Quick draw an item question


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Can a draw a one handed item with each hand as a part of the same move action?

Sovereign Court

In the footnote of Table 8-2 on page 183:
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you can combine one of these actions with a regular move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would normally take you to draw one.

So the answer is yes, if you have the two weapon fighting feat.

Sovereign Court

Ok, actually now I see what you're asking, and it's not technically covered by that footnote. If I understand you correctly, you're asking about drawing as a move action, not drawing as part of a move?

The answer to your question doesn't seem to be explicitly in the rules, but given what I posted above, I'm confident that you can draw two weapons with a single move action if and only if you have the two weapon fighting feat.


Should point out that is specifically weapons (or wands), not "items".


It was actually a single wand and a single weapon that I wanted to draw at the same time. But I guess not.

It's ok, I decided I have to move anyway.


Talon's quote does, in fact, answer your question.

SRD wrote:
If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would normally take you to draw one.

So, if you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw two one-handed weapons in a single move action. If you don't, you can't. (And if your BAB is at least +1, you can move and draw two one-handed weapons, so long as you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat.)

I believe that this would also apply to drawing a one-handed weapon and a wand, since the rule in question also states the following:

SRD wrote:
This action also applies to weapon-like objects carried in easy reach, such as wands.

Even if you were to insist it had to be weapons, then a wand considered as an improvised weapon would surely count as "light".

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