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<blockquote data-quote="Dan'L" data-source="post: 5088685" data-attributes="member: 68954">I'm not stating or implying that a Spirit Companion is a &quot;creature&quot; in any way that 4e D&amp;D defines it.&nbsp; However...And right there you have the proof that a Spirit Companion can be hit by OAs.&nbsp; &quot;The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks&quot; (PHB2 p. 120) and what is an OA, other than a melee attack?&nbsp; There is nothing in the rules for Spirit Companions that exempt them from OAs.&nbsp; There is nothing in the rules for Conjurations which specifically disallow them from drawing OAs other than the general rule that a conjuration can't be attacked (PHB2 p. 220), which is overruled by the power description fro Call Spirit Companion.&nbsp; If it can be attacked, it can be attacked by any creature able to make attacks (such as OAs.)&nbsp; The ability to make an OA is predicated only on an adjacent enemy making a provoking action (i.e. moving, making a ranged attack, or making an area attack) and the the individual's ability to make an OA (i.e. only one per opponent's turn, not under certain specific effects which preclude making attacks or OAs.) (PHB p. 290) So, in the three most relevant rules sections I could think to check, I can find nothing that would exempt a Spirit Companion from drawing OAs; if you have rules support for your claim, please post it.-Dan'L</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dan'L, post: 5088685, member: 68954"] I'm not stating or implying that a Spirit Companion is a "creature" in any way that 4e D&D defines it. However... And right there you have the proof that a Spirit Companion can be hit by OAs. "The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks" (PHB2 p. 120) and what is an OA, other than a melee attack? There is nothing in the rules for Spirit Companions that exempt them from OAs. There is nothing in the rules for Conjurations which specifically disallow them from drawing OAs other than the general rule that a conjuration can't be attacked (PHB2 p. 220), which is overruled by the power description fro Call Spirit Companion. If it can be attacked, it can be attacked by any creature able to make attacks (such as OAs.) The ability to make an OA is predicated only on an adjacent enemy making a provoking action (i.e. moving, making a ranged attack, or making an area attack) and the the individual's ability to make an OA (i.e. only one per opponent's turn, not under certain specific effects which preclude making attacks or OAs.) (PHB p. 290) So, in the three most relevant rules sections I could think to check, I can find nothing that would exempt a Spirit Companion from drawing OAs; if you have rules support for your claim, please post it. -Dan'L [/QUOTE]

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