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#1 daedel Aug 10, 2014 15:21:41	Several doubts: I cannot find what is required to drink a potion .If you have it in your hands, can you drink it as part of your movement? If you have it stored in your backpack, can you retrieve it as part of your movement and then drink it as your action in your turn? What about other magic items, like wands or staffs? Using their powers would be an action (performed through Use an Object)? Is disarming a trap/pick a lock performed through Use an Object too?
#2 alienux Aug 10, 2014 15:27:53	Drinking a poition uses an action and cannot use your movement. You can retrieve it as part of the action to drink it.
(Reply to #2) reddaemon	alienux wrote:
#4 mrpopstar Aug 10, 2014 16:02:04	daedel wrote:
#5 2Chlorobutanal Aug 10, 2014 18:08:40	As far as I can tell based on the rules and tweets from Mike Mearls, "Use an Object" is a kind of catch-all category for performing a second "free during an action" activity, such as drawing or sheathing a weapon or opening a door.  It's not a primary action but rather an allowance for letting a player do something in the sidebar on Basic Rules p. 70 an extra time on one turn (at the cost of his or her action).   As stated above, if an action requires an ability check (disarming or picking), it's an ability check action (a "Dexterity (Pick Lock) Check Action"), not "Use an Object."   Any item which specifies that it takes an "action" to utilize is not the generic "Use an Object" action, but rather a special case.  "Use an Object" applies only to things you could do for free, but is employed when a character already used his or her "free" object action and wishes to do another (i.e.: a PC can move and open a door for free, but if they want to close the door behind them, they must "Use an Object" and give up their action.)   From the Thief Rogue ability "Fast Hands:" Starting at 3rd level, you can use the bonus action granted by your Cunning Action to make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, use your thieves’ tools to disarm a trap or open a lock, or take the Use an Object action.
#6 mrpopstar Aug 10, 2014 18:19:19	2Chlorobutanal wrote:
#7 2Chlorobutanal Aug 10, 2014 18:26:17	mrpopstar wrote:
#8 daedel Aug 10, 2014 23:24:28	2Chlorobutanal wrote: