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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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Can Aegis of Ensnarement teleport adjacent enemies to adjacent squares?

Yes, there is no restriction that the target must already be non-adjacent No, the destination space of a teleportation must be an unoccupied space that the target can occupy without squeezing. (From …
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Using Powers During A Rest

The only powers that matter during a rest are encounter powers. Daily powers will not refresh. At-Will powers cannot deplete. … To cross my personal line as a DM, a character would have to use more than a couple powers during a rest to have it become "strenuous" In no way would I allow someone to use 50 powers (or one power 50 …
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Can a Dungeons and Dragons 4e character take D&D Essentials class powers?

Any class power can be taken by a character if: That character can take powers of that class The class power in question has an explicit level and the character is eligible to take powers of that level … These are all listed as Fighter Utility powers, so they are not eligible for a regular fighter to take. Compare to the powers gained at second level which are listed at Fighter Utility 2. …
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Is a utility power that has the encounter keyword considered an "encounter power"?

Powers are only divided into two types: Attack: Powers which are used to damage or hinder others (mostly) Utility: Everything else Either of those types can have one of the three usage types that we … Having defined all this the books then go around and refer to Encounter Powers and Daily Powers when what they really mean is Encounter Usage Type, etc. …
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How many daily/encounter powers can I "prepare" per day?

The Essentials classes can be quite different, you have to consult each class to determine when your character gains new powers. …
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Can a blast hit targets vertically above the caster?

Yes, but not in the ways you have specified. The blast will create a 2x2x2 cube of effect, however the origin square is not included with blasts (as it is on bursts). The blast must be adjacent t …
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Does Bolt of Genius restore ALL of a Cleric's uses of Healing Word or just one?

None of them, Healing word has this note: Special: You can use this power twice per encounter, but only once per round. At 16th level, you can use this power three times per encounter. That note is …
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Using the Shadow Jack encounter power, do I get an opportunity attack?

Oddly, the answer appears to be No. Yes, you may take an Opportunity Attack against them. Opportunity Attacks are defined on Page 246 of the Rules Compendium. It specifically mentions that the targe …
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Does the damage caused by Wall of Fire get the implement bonus when a creature walks into it?

If you wield a magic implement, you can add its enhancement bonus to the attack rolls and the damage rolls of implement powers you use through it. … As for other sustained powers, they'd have to be evaluated individually, however nothing here is specific to Wall of Fire and should suffice for the general case. …
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What changes to Blinding Barrage, as reflected in the October 2011 errata updates, actually ...

It now does a lot less damage, From the compendium: Hit: Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is blinded until the end of your next turn. Miss: Dexterity modifier damage.
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Can powers grant summoned creatures a "Basic Attack"?

The summoned creature is a valid target of such effects however it has no inherent ability to use basic attacks so the end result is not favorable for you. The attacks allowed to each summoned creatu …
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Does Blazing Starfall Cause Fire Damage?

Blazing Starfall does not cause fire damage as part of it's Hit line. That damage is only radiant. The Cosmic Magic zone does the fire damage. The Rules Compendium clarifies how the two interact. …
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Does a Pacifist Healer using a non-damaging attack who crits with a magic implement... do da...

No, Player's Handbook pg 225 An attack that does not deal damage still does not deal damage on a critical hit. This is also part of the DDI definition of Critical Hit.
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What are good techniques help remember the interrupts of DND 4e monsters?

Although as DM's we don't want to kill off the party too often, it is frustrating to realize that a carefully crafted challenge turned out to be too easy because you neglected to use some of their powers
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Can a human's bonus at-will power be psionically augmented?

powers. … Humans get bonus at-wills, if you allow them bonus encounter powers as well, that is unbalancing. …
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