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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 5007526" data-attributes="member: 51942">Ok, so I asked CS the following:Many interrupting powers trigger on hits or misses.&nbsp; On the other hand,&nbsp; some powers such as the 2nd level fighter power &quot;No Opening&quot; (p. 78) and&nbsp; the 3rd level ranger power &quot;Disruptive Strike&quot; (p. 106) are immediate&nbsp; interrupts which trigger off an attack.

When should these powers&nbsp; be declared - before or after the attack roll?&nbsp; Specifically, can the&nbsp; player or DM declare these after knowing the attack roll so that the&nbsp; power can only be used when it matters, or do they need to use the power&nbsp; before the attack roll is made?
I tried to avoid a leading question.&nbsp; In any case, Jason W's response was:Immediate interrupts can be taken before or after the attack roll is&nbsp; made. The interrupt actually occurs prior to the attack itself, but the&nbsp; player is able to determine if the attack hit or missed prior to&nbsp; determining if they wish to use the interrupt. They can even find out&nbsp; how much the attack hit by prior to the decision as well.
Which is what I expected.&nbsp; Note that several powers are almost useless if you don't play it this way, and the staff of defense even explicitly goes further, saying it's a immediate interrupt triggering on an attack - but you can choose to use if even after the damage roll is known.&nbsp; In terms of RAW, no further precision is given than merely the fact that an &quot;attack&quot; can be interrupted (and if so, the interrupt is resolved before the attack) - but, notably, there's no stated requirement to interrupt an attack before any particular phase.&nbsp; IIRC there have been designer clarifications on this intent - certainly there have been for the subtly differently phrased Shield power.In any case, RAW isn't explicitly precise and simply grants an ability without defining limits; CS (and likely RAI - certainly for most powers) suggest that it is possible to interrupt after the attack roll(s).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 5007526, member: 51942"] Ok, so I asked CS the following: [INDENT]Many interrupting powers trigger on hits or misses. On the other hand, some powers such as the 2nd level fighter power "No Opening" (p. 78) and the 3rd level ranger power "Disruptive Strike" (p. 106) are immediate interrupts which trigger off an attack. When should these powers be declared - before or after the attack roll? Specifically, can the player or DM declare these after knowing the attack roll so that the power can only be used when it matters, or do they need to use the power before the attack roll is made? [/INDENT]I tried to avoid a leading question. In any case, Jason W's response was: [INDENT]Immediate interrupts can be taken before or after the attack roll is made. The interrupt actually occurs prior to the attack itself, but the player is able to determine if the attack hit or missed prior to determining if they wish to use the interrupt. They can even find out how much the attack hit by prior to the decision as well. [/INDENT] Which is what I expected. Note that several powers are almost useless if you don't play it this way, and the staff of defense even explicitly goes further, saying it's a immediate interrupt triggering on an attack - but you can choose to use if even after the damage roll is known. In terms of RAW, no further precision is given than merely the fact that an "attack" can be interrupted (and if so, the interrupt is resolved before the attack) - but, notably, there's no stated requirement to interrupt an attack before any particular phase. IIRC there have been designer clarifications on this intent - certainly there have been for the subtly differently phrased Shield power. In any case, RAW isn't explicitly precise and simply grants an ability without defining limits; CS (and likely RAI - certainly for most powers) suggest that it is possible to interrupt after the attack roll(s). [/QUOTE]

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