blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
Can you make an opportunity attack against an ally?
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Can you make an opportunity attack against an ally?
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While an opportunity attack is a Melee Basic Attack, which can be used on any creature (so would include allies), in order to make the opportunity attack it has to be provoked, and only enemies can provoke one (per PHB p290, "If an enemy leaves a square..." "If an enemy adjacent to you uses a ranged power..." "...and you can see your enemy.")
So... no.
So... no.
blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
Damn, there goes that plan to have my fighter punch dominated allies in the back of the head to stop them from moving around.
Goumindong
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You absolutely can so long as they provoke. Chances are they will not or you won't want to hit them since.
"enemy" is a description that does not have much real meaning in the rules. The purpose of including it is mainly to differentiate between "creatures" and "you"(since allies cannot be you). But in the end its really "a group of creatures you designate" for enemy and ally abilities.
"enemy" is a description that does not have much real meaning in the rules. The purpose of including it is mainly to differentiate between "creatures" and "you"(since allies cannot be you). But in the end its really "a group of creatures you designate" for enemy and ally abilities.
Well tecnically, by the rules "enemy" is a keyword meaning a creature or creatures that aren't your allies (whether those creatures are hostile toward you or not). "Ally" or "allies" is a keyword refering to your teammates so long as said teammate is a willing target.
Is your ally still your teammate when he's dominated?
Mort_Q
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Is your ally still your teammate when he's dominated?
When and how do you know if an ally is dominated? Obviously, if they attack, but if they just move?
Goumindong
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Typically there is going to be some sort of physical manifestation of the power an enemy uses. It might not be visual, but it might be.
At that point, you're clearly in the realm of DM discretion. But i would argue that a number of powers seem to indicate that intelligent creatures are aware of what status effects are inflicted on their enemies and allies RAI[the ones with reaction/interrupt triggers such as "when a creature inflicts an ally with an effect a save can end..."]
At the very least the player can claim he is entitled to a perception check or intelligence check(why is the wizard walking towards the demons of his own free will!?!?!) to notice the effect with a pretty strong case.
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lukelightning
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He's talking about making OAs on his dominated friends. So if Señor Enchanto dominates the ranger and sends him to go chop up the soft, squishy wizard, Fighterguy can make an OA on him when he moves by, stopping him from reaching the wizard.
Majushi
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So the question still remains:
Do Dominated Allies cease to be allies for the purpose of Opportunity Attacks?
Also, if that is the case. Can a Cleric then legally target them with a power to give them a bonus to the save vs Dominated?
If they are no longer considered an ally...
Do Dominated Allies cease to be allies for the purpose of Opportunity Attacks?
Also, if that is the case. Can a Cleric then legally target them with a power to give them a bonus to the save vs Dominated?
If they are no longer considered an ally...
