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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gecko85" data-source="post: 6538994" data-attributes="member: 6789257">I haven't been following this thread, so haven't read all 13+ pages. I did read the OP, and here's how *I* would rule at *my* table (YMMV):* The RAW say (for War Caster) that if a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack, you can use your reaction to cast a spell rather than making an OA.* The RAW say (for Polearm Master) that if wielding a polearm, creatures provoke an OA when they *enter* your reach, not just when leaving your reach per the normal rules.* So, RAW, War Caster would allow the player to cast a spell instead of making an OA, since the creature's movement provoked an OA (granted by Polearm Master).* I would have no issue with a DM deciding to allow it to work that way, since according to RAW, it should be allowed. * But here's where I'd change it for *my* table: I would house rule that since Polearm Master is modifying the OA rules specifically *because* the character is an expert at polearms (in other words, the only reason the OA is provoked by a creature entering reach is because the character is so good at polearms), then the OA must be taken with the polearm, and War Caster's exception doesn't apply. To put it another way, I would only allow the War Caster rule to apply to normal OAs, not those granted by a weapon-specific feat.I don't think either way is right or wrong, it can be ruled either way.</blockquote>