I have a weapon with a spell parry on it.
I have a parry.
I have the spell parry weapon in my belt, but have the appropriate skill to use it.
I'm fighting with a weapon that is not the spell parry weapon.
I get hit with a spell parryable packet.
Can I use the spell parry to prevent the effect?
There is no clear indication that the weapon with the spell parry has to be in hand in either the scroll text or rulebook, but it would seem to make sense that it would be required.
The only thing I can find that would seem to support it not being needed (underlining mine, and I know it's a stretch) to be in hand would be the following, but it's 4 years old, and obviously out-of-date for the "can't be used for someone else" bit:
Subject: Spell Parry Clarification
Thoughts?
I have a parry.
I have the spell parry weapon in my belt, but have the appropriate skill to use it.
I'm fighting with a weapon that is not the spell parry weapon.
I get hit with a spell parryable packet.
Can I use the spell parry to prevent the effect?
There is no clear indication that the weapon with the spell parry has to be in hand in either the scroll text or rulebook, but it would seem to make sense that it would be required.
The only thing I can find that would seem to support it not being needed (underlining mine, and I know it's a stretch) to be in hand would be the following, but it's 4 years old, and obviously out-of-date for the "can't be used for someone else" bit:
Subject: Spell Parry Clarification
Polare said:Spell Parry is a special ritual effect that, while it requires a Parry skill usage to activate, does not follow the rules of Parry in any way, shape, or form. Spell Parry may only be used to stop spells that hit the person with the Spell Parry.
-Bryan Gregory
ARC Member
Thoughts?