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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5530078" data-attributes="member: 59082">I'm trying to figure out exactly what actions are required to switch from a bow to a melee weapon (or two melee weapons). I assume that without any feats or other abilities, it takes one minor action to sling the bow (and none probably to just drop it?), another minor (or move) action to draw the melee weapon(s) and then the character could attack with the usual standard action? Or, instead of attacking, they could move?Now for the character in question - an 11th level ranger with Quick Draw, switching from a greatbow to a paired bastard sword - it seems that you save an entire action. Quick Draw allows the sword to be drawn and attacked with as a minor action; it also improved the paired weapon so it doesn't take a minor action to split it - that is a free action. So let me see if I have this correct:Bow-to-melee weaponsMinor action - put bow awayMinor action (instead of Move) - draw melee weaponsStandard action - attack with melee weaponsBow-to-melee weapons (with Quick Draw)Minor action - put bow awayStandard action - draw melee weapons and attackMove actionBow-to-melee weapons (with paired weapon)Minor action - put bow awayMinor action (instead of Move) - draw melee weaponsMinor action (instead of Standard) - split paired weaponBow-to-melee-weapons (with Quick Draw and paired weapon)Minor action - put bow awayFree action - draw* and split paired weaponStandard action - attackMove action*Technically that draw is part of the attack action, but sequentially would occur before the splitting.Is all of that correct?</blockquote>

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