Does Invulnerability & Toughness Absorb Splash Damage

[tokencreature]

I have had many discussions and can't find a ruling in the PAC, FAQ or anywhere else.

When you energy explosion a target with INVUL or TGHNS, the target absorbs the blow, but do adject figures with these powers absorb the blow as well?

I need to know to clarify some questions within our League.

Also, if you use Enhancement or Shield Ability, does the splash damage raise to two (or more, depending on how many you use to pump) as well as the direct damage on Energy Explosion?

[webhead817]

Yes, Toughness and Invulnerability work against "splash" damage, as they don't specify that they need to be used as a result of being the target of the attack.

Yes to your second question as well, splash damage is equal to the damage of the original attack. Also, remember that all damage from an Energy Explosion attack is dealt at the same time.

[Invis-slayer]

Yep
So if you are using doombot to hit a hercules, and there are 2 more hercs adjacent to him, and you use a shield sniper to up the damage by 1[to 2], each target will be dealt 2 clix, and that will be reduced to 1 click on each fig

[tokencreature]

But, in the FAQ under Invulnerability & Toughness, it states that "anytime a DICE ROLL is made to hit the Invulnerable/Toughness character, the power resets itself"

I and other people interpret that as every time you try to hit a character with one of these powers, a dice roll must be made against that character.

[Tsannik]

Alrighty....

Energy Explosion require one roll... no matter how many figures are targetted and no matter how many figures are adjacent to those targetted.

So, if you roll and successfully hit the primary target, then that same roll is used to check against any adjacent figures to see if that attack will also hit them.

So, after figuring who would be hit, then you'd calculate and resolve damage.

So, Invulnerability/Toughness would be used once no matter how many times they are 'hit' in a Energy Explosion.

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