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<blockquote data-quote="Flipguarder" data-source="post: 4944457" data-attributes="member: 61430">First off, I used the flavor text because someone suggested it, I was attempting to understand the raI understanding of the idea.Second, I did not suggest the second idea. It's not a matter of the swordmage not being able to teleport (he can as a utility power).Third, I'm not anthropomorphizing the power, I'm trying to figure out if my inital gut feeling that the designers did not intend for attack powers to be used outside of attacking people is shared by others on this forum.Fourth, I kind of feel as though you are trading one &quot;flavor-based ruling&quot; for another. You say I can't use the description of the power and the fact that it has targets in my ruling. Then you go and claim that the idea of a swordmage only teleporting by attacking something is ridiculous. I think flavor has just about as much input into the rules of D&amp;D as &quot;what makes sense&quot;Bottom line, my understanding is that attack powers that have targets were intended to be used in combat, and their effects should not be counted as &quot;additional encounter utility powers&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flipguarder, post: 4944457, member: 61430"] First off, I used the flavor text because someone suggested it, I was attempting to understand the raI understanding of the idea. Second, I did not suggest the second idea. It's not a matter of the swordmage not being able to teleport (he can as a utility power). Third, I'm not anthropomorphizing the power, I'm trying to figure out if my inital gut feeling that the designers did not intend for attack powers to be used outside of attacking people is shared by others on this forum. Fourth, I kind of feel as though you are trading one "flavor-based ruling" for another. You say I can't use the description of the power and the fact that it has targets in my ruling. Then you go and claim that the idea of a swordmage only teleporting by attacking something is ridiculous. I think flavor has just about as much input into the rules of D&D as "what makes sense" Bottom line, my understanding is that attack powers that have targets were intended to be used in combat, and their effects should not be counted as "additional encounter utility powers" [/QUOTE]

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