So it's an action, but it explicitly says it doesn't work in combat. the Pickpocket skill feat lets you do it in combat if you're a master in thievery, but it takes 2 actions instead of 1, and takes a -5. I'm sure this isn't the only action that seems to be something you'd mostly do in encounter mode rather than exploration mode. Can you be in encounter mode (read: initiative order and limited to 3 actions) and not be in combat? I've certainly run and participated in games that do this, but when rules call out combat specifically, it seems important to lay out the distinction between whether or not you're actually in combat when you roll for initiative.
