Greater Firbid Action (Attack) and Dazzling Display


Rules Questions


This came up in the game i was GMing last night - The party's Oracle cast Greater Forbid Action (No Attacks), and when one of the targets attempted to perform a Dazzling Display, the guy who plays the Oracle told me that that would be forbidden.

Text for Forbid Action (Attack):
The target cannot take any action that involves an attack roll, or uses a spell or ability that targets a foe or an area that includes a foe.

Text for Dazzling Display:
While wielding the weapon in which you have Weapon Focus, you can perform a bewildering show of prowess as a full-round action. Make an Intimidate check to demoralize all foes within 30 feet who can see your display.

Does Dazzling Display count as an attack for this spell, as it is an "Ability that targets an area that includes a foe"? or is it not actually 'targeting' an area, and the range is just the distance at which somebody can see how awesome some other dude's weapon skills are?


Dazzling Display adversely affects foes and therefore is forbidden. You'd need an ability that buffs allies instead.

The Concordance

Targeting foes within 30 feet sounds like an area effect to me.

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