Blade of Orien Dimensional Leap [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blade of Orien Dimensional Leap [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Diablo05
02-20-07, 01:34 PM I was interested in playing a Blade of Orien for my Blackwheel character, and had a rules question regarding their Dimensional Leap ability. At lvl 2, the Blade of Orien can use Dimensional Leap as a move action (I think its lvl 2... dont have the book in front of me). Would it be possible to combine that with Spring Attack to teleport behind an enemy, sneak attack them from behind, and then teleport to safety (obviously, not going over your max teleport range) in one turn?
smerwin29
02-20-07, 01:52 PM I was interested in playing a Blade of Orien for my Blackwheel character, and had a rules question regarding their Dimensional Leap ability. At lvl 2, the Blade of Orien can use Dimensional Leap as a move action (I think its lvl 2... dont have the book in front of me). Would it be possible to combine that with Spring Attack to teleport behind an enemy, sneak attack them from behind, and then teleport to safety (obviously, not going over your max teleport range) in one turn?

Nope. I don't have my books, so I may be wrong, but I believe that the Spring Attack feat says you can take an attack with a melee weapon during a single move. So if your normal move was 30 feet, you could take an attack during the move as long as you don't move more than a single move action worth of movement. Since using the Dimensional Leap ability is itself a move action, you couldn't move again after using it. So you could use the Leap, make the attack, and even take a 5' step, but that's it. You've run out of movement/actions.
Skerrit
02-20-07, 06:03 PM Correct, there is a difference between moving and doing something takes a move action (even if it moves you as well). Dimensional Leap does not combine with Spring Attack.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Diablo05 02-20-07, 01:34 PM	I was interested in playing a Blade of Orien for my Blackwheel character, and had a rules question regarding their Dimensional Leap ability. At lvl 2, the Blade of Orien can use Dimensional Leap as a move action (I think its lvl 2... dont have the book in front of me). Would it be possible to combine that with Spring Attack to teleport behind an enemy, sneak attack them from behind, and then teleport to safety (obviously, not going over your max teleport range) in one turn?
smerwin29 02-20-07, 01:52 PM	I was interested in playing a Blade of Orien for my Blackwheel character, and had a rules question regarding their Dimensional Leap ability. At lvl 2, the Blade of Orien can use Dimensional Leap as a move action (I think its lvl 2... dont have the book in front of me). Would it be possible to combine that with Spring Attack to teleport behind an enemy, sneak attack them from behind, and then teleport to safety (obviously, not going over your max teleport range) in one turn? Nope. I don't have my books, so I may be wrong, but I believe that the Spring Attack feat says you can take an attack with a melee weapon during a single move. So if your normal move was 30 feet, you could take an attack during the move as long as you don't move more than a single move action worth of movement. Since using the Dimensional Leap ability is itself a move action, you couldn't move again after using it. So you could use the Leap, make the attack, and even take a 5' step, but that's it. You've run out of movement/actions.
Skerrit 02-20-07, 06:03 PM	Correct, there is a difference between moving and doing something takes a move action (even if it moves you as well). Dimensional Leap does not combine with Spring Attack.