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Dominate: Can you compel free actions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Zinovia" data-source="post: 4867236" data-attributes="member: 57373"><p>I'd agree with the "one action" interpretation. One action period - ignore the fact that dazed creatures can use a free action as well. In this case your character is dominated, and so the dominating creature dictates your single action. </p><p></p><p>Powers used can only be at-wills, and under no circumstances would I let a dominating bad guy spend an action point for the character, nor would I allow the expenditure of an item power that is triggered as a free action. Spending an action point or using a daily free-action item power defeats the point of limiting the dominated action to at-wills, that being to avoid having any character resources diminished while they are dominated. </p><p></p><p>It sucks enough to be dominated and forced to attack your friends or move to a spot you didn't choose. It is far worse to have your precious limited daily or encounter powers (or action points!) be used against your allies, which is why the rules don't allow it. I know that action points and many item powers are a free action, but it's against the spirit of the rules to allow a dominating creature to use them up. Also, it's no fun! Dominated = 1 action that cannot be an encounter or daily <em>or their equivalents</em> (AP=encounter, items = daily or encounter).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zinovia, post: 4867236, member: 57373"] I'd agree with the "one action" interpretation. One action period - ignore the fact that dazed creatures can use a free action as well. In this case your character is dominated, and so the dominating creature dictates your single action. Powers used can only be at-wills, and under no circumstances would I let a dominating bad guy spend an action point for the character, nor would I allow the expenditure of an item power that is triggered as a free action. Spending an action point or using a daily free-action item power defeats the point of limiting the dominated action to at-wills, that being to avoid having any character resources diminished while they are dominated. It sucks enough to be dominated and forced to attack your friends or move to a spot you didn't choose. It is far worse to have your precious limited daily or encounter powers (or action points!) be used against your allies, which is why the rules don't allow it. I know that action points and many item powers are a free action, but it's against the spirit of the rules to allow a dominating creature to use them up. Also, it's no fun! Dominated = 1 action that cannot be an encounter or daily [i]or their equivalents[/i] (AP=encounter, items = daily or encounter). [/QUOTE]
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