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Arsenalroy2k
07/04/2010, 01:47
Can't seem to find it mentioned in other threads, so forgive me if this was asked before, but does Pulse Wave ignore the modifier granted by the Tombstone object?

TOMBSTONE (Continual) - The defense value of a character carrying a Tombstone is modified by +2. After the resolution of an unsuccessful attack against a character carrying a Tombstone, remove Tombstone from the game.

PULSE WAVE Give this character a ranged combat action; halve its range value until the action has been resolved. Draw lines of fire to every character within range in every direction; these lines of fire are only blocked by walls, blocking and elevated terrain. All powers, abilities, traits and feats used by characters with a line of fire drawn to them are ignored until the action has been resolved, though wild cards using this power can use the team ability of a friendly character within range of this attack. At least one opposing character must have a line of fire drawn to it to activate this power. If ignoring a game effect would cause a character with a line of fire drawn to it to no longer have a line of fire drawn to it, then it is not ignored. If lines of fire can be drawn to two or more characters, this character’s damage value becomes 1 until the action has been resolved. Make a single attack roll and compare the result to the defense value of each character with a line of fire drawn to it (hindering terrain still increases character’s defense values by +1); each character hit is dealt damage. Attacks made with this power do not target characters.

Note that it doesn't say the effects of objects are ignored.

Blaiser
07/04/2010, 02:03
Hmm... you wouldn't be able to carry the object without Super Strength and that would be ignored... but I couldn't say for sure. Just thought I'd throw out there that SS is involed in having that Tombstone.

CaptainNifty
07/04/2010, 02:17
Hmm... you wouldn't be able to carry the object without Super Strength and that would be ignored... but I couldn't say for sure. Just thought I'd throw out there that SS is involed in having that Tombstone.

Except, PW ignores powers. It doesn't counter them. I don't see why the Tombstone wouldn't work.

The7ofDiamonds
07/04/2010, 02:27
Yeah the effect from tombstone is not part of the super strength, it is the effect of the tombstone itself. The super strength is what allows you to pick the object up... because super strength isn't countered in any way and the tombstone is still being held at the time of the pulse wave attack, I would say that the character holding the tombstone would still get the +2 from the tombstone.

normalview
07/04/2010, 09:06
Yep.

You've been able to do this since the 3D desk came out back in the Indoor Adventure pack.

Super Strength is ignored, but not countered or lost. So the object is not dropped. Since the object is not dropped, the character can still benefit from the special object's effect.