Self = Ally? Leading the Charge (TOB)

[DarkJester]

Does the stance "Leading the Charge" (White Raven, page 90ish?) from TOB allow you to grant the bonus charge damage to yourself? I don't have my book here, but I believe the text goes something like: ~All allies who can hear you during battle gain....~.

Any ideas?

 

[brehobit]

Does the stance "Leading the Charge" (White Raven, page 90ish?) from TOB allow you to grant the bonus charge damage to yourself? I don't have my book here, but I believe the text goes something like: ~All allies who can hear you during battle gain....~.

Any ideas?

My take on all the White Raven ally stuff is "no". I do let bards count as their own ally though...

Mark

 

[starwed]

The glossary defines ally as:

A creature friendly to you. In most cases, references to "allies" include yourself.

 

[ohGr]

The best answer would be no, IMHO, if only because "ally = self" can lead to some serious infinite-loop craziness with White Raven Tactics.

 

[starwed]

White Raven Tactics inherently leads to infinite loops. All you need is two PC's with it and it springs right out. It's just a broken maneuver that should have been caught in development. (anything that messes with initiative should raise redflags when playtesting.)

 

[Krafen]

Since some of the White Raven maneuvers say they apply to "allies" and some say they apply to "yourself and allies," I think it's safe to say the former do not affect the initiator.