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<blockquote data-quote="theNater" data-source="post: 4353608" data-attributes="member: 62560">Some people have been using the word &quot;attack&quot; to indicate an &quot;attack power&quot;.&nbsp; This is causing a great deal of confusion to a great many people, and based on what you have shown, the CustServ responders do not seem immune.In the description of attack types(PHB pages 270-272), it refers to all effects as if they were attacks.&nbsp; But non-attack effects still follow the same space and targeting rules.&nbsp; Healing Word, for example, is not an attack, but functions as a close burst attack for purposes of targeting and provoking opportunity attacks.An attack is anything that requires an attack roll.&nbsp; That's how you can tell.Ray of Frost(wizard 1) is an attack power that consists entirely of one attack.Wall of Fog(wizard 6) is a utility power that does not involve an attack.Wall of Fire(wizard 9) is an attack power that does not involve an attack.Icy Rays(wizard 3) is an attack power that consists of either one or two attacks.Stinking Cloud(wizard 5) is an attack power that includes an attack and another effect, which is not an attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="theNater, post: 4353608, member: 62560"] Some people have been using the word "attack" to indicate an "attack power". This is causing a great deal of confusion to a great many people, and based on what you have shown, the CustServ responders do not seem immune. In the description of attack types(PHB pages 270-272), it refers to all effects as if they were attacks. But non-attack effects still follow the same space and targeting rules. Healing Word, for example, is not an attack, but functions as a close burst attack for purposes of targeting and provoking opportunity attacks. An attack is anything that requires an attack roll. That's how you can tell. Ray of Frost(wizard 1) is an attack power that consists entirely of one attack. Wall of Fog(wizard 6) is a utility power that does not involve an attack. Wall of Fire(wizard 9) is an attack power that does not involve an attack. Icy Rays(wizard 3) is an attack power that consists of either one or two attacks. Stinking Cloud(wizard 5) is an attack power that includes an attack and another effect, which is not an attack. [/QUOTE]

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