I wrote Mike Mearls about Dragonshield Tactics and got the following response.
mearls said:Default Re: Dragonshield tactics
Hey man!
This is funny - my friend Dave emailed me precisely this question.
Here is how immediates work with movement:
Immediates always come between a creature's movement between squares. Let's say the ranger can shift 1 square when a creature moves into a square adjacent to the ranger.
A kobold with speed 6 charges the ranger. The kobold enters a square adjacent to the ranger. The ranger moves one square.
If the kobold has movement left, it can keep going and move adjacent to the ranger to complete its charge.
If it doesn't, its move ends and its charge attack misses unless it has reach.
For movement, treat each time a creature leaves or enters a square as its own micro-action that you can respond to. After you respond, the creature still has "unspent" movement it can use, unless your power does something to its speed.
Immediates happen before a creature completes the move that triggered the action. Think of them as activating as a creature enters a square, but before it is in the square.
Reactions trigger when a creature arrives in the square.
Let's go back to the example above, but change it a little. Let's say the ranger has an ability that immobilizes a foe that enters an adjacent square.
Reaction: The foe moves adjacent to the ranger. When the foe is in the adjacent square, the power triggers and the foe is immobilizes.
Interrupt: As the foe attempts to leave a square and enter the adjacent square, the power triggers. The foe is stuck in the last square it was in before it tried to move into the square adjacent to the ranger.
Hoep that helps!
- Mike
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Originally Posted by eleran
This has generated quite a bit of talk on the forums and I thought I would seek some kind of official response.
How exactly does this ability work?
I will give 2 scenarios and tell you how I read the ability working. Can you tell me if I am right?
1) Pc announces "I move x squares up to the Kobold and then I will use one of my at will powers to attack" I would rule that as soon as he becomes adjacent the kobold would shift and the PC would be unable to attack unless he had reach.
b) PC announces he will charge x squares at the kobold. Since this is all one standard action he would get the charge and attack THEN the kobold would shift away.
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