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<blockquote data-quote="Arlough" data-source="post: 5447736" data-attributes="member: 79335">As for targeting, well the discussion here bled out into my table when I asked what people thought of the idea.&nbsp; Then there was much discussion and agreement that this is something that really should be clarified, because we all had different views on what the rule was.&nbsp; I, as the DM, ruled that a creature can target itself if the power does not have restrictive stipulations that prevent it (for example, a power that can only attack dazed creatures when the creature itself isn't dazed) Well, here is what WotC Customer support responded with when I asked for guidance on Forceful Push, and more generally, the targeting of yourself.And the response...Now, I have not adopted essentials so I can't verify this.&nbsp; Can anyone else confirm this, please?Also, this seems like it completely neuters things that dominate, as well as some buffing abilities.&nbsp; It also takes a lot of the risk out of spells like fireball, which I disagree with.&nbsp; If I only played Strikers and Defenders, this wouldn't bother me so much.&nbsp; But when I do get to play, I tend to play Controllers and Leaders instead, and I think this would weaken the cinematic options available to me.I can't confirm that right now, because I don't have any of my books with me, and I let my DDi subscription die ungracefully quite a while ago.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arlough, post: 5447736, member: 79335"] As for targeting, well the discussion here bled out into my table when I asked what people thought of the idea. Then there was much discussion and agreement that this is something that really should be clarified, because we all had different views on what the rule was. I, as the DM, ruled that a creature can target itself if the power does not have restrictive stipulations that prevent it (for example, a power that can only attack dazed creatures when the creature itself isn't dazed) Well, here is what WotC Customer support responded with when I asked for guidance on Forceful Push, and more generally, the targeting of yourself. And the response... Now, I have not adopted essentials so I can't verify this. Can anyone else confirm this, please? Also, this seems like it completely neuters things that dominate, as well as some buffing abilities. It also takes a lot of the risk out of spells like fireball, which I disagree with. If I only played Strikers and Defenders, this wouldn't bother me so much. But when I do get to play, I tend to play Controllers and Leaders instead, and I think this would weaken the cinematic options available to me. I can't confirm that right now, because I don't have any of my books with me, and I let my DDi subscription die ungracefully quite a while ago. [/QUOTE]

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