Lockjaw has 0 range. He is adjacent to 3 Weasels. Can Lockjaw be given range to make a ranged combat attack via the Weasel's damage power?

I may be wrong, but I don't think he could boost his range because that requires Enhancement which requires a ranged combat attack to activate. I don't think you can initiate a ranged combat action if you have 0 range...

If that was true then every heavy object I ever threw with the Hulk or Black Adam was illegal. I don't think there's any such rule, it should be perfectly fine to up Lockjaw's range 3 times to a 3 for a Ranged Attack.

Enhancement - "When an adjacent friendly character makes a ranged combat attack, this character modifies the adjacent friendly character’s damage value by +1"

Ranged Combat Attack - "An attack that requires an unblocked line of fire to a target up to the character’s range value away in squares."

I don't think you could use enhancement with 0 range, but I am not a judge.

I considered that. The bold concerns me...

Seems as though you can't make an RCA with 0 range unless stated otherwise.

EDIT: And according to the 2013 core rule book...

I can't say I agree with you, Jon...

Hmmm... interesting. Anyone else?

Looking at it, I still think I'm right. Let's look at your quote...

"Characters with a Range Value greater than 0 can make ranged attacks. When an opposing character is within the range of one of your characters, you can give your character an action to make a ranged attack."

If you were right about how this is saying it works, then the bolded would mean that if you had 10 range, and a Weasel next to you, and the only opposing figure was 11 squares away then you still WOULD NOT be able to make the attack.

Generally the rules tell us what we CAN do, not what we cannot do. But in this instance I think you're stretching looking for something that isn't explicitly there.

double post

That's a good point.

You may be right.

I can see that. But then my point still stands. Let's say your figure has range 2, and there is an opposing figure 5 squares away and you have 3 Weasels. If you are correct, then I think in the situation I just outlined you ALSO couldn't make the attack because "When an opposing character is within the range of one of your characters, you can give your character an action to make a ranged attack." Without the figure ALREADY being within Range you can't take the Action in the first place. ALSO, big difference between a Ranged Combat ACTION and Attack. I think you can take a Ranged Combat Action, THEN the Enhancement/Shield/Hydra can kick in, THEN you pick a Target, THEN you make the Attack. At which point you DO have Range.

I get what you mean. I edited that post out because it was me misunderstanding you.

Jon is spot on with this assessment