[RPG] Can a Fighter use his Extra Attack to draw a weapon as a free action

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The rules state:

You can also interact with one object or feature of the environment
for free, during either your move or your action. For example, you
could open a door during your move as you stride toward a foe, or
you could draw your weapon as part of the same action you use to attack.

Would the bolded parts apply to the extra attack as well as the triggering attack to allow a second weapon to be drawn?

Best Answer

One free object interaction per turn

You can also interact with one object or feature of the environment for free, during either your move or your action. [...] If you want to interact with a second object, you need to use your action. [emphasis mine]

You can interact with one object either during action or movement. If you want to do interact with two objects you have to use your action to interact with the other. If you haven't interacted with an object then you can do so anytime during your action or movement including between attacks. You will note that your extra attack is part of the attack action, but it isn't a second action.

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

That is both attacks together are a single Attack action. You can't give up an attack to draw a second weapon, you'd have to give up both. You don't magically get two free object interactions. If you want to draw two weapons as a free action, you'd have to take a feat like Dual Wielder which has this ability:

You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

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