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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfeld" data-source="post: 5690969" data-attributes="member: 93479">There is no RAW ruling that would indicate one way or the other.&nbsp; You can't just state &quot;by RAW&quot; when there is nothing to read on the subject, since RAW literally means &quot;read as written.&quot;So, your argument is that it shouldn't be allowed, because once per encounter it's actually useful??&nbsp; That sounds extraordinarily misguided at best.&nbsp; You help one ally with positioning in exchange for screwing them out of most of their actions on their next turn.&nbsp; Sounds pretty fair to me.At level 28, you're nearly a god.&nbsp; I fail to see this as a problem.I can't seem to find any rules concerning the Charm keyword.&nbsp; You seem to be correct in that this is RAW-acceptable, though it seems a bit silly.&nbsp; But this is also a strawman argument, because it has nothing to do with the original question.If you're DMing, you can rule it however you want.&nbsp; But I have to respectfully disagree, simply on the grounds that previous editions allowed for willingly taking attacks from allies without being forced to lower their defenses for all enemies.&nbsp; The ally in question already has to lose most of their actions during their next turn for taking this shot; making them a sitting target for every enemy in the area on top of it is just overkill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greyfeld, post: 5690969, member: 93479"] There is no RAW ruling that would indicate one way or the other. You can't just state "by RAW" when there is nothing to read on the subject, since RAW literally means "read as written." So, your argument is that it shouldn't be allowed, because once per encounter it's actually useful?? That sounds extraordinarily misguided at best. You help one ally with positioning in exchange for screwing them out of most of their actions on their next turn. Sounds pretty fair to me. At level 28, you're nearly a god. I fail to see this as a problem. I can't seem to find any rules concerning the Charm keyword. You seem to be correct in that this is RAW-acceptable, though it seems a bit silly. But this is also a strawman argument, because it has nothing to do with the original question. If you're DMing, you can rule it however you want. But I have to respectfully disagree, simply on the grounds that previous editions allowed for willingly taking attacks from allies without being forced to lower their defenses for all enemies. The ally in question already has to lose most of their actions during their next turn for taking this shot; making them a sitting target for every enemy in the area on top of it is just overkill. [/QUOTE]

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