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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 355329" data-attributes="member: 478">Well... let's see what move-equivalent actions are:Move your speedDraw a weaponSheathe a weaponPick up an itemStand upetc.Something like that.They require some motion by the character, be it as simple as moving your hand to the sword hilt and drawing it out of the scabbard.Free actions, OTOH, are usually possible without much motion:SpeakDrop an itemDrop to the flooretc.Retrieving an item from a backpack, which is worn on the back and probably even closed, hardly compares to the free actions and seems a lot likelier to be a move-equivalent action, if it does not include actually searching for the item to be retrieved (which should then be a full-round action or even longer). Therefore I do agree a lot more with the initial DMG rule, than with the errata.ByeThanee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 355329, member: 478"] Well... let's see what move-equivalent actions are: Move your speed Draw a weapon Sheathe a weapon Pick up an item Stand up etc. Something like that. They require some motion by the character, be it as simple as moving your hand to the sword hilt and drawing it out of the scabbard. Free actions, OTOH, are usually possible without much motion: Speak Drop an item Drop to the floor etc. Retrieving an item from a backpack, which is worn on the back and probably even closed, hardly compares to the free actions and seems a lot likelier to be a move-equivalent action, if it does not include actually searching for the item to be retrieved (which should then be a full-round action or even longer). Therefore I do agree a lot more with the initial DMG rule, than with the errata. Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]

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