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<blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2657490" data-attributes="member: 13164">Right you are on this one.&nbsp; I used to do mock battles with a friend of mine.&nbsp; We used padded weapons; he was using a broadsword and I was using a katana.&nbsp; He spotted me around a corner, drew his broadsword, and charged.&nbsp; I dodged his blow and then drew and attacked in a single, fluid motion.&nbsp; My padded blade slammed into his side just below his ribcage before he could even react to my dodge.Right, and the difference is that we're talking about the art of drawing and attacking in the same motion, not drawing and then attacking &quot;in short order&quot;.&nbsp; My friend had no idea I was capable of moving that fast, which meant he wasn't expecting my weapon to be out in the first place.&nbsp; The fact of the matter is, unless you are taking an absolutely negligible amount of time to draw your weapon, you're going to have to consider it a move-equivalent action.&nbsp; It's true that a Tiny weapon should be able to be drawn faster than a greatsword, but that would require you to rework the entire 2-action combat system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="genshou, post: 2657490, member: 13164"] Right you are on this one. I used to do mock battles with a friend of mine. We used padded weapons; he was using a broadsword and I was using a katana. He spotted me around a corner, drew his broadsword, and charged. I dodged his blow and then drew and attacked in a single, fluid motion. My padded blade slammed into his side just below his ribcage before he could even react to my dodge. Right, and the difference is that we're talking about the art of drawing and attacking in the same motion, not drawing and then attacking "in short order". My friend had no idea I was capable of moving that fast, which meant he wasn't expecting my weapon to be out in the first place. The fact of the matter is, unless you are taking an absolutely negligible amount of time to draw your weapon, you're going to have to consider it a move-equivalent action. It's true that a Tiny weapon should be able to be drawn faster than a greatsword, but that would require you to rework the entire 2-action combat system. [/QUOTE]

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