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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4504068" data-attributes="member: 1656">And here we strike the issue with the word 'attack' in the 4E rules.We have powers that state &quot;two attacks&quot;; we have powers that have an &quot;Attack:&quot; line, we have attack powers (as opposed to utility powers or class features), and we have phrases like 'area attack' and 'close attack', which refer to powers with the area or close keyword whether or not they are attack powers.&nbsp; (A utility with the Area keyword is classed as an Area Attack, even though it isn't an attack power, for example.)Wall of Fog is a utility power; it has no &quot;Attack&quot; entry; it is, however, an area attack, and it will provoke an OA.Feather Fall is a utility power; it has no &quot;Attack&quot; entry; it is, however, a ranged attack, and it will provoke an OA.Twin Strike, used by a Ranger with a bow, is an attack power; it has an attack line; it is a ranged attack; and it specifies 'two attacks'.&nbsp; Is he making a ranged attack (since he is using a power classed as a ranged attack), or is he making two ranged attacks (since the power specifies two attacks)?&nbsp; If he's adjacent to a Boneclaw, does he provoke one OA or two? ... or three - one for using a ranged power, and one for each of the two attacks?I contend that while the Opportunity Action description uses the term 'ranged attack', it is using it in the sense of 'power with the Ranged keyword' (in the same way that Wall of Fog is an area attack by virtue of being a power with the Area keyword), and that we can determine this by noting that everywhere else, the less ambiguous term 'ranged power' is used.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 4504068, member: 1656"] And here we strike the issue with the word 'attack' in the 4E rules. We have powers that state "two attacks"; we have powers that have an "Attack:" line, we have attack powers (as opposed to utility powers or class features), and we have phrases like 'area attack' and 'close attack', which refer to powers with the area or close keyword whether or not they are attack powers. (A utility with the Area keyword is classed as an Area Attack, even though it isn't an attack power, for example.) Wall of Fog is a utility power; it has no "Attack" entry; it is, however, an area attack, and it will provoke an OA. Feather Fall is a utility power; it has no "Attack" entry; it is, however, a ranged attack, and it will provoke an OA. Twin Strike, used by a Ranger with a bow, is an attack power; it has an attack line; it is a ranged attack; and it specifies 'two attacks'. Is he making a ranged attack (since he is using a power classed as a ranged attack), or is he making two ranged attacks (since the power specifies two attacks)? If he's adjacent to a Boneclaw, does he provoke one OA or two? ... or three - one for using a ranged power, and one for each of the two attacks? I contend that while the Opportunity Action description uses the term 'ranged attack', it is using it in the sense of 'power with the Ranged keyword' (in the same way that Wall of Fog is an area attack by virtue of being a power with the Area keyword), and that we can determine this by noting that everywhere else, the less ambiguous term 'ranged power' is used. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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