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Message: <blockquote data-quote="naturaltwenty" data-source="post: 1289553" data-attributes="member: 5844">If you are referring to total defense (a Standard Action) and Open A Door (a Movement Action) then yes you can.  The real question is has the thingy on the other side of the door made a listen check and is now aware of the person opening said door.  You must determine suprise at this time to see whose actions go off first.  The person opening the door may intend to open it using total defense but his action may occur after the beasties thereby catching him/her flat-footed.Now that I have confused the matter I bid you farewell,Natural Twenty[SRD]Manipulate an ItemIn most cases, moving or manipulating an item is a move action.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: Actions in Combat.[/SRD]</blockquote>