I have always felt that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> can and should take advantage of its interestive objects....

E.g place a rope on planks and you can get a rope ladder.

This can be used for say crossing a bridge or trying to scale a mountain.

I feel it would work well from a thieves perspective becuase while amage/fighter might want "to get stuck in" a theif can use this to sneak from behind on an enemy.
This could open up the possiblity that sometimes you can make your own way rather than follow a trail or path.

Or use a spade to dig up some soft earth and cover it with leaves so an enemy may fall down and hurt themselves.