<blockquote><div><cite>TigerClaw wrote:</cite>Hmmm.  Questions.  What action type would it be to rehook the crossbow to the belt and take up the staff again? I think a move, but not sure. Also, if I was to simply drop the crossbow and take up the staff, would that be faster? And would it damage the crossbow?  And a final question, all of these will provoke an Attack of Opportunity, right?</div></blockquote><br/><br/>Sheathing a weapon is a move action that does provoke an AOO. Dropping a weapon is a free action that doesn't. Drawing a weapon is a move action (that can be combined with a regular move) that doesn't.<br/><br/>So: Carefully sheathing the crossbow and drawing the staff would be your full action (two moves) and would prompt an AOO, while dropping the crossbow to draw a staff would be a move action that would leave you with your standard action, and would not prompt an AOO.