I’m not sure if this question has been asked and answered at nauseum but I’ll ask it anyway because I did not see a thread that seemed to cover this question.
During a game my character was at an inn when I overheard some interesting conversation. I wanted to use an encounter power (Fay Step) to move to a more advantageous position (within the inn) but the DM stated that since we did not role initiative yet we were technically not in an encounter, so I would not be able to use my encounter powers. This ruling bring up all kinds of questions for me, such as, what if I were participating in a skill challenge that could benefit (in some manner) from the use of an encounter power. Moreover, I was reading the “Mithrendain, Citadel of the Feywild” article on dndinsider and it indicated that the Eladrin use Fay Step to travel and/or move from location to location. I guess I want to know two things. First, if and when I can use encounter powers and how much time (in between each use) must pass before they can be used again (when not in a combat situations specifically). Second, what exactly qualifies as an encounter?
Thanks everyone,
Torgg
During a game my character was at an inn when I overheard some interesting conversation. I wanted to use an encounter power (Fay Step) to move to a more advantageous position (within the inn) but the DM stated that since we did not role initiative yet we were technically not in an encounter, so I would not be able to use my encounter powers. This ruling bring up all kinds of questions for me, such as, what if I were participating in a skill challenge that could benefit (in some manner) from the use of an encounter power. Moreover, I was reading the “Mithrendain, Citadel of the Feywild” article on dndinsider and it indicated that the Eladrin use Fay Step to travel and/or move from location to location. I guess I want to know two things. First, if and when I can use encounter powers and how much time (in between each use) must pass before they can be used again (when not in a combat situations specifically). Second, what exactly qualifies as an encounter?
Thanks everyone,
Torgg