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<blockquote data-quote="DMDanW" data-source="post: 4262898" data-attributes="member: 55230">Another KotS QuestionOne of my players asked me this question, which I looked through the rules that came with KotS and could not find an answer - hope you folks can help me out here;Question:The Warlord's at-will power: Viper's Strike&nbsp;It says: &quot;If the target shifts before the start of your next turn, it provokes an opportunity attack from an ally of your choice.&quot;&nbsp;My question is: does the ally of my choice have to be adjacent to the target, or can he use ranged weapons/spells for this opportunity attack?&nbsp;In the Quick Start rules, it says: [Opportunity Attack] &quot;When an enemy leaves a square adjacent to you, or when an adjacent enemy makes a ranged or an area attack, you can make an opportunity attack against that enemy.&quot;&nbsp;However, one of the Three Basic Rules of 4e is that &quot;Specific Beats General&quot;.&nbsp; So the general rule about Opportunity Attacks is that you must be adjacent to make one, but the Specific power (Viper's Strike) does not mention it...(keep in mind, some of the other powers specifically mention adjacency, like &quot;Wolf Pack Tactics&quot;, &quot;Leaf on the Wind&quot;, so I was wondering why this one did not state it...perhaps it was implied?).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DMDanW, post: 4262898, member: 55230"] [b]Another KotS Question[/b] One of my players asked me this question, which I looked through the rules that came with KotS and could not find an answer - hope you folks can help me out here; Question: The Warlord's at-will power: Viper's Strike It says: "If the target shifts before the start of your next turn, it provokes an opportunity attack from an ally of your choice." My question is: does the ally of my choice have to be adjacent to the target, or can he use ranged weapons/spells for this opportunity attack? In the Quick Start rules, it says: [Opportunity Attack] "When an enemy leaves a square adjacent to you, or when an adjacent enemy makes a ranged or an area attack, you can make an opportunity attack against that enemy." However, one of the Three Basic Rules of 4e is that "Specific Beats General". So the general rule about Opportunity Attacks is that you must be adjacent to make one, but the Specific power (Viper's Strike) does not mention it...(keep in mind, some of the other powers specifically mention adjacency, like "Wolf Pack Tactics", "Leaf on the Wind", so I was wondering why this one did not state it...perhaps it was implied?). [/QUOTE]

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