Carrying & Wielding Items

Items are carried in three ways:

Held: In your hands. You typically have two hands.

Worn: In pockets, belt pouches, sheaths, etc. Can be retrieved quickly.

Stowed: In a backpack or similar container. Harder to access.

Wielding: You’re wielding an item when holding it in the number of hands needed to use it effectively.

Drawing and Stowing

Drawing a worn item or changing grip usually requires an Interact action. You can draw, pick up, or hold a two-handed item in one hand, but need to change grip to wield it.

Interact lets you:

• •Draw, put away, or swap an item (swap = put away one, draw another)
• •Pick up an item from the ground
• •Pass or take a held item from a willing creature
• •Detach a shield using one hand
• •Change grip (add a hand to an item)
• •Retrieve a stowed item from a container

Release (free action) lets you:

• •Drop an item to the ground
• •Remove a hand from an item