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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arbitrary" data-source="post: 4290697" data-attributes="member: 66185">It's a bit of work for an interesting ability that isn't going to warp a game and has reasonable counters.  Balance-wise, it's fine.  I think Zaru's example does an excellent job of showing how the mechanics of the game work and I think I can do one better to cement the character-The most common opportunity action is an opportunity attack.  When an enemy leaves a square adjacent to you, or when an adjacent enemy makes a ranged or an area attack, you can make an opportunity attack against that enemy.So, when do you get the attack?  Do you get the attack while the creature is still adjacent, or after it is one square away from its movement?  While it is still adjacent of course.  The triggering action is it attempting to move away, you get your attack, and the action continues.  If you were supposed to get the attack after it wouldn't do anything because the target would be out of reach.  In this situation the triggering action is moving adjacent so you stop everything right there, get your attack, any consequences of it occur, and the action continues.  When you get an attack on a creature trying to move away is no different than when you get an attack on a creature trying to move in (with these features/powers).</blockquote>