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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5296627" data-attributes="member: 82106">Yup, this is exactly right.Read PHB page 270-271 which explain the different types of attacks. A melee attack or ranged attack can NEVER target more than one opponent, a close or area attack can target any number of opponents. So anything that applies to &quot;the next attack&quot; or somesuch when used with close/area WILL apply to all the attack rolls and there is NO ambiguity whatsoever in the rules on that point. The only ambiguity that can arise is with multi-attack melee powers if you decide to interpret 'attack' to mean 'attack power' instead of just taking it at face value. This seems to have been an issue for people writing official material, so you will find some stuff like Tactical Presence where it seems like they could have meant either one. If you are going to go by the rules sensu stricto then attack means 'attack' not 'attack power' and notice that the FAQ entry is based on exactly this. You'll always be on safe ground by RAW doing that, though there are certain powers which may not work as they seem to be intended (and at least one feat).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5296627, member: 82106"] Yup, this is exactly right. Read PHB page 270-271 which explain the different types of attacks. A melee attack or ranged attack can NEVER target more than one opponent, a close or area attack can target any number of opponents. So anything that applies to "the next attack" or somesuch when used with close/area WILL apply to all the attack rolls and there is NO ambiguity whatsoever in the rules on that point. The only ambiguity that can arise is with multi-attack melee powers if you decide to interpret 'attack' to mean 'attack power' instead of just taking it at face value. This seems to have been an issue for people writing official material, so you will find some stuff like Tactical Presence where it seems like they could have meant either one. If you are going to go by the rules sensu stricto then attack means 'attack' not 'attack power' and notice that the FAQ entry is based on exactly this. You'll always be on safe ground by RAW doing that, though there are certain powers which may not work as they seem to be intended (and at least one feat). [/QUOTE]

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