Does Ranger's Disruptive Strike grant combat advantage against me?

[erja]

Hello all - here's my question from a situation that arose at our session this past Sunday.

I play an archery ranger. I was situated within a stairwell, popping out 1 square to take shots at enemies, then shifting back 1 square to the inside of the stairwell until my next turn.

Having shifted back into the stairwell an enemy moved in front of me and initiated a melee attack - I interrupted with my Disruptive Strike.

So, the question: since I was using a ranged attack against an adjacent enemy, does his original attack get combat advantage against me due to my Disruptive Strike?

Disruptive Strike gives the attacker an attack roll penalty of 3 + WIS modifier (or, in my case, -6 total to the attack roll). So, would his initial attack have -6 to the roll (no combat advantage) or -4 (combat advantage granted due to my adjacent ranged interrupt).

Hope that's clear - thanks in advance!

 

[Kordeth]

Hello all - here's my question from a situation that arose at our session this past Sunday.

I play an archery ranger. I was situated within a stairwell, popping out 1 square to take shots at enemies, then shifting back 1 square to the inside of the stairwell until my next turn.

Having shifted back into the stairwell an enemy moved in front of me and initiated a melee attack - I interrupted with my Disruptive Strike.

So, the question: since I was using a ranged attack against an adjacent enemy, does his original attack get combat advantage against me due to my Disruptive Strike?

Disruptive Strike gives the attacker an attack roll penalty of 3 + WIS modifier (or, in my case, -6 total to the attack roll). So, would his initial attack have -6 to the roll (no combat advantage) or -4 (combat advantage granted due to my adjacent ranged interrupt).

Hope that's clear - thanks in advance!

Seeing as how attacking someone armed with a ranged weapon doesn't give you combat advantage, I'm inclined to say no, he does not get combat advantage--unless the critter had some power or ability you aren't telling us about.

I suspect you're confusing "grants combat advantage" with "provokes an opportunity attack." Attacking an adjacent enemy with a ranged attack does provoke an OA, however, OAs are immediate actions and a creature can't take immediate actions on its own turn, so in this particular case you don't provoke an OA because your interrupt takes place during the enemy's turn.

 

[erja]

Gotcha - I think you are indeed correct about my confusion

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Minigiant]

Ranged attack don't grant combat advantage, but they do provoke opportunity attacks.

 

[Kordeth]

Gotcha - I think you are indeed correct about my confusion

Thanks for the clarification.

For the sake of argument, though, if he did have combat advantage, maybe from Bluffing you or a flanking ally or something, it would still apply to his attack, giving him a net -4 to hit.

 

[erja]

But given that it's an interrupt on his turn it would not provoke an OA in this particular case if I'm understanding correctly?

 

[Hypersmurf]

But given that it's an interrupt on his turn it would not provoke an OA in this particular case if I'm understanding correctly?

Right.

-Hyp.

 

[Obryn]

Even more specifically, a creature cannot take opportunity actions on its own turn, and an opportunity attack is an opportunity action.

So, in your case, the creature attacking you does not get an opportunity attack against you.

If, however, another enemy were also adjacent (or with threatening reach and close enough), they would get to interrupt your Disruptive Strike with an opportunity attack.

-O