Weapon Cord Use

[Evangelion]

Could I have a weapon cord on a wand, drop the wand and be able to use a bow? Or just hold a wand in the same hand as a bow? Or have the cord tied off to my belt instead of my wrist? I want to minimize the chance of loosing or breaking the wand. I have a sniping rouge that I want to, from cover, use a wand to cast 'vanish' and move to a different location using stealth, on the next turn do a sneak attack and make a stealth check for sniping. Reliving me of the wand has to be a free action to do that.

[Andre Roy]

Looking at the weapon cord description:

1) Doesn't look like it. The weapon cord description clearly state you cannot use another weapon unless you untie or cut the weapon cord.

2) No, you cannot hold both, as the bow description states you need both hands. A generous GM might allow it at penalty to shoot.

3) No, By RAW, it is always tied to the wrist.

You would be probably be better off with a wrist sheath or a scabbard/ holster for your wand.

[avr]

None of those ideas look like they'd work to me. I'm not sure what reliving means in this context but you can drop a wand as a free action if that's what you're asking.

If you can afford another 1st level spell wand, then a wand of weaponwand would let you combine the bow and the wand of vanish and use either while you have the bow in hand. Or if you can get a familiar (via feats, archetype, dips, items, whatever) then using them to collect dropped wands (and maybe to use them on you, especially if they're an improved familiar) would work. Or a 1-level dip in eldritch archer magus would let you use spell combat to combine attacks with casting vanish in the same round, and you wouldn't even need a wand.

[Rajnish Umbra, Shadow Caller]

avr wrote:

I'm not sure what reliving means in this context [...]

I think they mean "relieve", as in "relieving themselves of something"

Basically, as far as I can tell, they want to drop the wand, but without having to leave it behind if they have to flee.

[Azothath]

Tying the cord to your belt puts you in your GMs hands, it's not a bad thing if all you want is the weapon to stay connected to you within 5ft or so. Retrieval may move to Std actn. Certainly it may cause a negative circumstance modifier to Stealth until you put it away.
I'd suggest a spring-loaded wrist sheath $5 or a bandolier $0.5 with 8 holders. Later a handy haversack $2000 is very useful. A scabbard is interesting as wands are treated like weapons for some aspects of usage.
Unseen Servant is the spell you want.

Putting the wand or knife in your mouth isn't covered by RAW.

[blahpers]

Get a glove of storing.