Drawing ammunition - AoO?

[Quasqueton]

Does drawing ammunition provoke an AoO? So firing a bow would provoke twice per shot?

Quasqueton

 

[hong]

No.

 

[dcollins]

No, it's not an action by itself, it's included in firing a ranged weapon. However, firing a ranged weapon itself provokes AOO, each time you fire the bow.

 

[Thanee]

IMHO... nope.

It's part of the (ranged attack) action as much as a ranged touch attack is part of a spellcasting action and does not provoke by itself (see Warlock and Eldritch Blast thread).

Bye
Thanee

 

[Quasqueton]

The Warlock and Eldritch Blast thread is what prompted this question. There it was argued by the resident rules-gurus that casting a range attack spell provoked two AoO - one for casting, one for the attack.

Quasqueton

 

[Thanee]

So my guess was right as to what your question aims for...

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Thanee

 

[3d6]

Draw or Sheathe a Weapon

Drawing a weapon so that you can use it in combat, or putting it away so that you have a free hand, requires a move action. This action also applies to weapon-like objects carried in easy reach, such as wands. If your weapon or weapon-like object is stored in a pack or otherwise out of easy reach, treat this action as retrieving a stored item.

If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would normally take you to draw one.

Drawing ammunition for use with a ranged weapon (such as arrows, bolts, sling bullets, or shuriken) is a free action.

Drawing ammunition is a subset of the action "draw a weapon", which does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

 

[Hypersmurf]

No, it's not an action by itself...

It's explicitly a free action.

As noted in the quote by 3d6 above.

-Hyp.

 

[Thanee]

Yep, that makes some sense, too.

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Thanee