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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Milambus" data-source="post: 4527430" data-attributes="member: 74238">Zinovia, loved your breakdown of the ways to play a Warlord... especially the Jewish Grandmother =)See this is exactly the reason I chose to play a Tactical Warlord, so that I could tell people how to play (within reason of course =)Here is a story from my table at the Weekend in the Realms on Saturday.  I'm playing my Human Tactical Warlord, wielding a Spiked Chain (+3 prof, 24d, reach).  The Archer Ranger's turn comes up.  I look across the table and say "Ready your Action".  By this time people have seen me do this with the Fighter a few times before (who plays a Warlord in his home game), so he's willing to go along with me.  He readies his Twin Shot for after my attack.  My turn finally comes around, and I bust out my Warlord's Favor giving the Ranger +4 to his attacks until the end of my next turn.  His readied action triggers, and he gets +4 to two attacks.  Play continues, and the Ranger's next turn comes up.. another two attacks with +4.  Now I look across the table and say "Action Point.  Another two attacks, +5 this time.  Not bad for an encounter power.As for the Warlord needing to be adjacent to his allies for his At-Wills to work this is incorrect.  Commander's Strike: The ally has to be in melee range of the target.  Sure with most weapons this means that you both have to be adjacent to the target (1-2 squares away).  If you or your ally are using a range weapon, this increases to 3 squares, and if both of you are using range weapons then its 4 squares.Furious Smash: "choose one ally adjacent to either you of the target".Viper's Strike: Same as Commander's Strike.  Arguably, your ally would need to be adjacent to the target but I would say that the specific rule of Viper's Strike overrides the general rule of needing to be adjacent for opportunity attacks.Wolf Pack Tactics: "one ally adjacent to either you of the target"So, at the very least you can be 2 squares away and the powers will work, and as far as 4 squares away.</blockquote>

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