Blast Damage

[ChefsDad]

Specifically hoffman, if a blast marker on a weapon cant be placed does it still inflict the damage?

[karn987]

Well if you can't place a Blast Marker, then the Blast can't inflict any damage. The initial target of the Attack would still take damage as placing a Blast template is irrelevant to that model. But since no Blast Marker is placed, no models will take damage from Blast Markers as you can't place any.

[ChefsDad]

Sorry, poor wording on my part.

Does the attack itself deal damage?

E.g. If a gremlin gets a severe shot on Hoffman, it deals 3:blast. The blast is ignored, does he still take damage from the attack itself?

Does that make any sense.

[Ratty]

Yep. the initial damage is not from a blast but from a direct targeted shot. The blast is any damage caused by the templates. So someone shoots Hoffman with a weapon that is 2/3:blast/5:blast and causes a severe Hoffman would take 5 damage (which would then be lowered by armor). His ability would suppress the blast marker so no blast marker would be placed

[ChefsDad]

Ok thank you :-)

Im assuming the same is true for those immune to blast damage?

Edited June 1, 2011 by ChefsDad