JoeNotCharles
First Post
Tomalak said:What I particularly want out of this issue is the following power:
{{L4Wower
|Name=Diabolic Stratagem
|Frequency=Encounter
|ActionType=Standard
|TargetType=Melee
|Keywords=Weapon, martial
|Target=one creature
|Attack=Strength vs Reflex
|Hit=[1W]+Strength modifier damage, and the target is marked until the end of your next turn.
|Effect=You grant the target of this attack combat advantage until the start of your next turn. The first attack the target makes against you before the start of your next turn provokes opportunity attacks from you and your allies.
}}
This power is similar to Hammer-and-Anvil in the PHB, but different enough (IMO) to warrant use.
{{L4W
|Name=Hammer and Anvil
|Frequency=Encounter
|ActionType=Standard
|TargetType=Melee
|Keywords=Weapon, martial
|Target=one creature
|Attack=Strength vs Reflex
|Hit=[1w]+Strength modifier damage. One ally adjacent to the target makes a melee basic attack against it as a free action. The ally adds your Charisma modifier to the damage.
}}
I thought I would move this to its own thread since the other one was derailed by Minotaur talk, and Tomalak is probably getting pretty antsy.
I have no problem with this power: like he said, it's like Hammer & Anvil, except instead of giving one ally a free attack with a damage bonus, it gives the victim an incentive to attack you, and only if it takes it, gives every ally in reach a free attack (no damage bonus). So the attacks are slightly weaker, and but there are potentially more of them - it's very situational.
YES
