Hitting A Force Wall

[Shadowsoul]

I have a situation in an online game where a mage has placed a Force Wall in front of a biker so that the biker will hit that Force Wall on his next turn.

 

The biker is not attempting a Move Through on the character in question, (he's going to try and attack another character), but he may well be unable to avoid the Force Wall, (it's been dropped right in front of him). If he hits it should he take damage as though he'd tried a Move Through on it? In purely physical terms I would have thought yes but in gaming terms he is not trying to attack the character who used the Force Wall. The Force Wall has the limitation Self Only BTW and it does not have the Advantage Usable As An Attack.

 

Just to make things more interesting. The biker's vehicle is an infernal machine and has the power of Flight, (Only While On A Surface). Does the Force Wall count as a surface? In which case he can presumably ride up and over it and so avoid any damage?

[Steve Long]

Re: Hitting A Force Wall

 

A person colliding with an object typically takes his velocity/3 in dice of Normal Damage (USP 272), possibly limited to the DEF+BODY of the object.

 

A typical Force Wall qualifies as a "surface" for the purposes of Flight, Only In Contact With A Surface. However, special effects may affect the situation, so the GM has the final call.