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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kordeth" data-source="post: 4545263" data-attributes="member: 5036">"The hydra makes four bite attacks." That right there is a pretty strong argument that this power is, in fact, four separate attacks.The problem is that nowhere does 4E strictly define what an attack actually is. There are clearly some multiple-target attacks that count as a single attack (bursts, blasts, etc.) and some attack powers which are multiple attacks (twin strike and most ranger powers specifically say they are "two attacks"), but the actual definition of an attack is absent from the book, which leads to rule confusions like this one. The fact that attack powers are usually referred to as "attacks" even when they are comprised of multiple attacks further muddies the issue.Personally, the way I think it's meant to work is thusly:Attack: Any single attack roll against any of the target's Defenses counts as an attack. Some powers allow you to make multiple attacks as part of the same action. Each attack roll is treated as its own attack (e.g. for purposes of triggering a fighter's Combat Challenge or a paladin's divine challenge.) If a power affects a target without requiring an attack roll, that effect is not considered an attack.Corollary to that definition, the following bullet point would need to be added to the definition of "area attack" on p. 271:Counts as One Attack: An area attack is treated as a single attack, even though you make an attack roll against every target in the area of effect.</blockquote>

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