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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 125879" data-attributes="member: 3146">I've found the feat to be quite useful. I play a melee focussed fighter wizard (level 2/3--almost 2/4) with the following feats:Power AttackCleaveDodgeCombat ReflexesQuickdraw(Expertise) (next level)He commonly uses a glaive (the idea is that he'll get attacks of opportunity but it doesn't always work. . . .)Often his rounds go something like this upon entering melee combat:Free action: drop the glaiveStandard action: cast a spell (often flaming sphere, bull's strength, shield, or protection from evil)Move equivalent action: ready his shieldQuickdraw: get out his light flail (that way he threatens an area)Alternately, he will try this:Free action: drop weapon AStandard action: cast a spell (defensively)Move Equivalent Action: Move the flaming sphereFree action: Quickdraw a new weaponHeward's Handy Haversack could potentially substitute for quickdraw in some of these situations but it would limit his weapon choice (all swords must be sheathed, spears and glaives don't fit in the haversack and would rupture it, ditto for axes and heavy picks--warhammer might work, as would a heavy mace but he doesn't have those weapons). Being a character in a money poor campaign (Living Greyhawk), he doesn't really have the cash for a Haversack either. If he does get enough money to buy one, it will probably go towards enchanting his armor, etc. instead.All told, he uses quickdraw far more often than he uses combat reflexes (or cleave for that matter). The feat is invaluable until he can afford a Haversack and even then it will still be useful (for weapons which don't work with the haversack).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 125879, member: 3146"] I've found the feat to be quite useful. I play a melee focussed fighter wizard (level 2/3--almost 2/4) with the following feats: Power Attack Cleave Dodge Combat Reflexes Quickdraw (Expertise) (next level) He commonly uses a glaive (the idea is that he'll get attacks of opportunity but it doesn't always work. . . .) Often his rounds go something like this upon entering melee combat: Free action: drop the glaive Standard action: cast a spell (often flaming sphere, bull's strength, shield, or protection from evil) Move equivalent action: ready his shield Quickdraw: get out his light flail (that way he threatens an area) Alternately, he will try this: Free action: drop weapon A Standard action: cast a spell (defensively) Move Equivalent Action: Move the flaming sphere Free action: Quickdraw a new weapon Heward's Handy Haversack could potentially substitute for quickdraw in some of these situations but it would limit his weapon choice (all swords must be sheathed, spears and glaives don't fit in the haversack and would rupture it, ditto for axes and heavy picks--warhammer might work, as would a heavy mace but he doesn't have those weapons). Being a character in a money poor campaign (Living Greyhawk), he doesn't really have the cash for a Haversack either. If he does get enough money to buy one, it will probably go towards enchanting his armor, etc. instead. All told, he uses quickdraw far more often than he uses combat reflexes (or cleave for that matter). The feat is invaluable until he can afford a Haversack and even then it will still be useful (for weapons which don't work with the haversack). [/QUOTE]

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