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The Scroll Thaumaturge feat has the line: You can draw and activate scrolls with the same hand holding an implement, much like you can for esoterica.
Drawing esoterica from what I understand is a free action, and while the Second Implement class ability refers to free action swapping of implements, that doesn't directly carry over to esoterica.
Does that line imply Thaumaturges with the feat can as a free action draw scrolls, or does it only mean that they don't need a free hand to draw/use a scroll? At my table we've been ruling it functions like a free draw, but I'm wondering if there was a misunderstanding.
Any feedback is appreciated - and if anyone knows of an official developer word on the issue, even more appreciated!
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Esoterica is a lot like a spellcaster's Material Components. They are unnamed objects, and they are kept worn but not held.
For Esoterica there are two things that the Thaumaturge gets. One is that using Esoterica is part of the action that uses the Esoterica. You don't need to use another action to draw them. Again similar to how Material Components are drawn and used as part of the actions spent on casting a spell.
Esoterica also gets an ability to be used in a hand that is already holding a Thaumaturge Implement. This is not the same as Material Components. To use Material Components, a spellcaster has to have a free hand.
Scroll Thaumaturgy just gives the ability to draw a scroll in a hand occupied with an Implement like Esoterica has. It doesn't make drawing the scroll a part of the action of using it.
and if anyone knows of an official developer word on the issue, even more appreciated!
Nope. You can stalk the FAQ page like the rest of us though.
