Well, those count for action points in D&D 3.5, but not so much for the much more often used action points in D20 Modern. I thought I already nixed that.... else the DC for the tenketsu freeze would have been increased, plus he would have been able to locate and attack Tashi directly in the last round. He would have used Exploit Weakness sooner, ect.<br/><br/>And if you didn't have to meet the prerequisites, whew... I could have done a lot of damage with, say, agile riposte, empower technique, maximize technique, epic feats... :P<br/><br/>But here's what I consider picking up the Guard as...<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Manipulate an Item<br/>In most cases, moving or manipulating an item is a move action.<br/><br/>This includes retrieving or putting away a stored item, picking up an item, moving a heavy object, and opening a door. Examples of this kind of action, along with whether they incur an attack of opportunity, are given in Table: Move Actions.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Spring attack is one thing; it's jumping in range of an enemy- smacking them, and then moving on. Going over to a body, picking up at least a hundred pounds of dead weight and putting on your back is entirely another.