. Spellcasting gestures might include a forceful gesticulation or an intricate set of gestures. If a spell requires a somatic component, the caster must have free use of at least one hand to perform these gestures
M (Material): The spell requires particular objects, specified in parentheses in the component entry. A character can use a component pouch or a spellcasting focus (found in “Equipment”) in place of the components specified for a spell. But if a cost is indicated for a component, the character must have that specific component before he or she can cast the spell.
If you can’t provide one or more of a spell’s components, you are unable to cast the spell. For example, a character who is gagged or in an area of silence, such as one created by the silence spell, can’t cast a spell with a verbal component. Similarly, if both of your hands are occupied, you can’t perform somatic components.