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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4629106" data-attributes="member: 1656">He can... but remember that the Combat Challenge mark expires each round, so the fighter can only mark as many creatures as he can attack in a given round.  The fighter doesn't get Blast 3 at-wills like the wizard, so in many rounds, he'll only be marking one opponent at a time anyway...Well, if we're being strict, Opportunity Attacks are limited by how many times you can attack in a turn, but not how many times you can attack in a round, nor by how many times you can attack a single target.The rule limiting OAs is: "One per Combatant's Turn: You can take only one opportunity action during another combatant's turn, but you can take any number during a round."Let's say we have a foolish wizard, who has decided that the best use of his actions is to provide flanking for the melee folk.[Wizard's Turn] He moves into position alongside the enemy orc to provide the ranger with flanking, provoking an OA from the orc in the process.  He the Readies an action to Move when the ranger attacks, so he can provide flanking for the rogue.[Ranger's Turn] The ranger attacks with CA from flanking.  This triggers the wizard's Readied action, and the wizard moves, provoking an OA from the orc in the process.[Warlord's Turn]  The warlord uses Surprise Attack on a nearby opponent, and nominates the wizard to make a basic attack against the same opponent.  The wizard uses Magic Missile, provoking an OA from the orc in the process.  The warlord uses an Action Point, and Readies an action for when the rogue attacks.[Rogue's Turn]  The rogue attacks with CA from flanking.  The warlord's Readied Action triggers, and he uses Knight's Move to allow the wizard to move.  The wizard moves away from the orc, provoking an OA from the orc in the process.Only one round, and the wizard has provoked four OAs from the orc... but since each one happened on a different combatant's turn, they're all legal.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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