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<blockquote data-quote="DClown" data-source="post: 4316203" data-attributes="member: 70244"><p>I think some people are reading the word MUST incorrectly. 'Must' imparts an imperative. An imperative, or a requirement, does not however grant an accompanying ability. Just because you must do something, doesn't mean you can do it. If I am bitten by a rattle snake I must get to a hospital. That doesn't mean I can get to a hospital, it just means I've been given an imperative to get to one. If I'm on the interstate, I must drive the minimum speed limit. If my car has engine problems however the granted imperative doesn't magically fix my car. </p><p></p><p>This power gives you an imperative that you must use the granted action point prior to the end of your next turn. It does NOT grant the ability to actually use the point. If it did explicitly say 'an action point that you can use before your next turn' then the specific beats general clause would be applicable, but as worded that clause is not relevant. A requirement does not grant implicit ability, however it does come with an implicit consequence. The implicit consequence is often that the ability to the perform the action is stripped. It is important not to confuse the consequence with an implied ability granted with the requirement.</p><p></p><p>Thats all a pedantic way of saying just because you HAVE to do something doesn't mean you CAN. Look at it this way, if the power gave you an action point that you must use, and a monster killed you before you could use it, the requirement to use the power doesn't revive you just so you can use the point. There is no granted ability in the wording so the 1 action point per encounter rule applies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DClown, post: 4316203, member: 70244"] I think some people are reading the word MUST incorrectly. 'Must' imparts an imperative. An imperative, or a requirement, does not however grant an accompanying ability. Just because you must do something, doesn't mean you can do it. If I am bitten by a rattle snake I must get to a hospital. That doesn't mean I can get to a hospital, it just means I've been given an imperative to get to one. If I'm on the interstate, I must drive the minimum speed limit. If my car has engine problems however the granted imperative doesn't magically fix my car. This power gives you an imperative that you must use the granted action point prior to the end of your next turn. It does NOT grant the ability to actually use the point. If it did explicitly say 'an action point that you can use before your next turn' then the specific beats general clause would be applicable, but as worded that clause is not relevant. A requirement does not grant implicit ability, however it does come with an implicit consequence. The implicit consequence is often that the ability to the perform the action is stripped. It is important not to confuse the consequence with an implied ability granted with the requirement. Thats all a pedantic way of saying just because you HAVE to do something doesn't mean you CAN. Look at it this way, if the power gave you an action point that you must use, and a monster killed you before you could use it, the requirement to use the power doesn't revive you just so you can use the point. There is no granted ability in the wording so the 1 action point per encounter rule applies. [/QUOTE]
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