Penetrating Killing Attack

[Deadman]

Hi Steve,

 

I was hoping you could give me some clarification on how the following power (on pg. 330 of 6E1) would actually play out in game.

 

Acid Mini-Grenade:

RKA 1 point, Penetrating (x2; +1), Damage Over Time (6 damage increments, damage occurs every Segment, can be negated by washing off the acid; +4) (30 Active Points); OAF (-1), Range Based On STR (-1/4), 5 Charges (-3/4).  Total cost: 10 points.

 

How would a 1 point Killing Attack do any Penetrating?  Since no dice are rolled and the result is assumed to be a 1, wouldn't the "Body of The Dice" be 0?  I see on the description of Penetrating that it says it does 1 BODY but this seems to contrast what is said about 1/2d6 where it does 1 BODY only on a roll of 4, 5 or 6.  Seems odd to me that for 5 Active Points you get an automatic 1 while for 10 Active Points you only get 1 fifty percent of the time.

 

Thanks,

 

Deadman

[Steve Long]

In the case of this build, and also with things like "Laser Cutting Torch," a 1 point RKA with Penetrating is guaranteed to do 1 point of damage -- unless, of course, the target has Resistant defense that's Impenetrable.