Q: If a Penetrating Killing Attack hits a non-Hardened Force Wall, does that suffice to collapse the Force Wall, even if the BODY done by the KA would not otherwise cause a collapse? If yes, does the Penetrating effect still apply against the target’s personal defenses?
A: Yes. The character with the Force Wall would still get to apply its full defenses to the KA, as usual. The Penetrating effect applies to the character’s personal defenses.
Example: Forceman has a Force Wall (10 PD/10 ED) that’s not Hardened. He’s hit with an RKA 2d6, Penetrating; the damage rolled is 8 (a 5 and a 3), so 2 BODY Penetrates. Since the Force Wall is not Hardened, the damage from the Penetrating KA collapses it. ForceMan still gets to apply the 10 ED against the damage done by the RKA. ForceMan’s personal defense, a Force Field (10 PD/10 ED), also is not Hardened. So, the Penetrating gets through it as well, and he takes 2 BODY damage.
1) I am a little confused by your example. The "penetrating" should break the wall. However, if the damage is 8 and the 10ED is applied then no damage should continue to the target. How does the target then take 2 Body?
2) Can Tunneling be used to move through a Force Wall if it is bought to move through sufficient DEF?
3) If so, does the tunneling automatically destroy the wall?
4) Or if bought with the adder "fills in tunnel behind him" does this allow the force wall to be repaired and not destroyed?
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Q: If a Penetrating Killing Attack hits a non-Hardened Force Wall, does that suffice to collapse the Force Wall, even if the BODY done by the KA would not otherwise cause a collapse? If yes, does the Penetrating effect still apply against the target’s personal defenses?
A: Yes. The character with the Force Wall would still get to apply its full defenses to the KA, as usual. The Penetrating effect applies to the character’s personal defenses.
Example: Forceman has a Force Wall (10 PD/10 ED) that’s not Hardened. He’s hit with an RKA 2d6, Penetrating; the damage rolled is 8 (a 5 and a 3), so 2 BODY Penetrates. Since the Force Wall is not Hardened, the damage from the Penetrating KA collapses it. ForceMan still gets to apply the 10 ED against the damage done by the RKA. ForceMan’s personal defense, a Force Field (10 PD/10 ED), also is not Hardened. So, the Penetrating gets through it as well, and he takes 2 BODY damage.
1) I am a little confused by your example. The "penetrating" should break the wall. However, if the damage is 8 and the 10ED is applied then no damage should continue to the target. How does the target then take 2 Body?
2) Can Tunneling be used to move through a Force Wall if it is bought to move through sufficient DEF?
3) If so, does the tunneling automatically destroy the wall?
4) Or if bought with the adder "fills in tunnel behind him" does this allow the force wall to be repaired and not destroyed?
Thank you.
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