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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6066919" data-attributes="member: 1465">Why not? However, the text under "Use an Item" mentions that the DM is free to require your round action to do so if it's difficult enough. I think it would be fair if, whatever the DM's choice (actions required or not), it's the same for the PC and the monster. So maybe if the combat is hectic enough, with others fighting nearby, it's better to require an action to pick it up.Well, it's a special class feature of the Fighter class, and at the moment a Fighter only gets 5 of such maneuver during her entire career. I'd say if a Fighter "spends" 20% of her potential in maneuvers for this Disarm, it's fine if it's powerful! Even against a Giant.The only thing I don't like about this Disarm maneuver is the apparently unavoidable damage. Normally when I play a Fighter, if I take a special ability to disarm my opponents it is because I want a non-violent option for combat (although this is not the only option... it could also be taken just because it's a valid tactic to then more easily hack the opponent to pieces). Of course it's easy for a DM to allow the PC to forgo the damage, but it's just looks weird on paper that this is not allowed by the RAW.</blockquote>