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<blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 5862835" data-attributes="member: 43019">For reference, the attack granted by these weapon isn't specified as a free action... or in any way whatsoever, even as a no action. Unfortunately, this means that it is up to the DM (or WotC, potentially, though they are unlikely to do so for everything printed) to decide on an appropriate action type.In almost every instance, the correct answer is free action - just because any other action or no action alternative isn't very viable by the rules. (Ex: Is it intended to function while petrified or dead? Then &quot;No Action&quot; is inappropriate. Is it intended to not function at all? Then &quot;Standard Action&quot; isn't appropriate. Trigger only when it's not your turn? Then Immediate and Opportunity are not appropriate... leaving just Free Action).Anecdotally, every instance where the action was unspecified in the Player's Handbook was corrected to &quot;free action&quot; in the Class Compendium, but none of those rewordings were called out as a change / errata / update.This is not technically a house rule, nor can you cite it as &quot;as written&quot; because the rule is literally _not_ written, but it will see tremendous table variance and forum argument.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keterys, post: 5862835, member: 43019"] For reference, the attack granted by these weapon isn't specified as a free action... or in any way whatsoever, even as a no action. Unfortunately, this means that it is up to the DM (or WotC, potentially, though they are unlikely to do so for everything printed) to decide on an appropriate action type. In almost every instance, the correct answer is free action - just because any other action or no action alternative isn't very viable by the rules. (Ex: Is it intended to function while petrified or dead? Then "No Action" is inappropriate. Is it intended to not function at all? Then "Standard Action" isn't appropriate. Trigger only when it's not your turn? Then Immediate and Opportunity are not appropriate... leaving just Free Action). Anecdotally, every instance where the action was unspecified in the Player's Handbook was corrected to "free action" in the Class Compendium, but none of those rewordings were called out as a change / errata / update. This is not technically a house rule, nor can you cite it as "as written" because the rule is literally _not_ written, but it will see tremendous table variance and forum argument. [/QUOTE]

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