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<blockquote data-quote="Aulirophile" data-source="post: 5272502" data-attributes="member: 86312">RAI and RAW are probably at odd on this one. How to Read a Power (PHB 1/2/3) says you do the things in order. So if an Effect is listed after the hit and attack line, well, that is when you do it. But says before or after. RAI you could shift into flanking or etc., or even away, since again, the Effect lines comes after the successful attack and damage. In other words, by RAW, the power doesn't make a ton of sense. There really isn't a way of reconciling this, unfortunately. Believe it or not there are some powers (and feats) that, by RAW, don't even work at all. So either you ignore those powers, or try and establish a dialogue with your DM about the intent of such powers. Really your only options.Assuming the text creates a specific exception all it's own, you could shift before the attack, into range of the target, and then make the attack, if you started 1 square away. This follows the procedure for attacks on PHB 269. You'd shift then make the attack roll, assuming this is a legitimate interpretation. There are conflicting rules at work, as stated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aulirophile, post: 5272502, member: 86312"] RAI and RAW are probably at odd on this one. How to Read a Power (PHB 1/2/3) says you do the things in order. So if an Effect is listed [I]after [/I]the hit and attack line, well, that is when you do it. But says before or after. RAI you could shift into flanking or etc., or even away, since again, the Effect lines comes after the successful attack and damage. In other words, by RAW, the power doesn't make a ton of sense. There really isn't a way of reconciling this, unfortunately. Believe it or not there are some powers (and feats) that, by RAW, don't even work at all. So either you ignore those powers, or try and establish a dialogue with your DM about the [I]intent[/I] of such powers. Really your only options. Assuming the text creates a specific exception all it's own, you could shift [I]before [/I]the attack, into range of the target, and [I]then [/I]make the attack, if you started 1 square away. This follows the procedure for attacks on PHB 269. You'd shift then make the attack roll, assuming this is a legitimate interpretation. There are conflicting rules at work, as stated. [/QUOTE]

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