Action Sequence Question

[Shar Tahl]

Can you take a 5 foot step, load a crossbow and fire a crossbow in the same round?

[Shar Tahl]

Nevermind. Found it in the PRD.

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You can take a move action in place of a standard action. If you move no actual distance in a round (commonly because you have swapped your move action for one or more equivalent actions), you can take one 5-foot step either before, during, or after the action.
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[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

5-Foot Step

Quote:

You can move 5 feet in any round when you don't perform any other kind of movement. Taking this 5-foot step never provokes an attack of opportunity. You can't take more than one 5-foot step in a round, and you can't take a 5-foot step in the same round that you move any distance.

You can take a 5-foot step before, during, or after your other actions in the round.

You can only take a 5-foot-step if your movement isn't hampered by difficult terrain or darkness. Any creature with a speed of 5 feet or less can't take a 5-foot step, since moving even 5 feet requires a move action for such a slow creature.

You may not take a 5-foot step using a form of movement for which you do not have a listed speed.

Crossbow, Light

Quote:

You draw a light crossbow back by pulling a lever.

Load: Move action that provokes attacks of opportunity.

Finally attacking is a standard action.

So after all that the answer to your question is:

Yes, as long as it's a light crossbow.