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<blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 3098867" data-attributes="member: 7533">So, if a swift action can be swapped for an equal or longer action to get more of them, how about swapping a standard action for an equal or longer action?Why is it okay to swap a standard action for a limited-to-once-per-round swift action to break the rule and get more of them, but it's not okay to do something similar with a standard action?Why is it not okay to swap the swift action for the movement action, so you can cast three spells?Where do you draw the line on which actions can swap for which?Too bad D&amp;D doesn't take a hint from Spycraft, and simplify it to three simple action types...&nbsp; Full, Half and Free.&nbsp; You get one full or two half, and as many free as your GM let's you get away with.&nbsp; That's it.It would be much easier and simpler to houserule, &quot;Swift action no longer exist.&nbsp; Everything that was a swift action is now a free action, but I reserve the right as a DM to enforce a limit on the reasonable number of free actions you can take in a round.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pbartender, post: 3098867, member: 7533"] So, if a swift action can be swapped for an equal or longer action to get more of them, how about swapping a standard action for an equal or longer action? Why is it okay to swap a standard action for a limited-to-once-per-round swift action to break the rule and get more of them, but it's not okay to do something similar with a standard action? Why is it not okay to swap the swift action for the movement action, so you can cast three spells? Where do you draw the line on which actions can swap for which? Too bad D&D doesn't take a hint from Spycraft, and simplify it to three simple action types... Full, Half and Free. You get one full or two half, and as many free as your GM let's you get away with. That's it. It would be much easier and simpler to houserule, "Swift action no longer exist. Everything that was a swift action is now a free action, but I reserve the right as a DM to enforce a limit on the reasonable number of free actions you can take in a round." [/QUOTE]

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