Powers that Force Move, Granting BA

[Xyrlove Woodsoul]

For powers like, Staggering Note and Blunder, does one have to move the target in order for the ally to receive the BA? I'm thinking no, partially because (flavor wise) you can actually move an enemy without them leaving a square (for example, moving them 2 ft- I've staggered and blundered shorter distances myself .

 

[Joshua Randall]

Distance in Squares: The power you’re using specifies how many squares you can move a target. You can choose to move the target fewer squares or not to move it at all.

So for Staggering Note, you can choose to push the target 0 squares, and your ally still gets an MBA. Same deal for Blunder's slide.

 

[Mort_Q]

You are not required to use the movement granted by powers.

Distance in Squares: The power you’re using specifies how many squares you can move a target. You can choose to move the target fewer squares or not to move it at all. You can’t move the target vertically.

Ninjas!!!

Flavour has nothing to do with it.

 

[Xyrlove Woodsoul]

Yeah, I know I don't have to move it. Also, I just got into a big discussion if you actually have to move a space to gain the use of a benefit attached to teleporting power, and most people said, yes, so i thought maybe powers like the above are the same way. Ultimately though, I am more concerned with if the op is cheesy or not to do?

 

[Mort_Q]

Yeah, I know I don't have to move it. Also, I just got into a big discussion if you actually have to move a space to gain the use of a benefit attached to teleporting power, and most people said, yes, so i thought maybe powers like the above are the same way. Ultimately though, I am more concerned with if the op is cheesy or not to do?

Your first post in that thread never mentioned a power, only asked if Teleporting 0 squared was still teleporting... which since teleporting has it's own special series of rules, people disagreed.

Here, the forced movement and the free basic attack are both products of the hit effect, so no problem.

 

[Xyrlove Woodsoul]

I believed you on the rule and teleporting, and that my hypothetical was a cheesy thing to do. I was just wondering if using Staggering Note and Blunder is cheesy thing to to do if you don't move the target, even though you don't have to move it by the RAW.

 

[keterys]

Nope, not cheesy at all.

 

[Mort_Q]

I believed you on the rule and teleporting, and that my hypothetical was a cheesy thing to do.

I didn't post in that thread.

I was just wondering if using Staggering Note and Blunder is cheesy thing to to do if you don't move the target, even though you don't have to move it by the RAW.

No, it's not cheesy.

 

[Joshua Randall]

Not cheesy. It's conceptually exactly the same as a wizard using Thuderwave and choosing to push the targets 0 squares. Which is also not cheesy.

 

[Xyrlove Woodsoul]

Understandable. I didn't think it was cheesy either. But I wanted to make sure.

I didn't post in that thread.

Oops, my mistake: Everyone kind of blends in.