Quick Draw Question?

[Aluvial]

What is the use for Quick Draw if you can do the same thing with +1 attack bonus?

Can you retrieve items other than weapons with this, maybe a wand or other magical item for use in combat?

Why would a PC take this?

I think I'm missing something....

Aluvial

 

[Crothian]

Quickdraw is as a free action. With a +1 BAB you do so as part of a move action.

QD and you can also complete a full round attack.

With the +1 BAB you draw on a move action and only attack once.

 

[Dimwhit]

You can't do the same thing with the +1 attack bonus. With the +1, you can draw a weapon while you're doing a move. Quick Draw allows you to draw the weapon as a free action.

There is debate as to whether it's a good feat. I happen to think it's fantastic. Especially if you have a character that switches weapons a lot.

 

[Aluvial]

Ok I get it.

What about drawing items other than weapons, such as magical items?

Aluvial

 

[Murrdox]

We ruled in our group that Quickdraw works for a variety of things - basically, as long as you're pulling out an item that would normally be a move-equivalent action, you're allowed to use Quickdraw to turn it into a free action.

We had a Wizard who had a Bag of Holding at his waist with 10 loaded Heavy Crossbows in it. Since all the bag HAS in it are crossbows, drawing one is a MEA. So, we ruled he can quickdraw the crossbow as a free action, move his movement, and fire it. We allow the same general function with wands, potions, and scrolls as well.

Basically, we've made quickdraw a bit more general to make it a little bit more like "Quick Pockets". As long as you don't have to root around in your backpack for the item you want (it's at your waist somewhere, whether in a belt for multiple wands, a potion belt, a scroll case at your waist, etc... you can get it out as a free action with Quickdraw.

 

[Aluvial]

That's what I've thought about doing too but wasn't sure if there was a good reason NOT to do it...

Anyone?

Aluvial

 

[Murrdox]

Personally, I think that drawing a weapon from its sheath should be a free action anyways... I mean, that's why you have it readied at your side, isn't it?? I mean, if you really want to QUICKDRAW and see who can pull out their bow and fire first, you'd either have an initiative or dexterity contest.

So I really don't have much of a problem with expanding the definition of "Quickdraw" to include things beside "weapons".

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

I have found Quickdraw is a fabulous feat for certain characters.

I once played a Ranger who was Frontline Dude #3 in a largish party. He was constantly changing weapons as the situation shifted. Without Quickdraw he would be losing actions or dropping weapons on the ground, or both.

 

[grep]

Quick draw doesn't allow you to sheath weapons as a free action so he'd still have to be dropping them.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Quick draw doesn't allow you to sheath weapons as a free action so he'd still have to be dropping them.

Depends on your interpretation of losing an action...

Without Quick Draw, it takes a whole round to sheathe one weapon and draw another. With Quick Draw, you can sheathe one as an MEA, draw the other as a Free Action, and still make an attack... so because of Quick Draw, he's not losing an attack that he normally would, and he doesn't have to drop any weapons...

-Hyp.