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Spells under water

Since you cannot speak underwater, You obviously cannot cast. But at the same time, if yuo had the Silent spell feat((the feat that allows you to cast without a verbal component)) Would you be able to cast? I am saying is this, You cannot speak since you are silenced, but a wizard trained to cast without speaking can cast spells underwater.

Being underwater also hinders the arm and/or hand movements (somatic components) needed to cast most spells. Since you can't make your spells both Stilled and Silent at the same time, there are still factors resulting in a good chance of spell failure when underwater.

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