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<blockquote data-quote="The Little Raven" data-source="post: 4357497" data-attributes="member: 10095">No, it makes perfect sense.You create a conjuration of fire that has an effect on people who are within a certain range. However, it is not an active attack against a defense (as it does not contain an attack against a defense).Attack Power is not the same as an attack. It's simply the category in which the power is placed for power selection/limit purposes. It would have been more clear if they had named them Wizard Combat 1 instead of Wizard Attack 1.There are no Attack or Target keywords. There are five types of keywords: Usage (at-will, encounter, daily), Power Source (arcane, divine, martial), Damage Type (acid, cold, etc), Effect (charm, healing, teleportation, etc), and Accessories (weapon, implement). Attack and Target are not applicable to any of those categories.Keywords only appear in one place in a power's description.Target is entirely separate section independent from keywords entirely, and yes, Wall of Fire does have a target...It's a contiguous 8-square area within 10 squares of you. Target can indicate area, not just a particular creature or object. There is no &quot;Target:&quot; section, because there is no attack roll (all powers with a &quot;Target: One or more creatures in burst&quot; or whatever have an attack roll, unless they're used on allies).The only way Evasion can function is if there is an attack roll (against a defense), and it deals damage when it misses. If there is no attack roll (like Wall of Fire), or it doesn't deal damage on a miss, then Evasion doesn't come into play at all.Part of the problem is that you're trying to turn things into keywords which are not keywords, like Target and Attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Little Raven, post: 4357497, member: 10095"] No, it makes perfect sense. You create a conjuration of fire that has an effect on people who are within a certain range. However, it is not an active attack against a defense (as it does not contain an attack against a defense). Attack Power is not the same as an attack. It's simply the category in which the power is placed for power selection/limit purposes. It would have been more clear if they had named them Wizard Combat 1 instead of Wizard Attack 1. There are no Attack or Target keywords. There are five types of keywords: Usage (at-will, encounter, daily), Power Source (arcane, divine, martial), Damage Type (acid, cold, etc), Effect (charm, healing, teleportation, etc), and Accessories (weapon, implement). Attack and Target are not applicable to any of those categories. Keywords only appear in one place in a power's description. Target is entirely separate section independent from keywords entirely, and yes, Wall of Fire does have a target... It's a contiguous 8-square area within 10 squares of you. Target can indicate area, not just a particular creature or object. There is no "Target:" section, because there is no attack roll (all powers with a "Target: One or more creatures in burst" or whatever have an attack roll, unless they're used on allies). The only way Evasion can function is if there is an attack roll (against a defense), and it deals damage when it misses. If there is no attack roll (like Wall of Fire), or it doesn't deal damage on a miss, then Evasion doesn't come into play at all. Part of the problem is that you're trying to turn things into keywords which are not keywords, like Target and Attack. [/QUOTE]

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