Opaque Force Walls and Transparent

[OddHat]

I thought I knew the answer to this one, but I may have been hasty.

 

A Force Wall takes Opaque to Sight Group.

 

It also takes Transparent to Flash.

 

Does the Opaque still block Sight Flash Attacks?

[Steve Long]

Re: Opaque Force Walls and Transparent

 

At first that sounds like one of those “irresistible force meets immovable object” kind of questions, doesn’t it?

 

Transparent is just a game mechanic related to the way Force Walls react to different types of attacks; it has nothing to do with whether a Force Wall can be seen through. Similarly, a Flash is a form of attack that temporarily “blinds” Senses; despite the name it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with visible light. If a wall is Opaque, it’s going to block visible light, whether that light is a special effect of a Sight Group Flash, ordinary sunlight, a flashlight bought as Images, or what have you. Opaque is opaque. But being Opaque does not make a Force Wall immune to the standard rules about an exotic attack penetrating and “destroying” a Force Wall that offers no protection against it — that’s what the Transparent does. A Force Wall can be Opaque and still get destroyed by a Flash if the FW offers exotic defenses but no Flash Defense — the mere fact that it blocks visible light (which means it stops some types of Flashes automatically) does not mean it “takes no damage” from Flashes.