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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7350078" data-attributes="member: 6801845">The game term would be &quot;take an attack action&quot;.&nbsp; There's no reason to believe that the real world meaning of the word would not apply since there is no place where the words state that &quot;as far as the game is concerned this is what we mean when we use the term attack&quot;.&nbsp; Yes, there are rules on how to resolve certain types of attacks, that does not mean that anything not covered by that section of the book would not be considered an attack.That's different from casting a spell, because in the real world we cannot cast literal spells as defined by the game.&nbsp; It goes back to fundamentals.&nbsp; Unless the rules say otherwise, use common terminology.&nbsp; The rules clarify how to resolve certain types of attacks, it does not redefine the term, it does not need to.That and I think it's silly that dropping a nuke /using a flamethrower/breathing fire on someone would not be considered an attack.But this is all repeat.&nbsp; This is not about what's &quot;better&quot; it's how to read the rules. I don't see a point on this endless circular argument.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7350078, member: 6801845"] The game term would be "take an attack action". There's no reason to believe that the real world meaning of the word would not apply since there is no place where the words state that "as far as the game is concerned this is what we mean when we use the term attack". Yes, there are rules on how to resolve certain types of attacks, that does not mean that anything not covered by that section of the book would not be considered an attack. That's different from casting a spell, because in the real world we cannot cast literal spells as defined by the game. It goes back to fundamentals. Unless the rules say otherwise, use common terminology. The rules clarify how to resolve certain types of attacks, it does not redefine the term, it does not need to. That and I think it's silly that dropping a nuke /using a flamethrower/breathing fire on someone would not be considered an attack. But this is all repeat. This is not about what's "better" it's how to read the rules. I don't see a point on this endless circular argument. [/QUOTE]

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