Is there some rule I'm not aware of, and where can I find it?
You just got bamboozled. No such rule. I'm 89.6% sure
I'm just wondering how you would ever come to this conclusion...
I can't swing my turn twice in one turn? Is there something physically preventing me? (Basic Attacks are powers.)
I'm just wondering how you would ever come to this conclusion...
wait...are basic attacks considered powers?
wait...are basic attacks considered powers?
PH1 287: "A basic attack is an at-will attack power that everyone possesses, regardless of class."
PH1 287: "A basic attack is an at-will attack power that everyone possesses, regardless of class."
nice...I guess I glossed over that because I knew how basic attacks worked. I see that it's a power with no source attached to it. Maybe I should make a new thread for this question, but if Magic Missle is a range basic attack...does that mean every wizard can use Magic Missle by default? Or do you still have to choose Magic Missle as an at will power?
nice...I guess I glossed over that because I knew how basic attacks worked. I see that it's a power with no source attached to it. Maybe I should make a new thread for this question, but if Magic Missle is a range basic attack...does that mean every wizard can use Magic Missle by default? Or do you still have to choose Magic Missle as an at will power?
You still have to choose it. That simply means that if you have Magic Missile you can use it as a basic attack when the situation calls for it.
Same with other powers that have that designation.
TheSeventhStooge...
thank you kindly for the answer
Soitenly!!
Seriously, this is a good place for questions to be answered. Lord knows I have a lot to learn about D&D, too...
TheSeventhStoogee...
My DM and a few people in our group say that there's a rule where you can't use the same power twice in a turn (like using the same at-will with an action point). I've looked for the rule somewhere in the PHB, and can't find it. I'm pretty sure they're just mistaken, but not absolutely sure.
Is there some rule I'm not aware of, and where can I find it?
If you get 2 standard actions in a turn, you can use the same At-Will 2x.
If you get 2 standard actions in a turn, you can use the same At-Will 2x.
With the proper builds at higher levels you can even, in theory, use the same daily or encounter powers.
With the proper builds at higher levels you can even, in theory, use the same daily or encounter powers.
Absolutely correct, I was just answering OP's specific question.
With the proper builds at higher levels you can even, in theory, use the same daily or encounter powers.
If his DM doesn't like him using the same at-will twice in a turn, I can't imagine the fit he'd pitch if he tried to use the same daily twice in a turn...
With the proper builds at higher levels you can even, in theory, use the same daily or encounter powers.
steal time + action point + time stop X2 = FTW!
With the proper builds at higher levels you can even, in theory, use the same daily or encounter powers.
Or just find a reliable power, like the first level fighter exploits, Comeback Strike and Brute Strike, et cetera.
With the proper builds at higher levels you can even, in theory, use the same daily or encounter powers.
You don't even need to be high level. The Power Jewel (AV L5, IIRC) allows you to use a Free Action to regain the use of a spent L1 or L3 Encounter Power after you've reached a Milestone. So, after battle 2, you could use your L1 or L3 Enc, Free Action to get it back via the Jewel and then AP to do it again. Fun stuff. :D
My DM and a few people in our group say that there's a rule where you can't use the same power twice in a turn (like using the same at-will with an action point).
You may use an at-will power... at-will. That's why its called an at-will power. ;)
What about immediate interupts and reactions?
You can't use those on your turn, and you can only use one of those per round.
Player's Handbook page 268
You can't use those on your turn, and you can only use one of those per round.
Player's Handbook page 268
Thanks for the clarification I knew it was somewhere but couldn't recall.
A wizard might use Magic Missile as a melee ranged attack, then an action point to use MM again. Then the wizard could get a couple of opportunity attacks from enemies that flee from adjacent squares and, you guessed it, uses MM once on each of them. All up our theoretical wizard uses MM four times in one round! Quite legit as the rules stand. Maybe not realistic but (I wouldn't use a ranged attack with an enemy in an adjacent square since it provokes opportunity attacks).