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<blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 206338" data-attributes="member: 284">The Quicker than the Eye feat does not grant an extra partial action. It allows you to use the Move/MEA portion of a Standard Action to Bluff/Feint someone, and if successful, the person you bluffed is distracted, and thus loses their Dex bonus to AC against you for the remaining portion of the Standard Action (which would effectively be just a Partial Action). In other words (using the terms in the Combat Actions section of the PHB):A Standard Action allows you to &quot;Do Something&quot; and Move. You can substitute a Move Equivalent Action (MEA) for the &quot;Move&quot; portion of a Standard Action. In general, you can substitute a Partial Action for the &quot;Do Something&quot; portion of a Standard Action. Normally,&nbsp; doing an Bluff/Feint takes place during the &quot;Do Something&quot; portion of a Standard Action, and takes effect on your next attack (usually on your next action). Quicker than the Eye allows you to do a Bluff/Feint during the &quot;Move/MEA&quot; portion of a Standard Action, which allows you to immediately &quot;Do Something&quot; after bluffing them. Without Quicker than the Eye you would have to Bluff your target during the first round, and then you could take advantage of your now bluffed target during your next action (sneak attack them or whatever). With Quicker than the Eye you can Bluff during the Move/MEA portion of the round and then &quot;Do Something&quot; on the same round.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caliban, post: 206338, member: 284"] The Quicker than the Eye feat does [b]not[/b] grant an extra partial action. It allows you to use the Move/MEA portion of a Standard Action to Bluff/Feint someone, and if successful, the person you bluffed is distracted, and thus loses their Dex bonus to AC against you for the remaining portion of the Standard Action (which would effectively be just a Partial Action). In other words (using the terms in the Combat Actions section of the PHB): A Standard Action allows you to "Do Something" and Move. You can substitute a Move Equivalent Action (MEA) for the "Move" portion of a Standard Action. In general, you can substitute a Partial Action for the "Do Something" portion of a Standard Action. Normally, doing an Bluff/Feint takes place during the "Do Something" portion of a Standard Action, and takes effect on your next attack (usually on your next action). Quicker than the Eye allows you to do a Bluff/Feint during the "Move/MEA" portion of a Standard Action, which allows you to immediately "Do Something" after bluffing them. Without Quicker than the Eye you would have to Bluff your target during the first round, and then you could take advantage of your now bluffed target during your next action (sneak attack them or whatever). With Quicker than the Eye you can Bluff during the Move/MEA portion of the round and then "Do Something" on the same round. [/QUOTE]

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