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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amal Shukup" data-source="post: 1633311" data-attributes="member: 6291">Sidestepping the Quickdraw discussion a bit (I think it is an excellent feat for any number of character builds - my current fave being the Sword/Throwing Axe weilding, two-weapon fighting Rogue/Ranger)...With 3.0, the understanding was that anyone with a +1 or better Base Attack Bonus could draw a weapon for free as part of a MOVE action (not neccesarily part of a Move Equivalent action). Except that 3.5 seems to have streamlined things (keeps surprising me)... There no longer appears to be a distinct 'Move Equivalent Action' type anymore. Actually moving is just one of MANY things one can do as a Move Action. Reading it that way, it seems that one could Draw a Weapon (Black Lettered to include 'Weapon like' objects stored in easy reach - such as a Wand in one's belt) as part of ANY Move Action. Therefore, (using the list from the PHB/SRD) one could: - Stand up from prone (Move), Draw a Weapon (Free w/Move), and Attack (Standard) - Dismount from a horse (Move), Draw a Weapon (Free w/Move), and Attack (Standard) - Ready a Shield (Move), Draw a Weapon (Free w/Move), and Attack (Standard) - Sheathe one Weapon (Move), Draw another Weapon (Free w/Move) and Attack (Standard) - Sheathe a Weapon (Move), Draw a Wand (Free w/Move), and Zap somebody (Standard) - Move 30' (Move), Draw a Weapon (Free w/Move), and Ready an Attack (Standard)Or even:- Draw a Crossbow (Free w/Move), Load it (Move), and Fire it... - 5' Step (Free), Sheathe Wand/Sword (Move), Draw Bow (Free w/Move) and Fire it (Standard) - Fire Bow (Standard), Drop it (Free), Move 30' to flank an opponent (Move), Draw Great Sword (Free w/Move), Yell:"Trip him!" (Free) - Drop Lance (Free), Dismount from a horse (Free with Ride Check vs DC20), Move 30' (Move), Draw a Weapon (Free w/Move) and Attack (Standard) - Retrieve a Torch (Move), Light it with Tindertwig (Standard), Drop twig (Free), Draw Weapon (Free w/Move) I was, of course, originally horrified by this... But upon reflection, the allowable activities don't seem unreasonable and they ARE nicely cinematic... Is there a citation/interpretation that disallows these?  A'Mal</blockquote>

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