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Can you have sword hilts hold lets say a potion or liquid? There anywhere that covers using sword hilts for storing stuff? Ok reason I'm asking is if you can store potion in a weapon hilt then wouldn't it be a free action to get that weapon if you have quick draw, then you can just drink the potion?
I believe there's such a thing in Ultimate Equipment.
I didn't think so, but apparently I was wrong. Hollow pommel. Adventuring Gear. Page 66.
Wording on it though implies that you store another object in there, not just fill it up with potion.
Doing exactly what you describe probably ventures into house rules or DM discretion though. I'm guessing whoever it is is looking at the action economy and trying to keep their move action (normally to retrieve an item). I can see arguments either way...
Assuming it's in a flask in the pommel, I could also see someone saying that you can draw it fine, but you need to retrieve the item from pommel (as a retrieve item action) and it's a 0 sum gain.
If your willing to just fill the pommel up with potion (ignoring the ick and cleaning factor)... well... here's what I want you to do... get a cup of water and see how long / hard it is to drink it. Now, stickytape said cup of water onto the end of a 5 foot long, 12 pound battleaxe (which the sharp heavy end away from the cup) and you tell me if it's just as easy as the 'quaff a potion' standard action you took drinking from the cup.
Drink a potion is a standard action. Retrieve a stored item is a move action.
Using your hilt compartment as a potion flask combined with quickdraw could let you bypass the move action to retrieve a stored item, but it'd still be a standard action to drink it.