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For questions about powers, which generally refer to discrete abilities of a character, typically but not always associated with combat.

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Does a target affected by font of radiance get to save before it takes damage?

Yes, the target can attempt to save before the damage takes place. From the Rules Compendium, page 198-199: The End of a Turn Any Order: The creature can choose the order in which things happen at th …
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Are the effects of a power applied in an "atomic" mode?

Some powers, however, have fairly obvious "phases", where events take place in sequence, as discussed in this question for example. …
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How often can secondary powers be used?

Most other secondary powers can only be used once for each time you activate the primary power, but the primary power should explicitly say so. … Powers that grant access to a secondary power usually have the phrasing "Once during this encounter you can..." …
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Using Encounter Power twice per round?

Yes Unless a power explicitly says it can only be used once per round, then you can use it as many times as your actions and your ability to refresh the power and the power's trigger conditions (if a …
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How can a Warlord gain an at-will power that pushes?

Warlords have Opening Shove (from the Martial Power book), which does, in fact, push. Warlords who use a two-handed spear or polearm can also take the Longhand Student feat, which adds push 1 to Vipe …
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What book is the "Everything in the Book" power from?

You're thinking of the power "Every Trick in the Book". It's the level 20 daily associated with the Jack-of-All-Trades paragon path, which is from the Martial Power 2 book.
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Help with Defender Aura at-will power

Defender Auras are aura 1, so they affect every square next to you. Any enemy adjacent to you is thus "in the aura" and therefore affected by it. Whenever a creature attacks, it makes an attack roll …
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Combining the Human Bonus At-Will Power option with Essentials classes

Yes. A Hunter is a type of Ranger, and the Twin Strike power is a Ranger at-will power. Hunters do not normally have any choose-able at-wills they can take Twin Strike with, but a human with the extr …
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Does Rain of Steel damage include any magic weapon enhancements?

Yes. Your weapon's enhancement bonus is added to weapon damage rolls. Rain of Steel has the Weapon keyword, therefore it is a weapon power. Its damage involves rolling dice, therefore it is a damage …
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Can the Skald's Armour power be used to make a creature attack itself?

If it's adjacent to you, yes. It just targets "a creature of your choice adjacent to you". If it was intended to exclude the triggering foe it would say, "another creature of your choice adjacent to …
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In D&D 4E can effects that come before the attack line, make an attack power legal to use?

You are correct. The "melee" restriction applies to the attack line, not the effect line. When you make the attack, your target must be in melee range or the attack fails. It does not need to be in m …
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Can I target allies with utility powers without having line of effect to them?

You need line of effect. From the RC on targets, p107: Line of Effect ... Unless otherwise noted, there must be line of effect between the origin square of an effect and its intended target for that …
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How does Concerted Effort scale?

The bard would have a +5 power bonus. The power bonus starts at +1 when Concerted Effort is used. It increases by 1, to +2, when the first ally hits. It increases by 1 again, to +3, when the second al …
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Can a Swordmage use Spikes of Agony with every use of Aegis of Assault, or only once per enc...

(Unless you have a way to refresh encounter powers.) Aegis of Assault lets you make basic melee attacks at-will under certain conditions. …
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Is it possible to use Fey step to bypass locks?

Yes, if they can actually see through the keyhole. From the RC, p214: Line of Sight: The user of the teleportation power must have line of sight to the destination space. No Line of Effect Required: …
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