Blast

Active


The weapon has a large spread, an explosive blast, or a similar area of effect, like a detonated grenade or a fireball cast by an arcanist. If the attack is successful and Blast activates, each character (friend or foe) engaged (or within short range depending on the weapon used) with the original target suffers a hit dealing damage equal to the Blast quality’s rating, plus damage equal to the total s scored on the check.


In a relatively small and enclosed area, the Game Master might decide that everyone in the room suffers damage.


If the Blast quality doesn’t activate, the ordnance still detonates, but bad luck or poor aim on the part of the firer (or quick reactions on the part of the targets) means the explosion may not catch anyone else in its radius. However, the user may also trigger Blast if the attack misses by spending aa a. In this case, the original target and every target engaged with the original target suffers a hit dealing damage equal to the Blast rating of the weapon, albeit without the added uncancelled success as there would be none on a failed combat check.