|
3 years ago ::
Feb 23, 2010 - 7:57PM
#1
|
|
|
In the PHB, there's a 16th level Ranger Utility (Daily) called "Evade the Blow". Trigger is an enemy hits you. Effect is shift one square away from the enemy.
In the fluff it says "When your enemy launches his attack, you leap out of the way, leaving your foe to hit nothing but air."
Does this utility let you dodge an attack? Or do you simply get to shift one square and take the damage? If the former, great! If the latter, what's the point?
An Orc walks into a bar. The Human and the Elf laugh at the hapless Orc. The dwarf walks under it scowling and doesn't laugh. He doesn't see the humor. It was all over his head
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 23, 2010 - 9:03PM
#2
|
Date Joined:
Jun 18, 2008
|
You left out the important part--what type of action?
It's an Immediate Interrupt, so it happens before the trigger and can potentially invalidate the trigger.
So you shift before the attack is resolved. If you're no longer in range of the attack, it fails.
Speak softly and carry a sharp quill.
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 23, 2010 - 9:38PM
#3
|
|
|
You left out the important part--what type of action?
It's an Immediate Interrupt, so it happens before the trigger and can potentially invalidate the trigger.
So you shift before the attack is resolved. If you're no longer in range of the attack, it fails.
Yes, it's an Immediate Interupt. It says:
When your enemy launches his attack, you leap out of the way,
leaving your foe to hit nothing but air.
Daily - Martial
Immediate Interrupt Personal
Trigger: An enemy hits you with a melee attack
Effect: Shift 1 square away from the enemy.
It looks like an interesting Daily, then. I might have to take it. Thank you
An Orc walks into a bar. The Human and the Elf laugh at the hapless Orc. The dwarf walks under it scowling and doesn't laugh. He doesn't see the humor. It was all over his head
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 24, 2010 - 2:27AM
#4
|
Date Joined:
Jul 11, 2009
|
Just make sure you don't use it against an adjacent enemy with reach.. 
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 24, 2010 - 10:45AM
#5
|
|
|
It does not say "if the foe does not have reach"
An Orc walks into a bar. The Human and the Elf laugh at the hapless Orc. The dwarf walks under it scowling and doesn't laugh. He doesn't see the humor. It was all over his head
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 24, 2010 - 11:10AM
#6
|
|
|
It does not say "if the foe does not have reach"
But if the foe does have reach then you're still within attack range...
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 24, 2010 - 4:24PM
#7
|
|
|
Where does it say that foes with reach will still hit?
An Orc walks into a bar. The Human and the Elf laugh at the hapless Orc. The dwarf walks under it scowling and doesn't laugh. He doesn't see the humor. It was all over his head
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 24, 2010 - 4:40PM
#8
|
|
|
Where does it say that foes with reach will still hit?
It doesn't need to. It never says they WILL miss either. They miss because you shifted away from them and are no longer within their reach. If they have a reach of 2 or more then that won't work (unless you're already at the limit of their reach and shift even further away).
Remember, fluff is meaningless from a rules perspective. The power gives you the ability to potentially "leap out of the way", it doesn't guarantee you will succeed in all situations.
That is not dead which may eternal lie
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 25, 2010 - 4:51AM
#9
|
|
|
Poorly written then. They should have stated clearly what happens in the effect with reach
An Orc walks into a bar. The Human and the Elf laugh at the hapless Orc. The dwarf walks under it scowling and doesn't laugh. He doesn't see the humor. It was all over his head
|
|
|
|
3 years ago ::
Feb 25, 2010 - 4:54AM
#10
|
Date Joined:
Sep 17, 2009
|
Not poorly written. What happens is exactly what they say happens. Nothing but the fluff (which has no bearing on rules) says anything about the attack missing so there is no need to specify that an enemy with reach could still hit.
|
|
|
