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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 4963325" data-attributes="member: 996">Doesn't seem to muddy.&nbsp; An Acid Arrow can target a creature, and you make secondary attacks if you hit that creature.&nbsp; A Force Orb can target an object, as well, and you make secondary attacks even if you hit the object.&nbsp; I've used Force Orb to make the secondary attack against enemies standing next to pillar, and even, in one case, behind a merlon.&nbsp; Acid Arrow doesn't let you do the same.&nbsp; Why /shouldn't/ it?&nbsp; No idea, maybe they were written by two different guys at two different times, and it just didn't occur to the one writing Acid Arrow?Writing 4e powers is not as easy as it seems.&nbsp; They're fairly short descriptions, especially compared to earlier ed spells, and they're /laden/ with keywords and rulespeak.&nbsp; It's very easy to write something you didn't quite intend to into a power.Common sense is thus your best guide.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 4963325, member: 996"] Doesn't seem to muddy. An Acid Arrow can target a creature, and you make secondary attacks if you hit that creature. A Force Orb can target an object, as well, and you make secondary attacks even if you hit the object. I've used Force Orb to make the secondary attack against enemies standing next to pillar, and even, in one case, behind a merlon. Acid Arrow doesn't let you do the same. Why /shouldn't/ it? No idea, maybe they were written by two different guys at two different times, and it just didn't occur to the one writing Acid Arrow? Writing 4e powers is not as easy as it seems. They're fairly short descriptions, especially compared to earlier ed spells, and they're /laden/ with keywords and rulespeak. It's very easy to write something you didn't quite intend to into a power. Common sense is thus your best guide. [/QUOTE]

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