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When does a character start to fall? Can a character use a power or ability mid-air before falling?

Example:

An Eladrin Fey Pact Warlock is standing on the edge of a chasm and kills a cursed enemy. Misty Step allows the Warlock to teleport 3 squares, and he does so, directly over the chasm (mid air). The Eladrin then activates Fey Step to teleport the remaining spaces to the other side of the chasm.

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Falls of <100 squares happen immediately. So unless the Warlock has a free action teleport(fey step is a move) he will fall. If the fall is over 500 ft he will get another turn before he falls another 500 ft (unless he stops the fall) and gets his full compliment of actions.

Teleportation that would subject a creature to a fall allows a save which negates the teleport.

In the case you are talking about, the warlock would fall into the chasm.

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Well, if free actions can be used mid-air, could the warlock fey step half-way over the chasm, then use the misty step free action to complete the teleport to the other side? – Soulrift Oct 4 '12 at 21:53
@Soulrift Remember that Misty Step can only be used when a cursed enemy falls to 0hp (or below), and must be used immediately upon that happening, so you'd have to have some impeccable timing on that kill to let you use Misty Step immediately after Fey Step (and before you fall too far). The only way to "save" a Misty Step for later is with a Rod of Harvest, and triggering that is a minor action, not a free action. – Jonathan Hobbs Oct 4 '12 at 23:19
Well, what if you have Slashing Wake, curse a minion next to you, and Fey Step out over the chasm; the teleport away triggers Slashing Wake, killing the minion and triggering Misty Step. Or, what if you kill two cursed targets simultaneously and use two Misty Steps to double-jump across the chasm, as it were? More specifically though: is there any explicit rule that states that you start to fall immediately and/or that your turn ends when you begin to fall? And is there a similarly explicit rule stating free actions can be taken before that fall? Or is this houserule/conjecture? – Soulrift Oct 5 '12 at 1:53
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500 feet happens immediately? Gravity is SO unforgiving! – corsiKa Oct 5 '12 at 14:30
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@corsiKa more like it takes you 500 ft to find your wits when falling :) – wax eagle Oct 5 '12 at 16:22
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