Q: Overloaded Disruptors at Point Blank - how much damage?

[gambler1650]

Assume one AD of an overloaded disruptor bank hits a ship at point blank range (4 or less).

Point Blank says that any AD that score a hit will do 1 additional damage point. It further states to add that in after any modifiers.

So. Step by step.

1. We start with Kill Zone. We now have 2 hits of 1 damage each.

2. The disruptors are overloaded, so we now have 2 hits of 2 damage points each, for 4 damage points so far.

(Same answer if you start with the Overloaded bit and then apply Kill Zone)

3. With Point Blank, it strictly states 1 additional damage point for any attack dice that score a hit. Only one was rolled, so I think you have a total of 5 damage points.

If the AD was a 6, that's 5 rolls on the damage table (bypassing the shields). If not, that's 5 points off the shields.

Is this correct?

[Mark_Lurz]

Yes, you are correct.

non-overload Disruptor damage at point blank is 3 points while overload is 5 points of damage

and you are also correct on the AD roll of a 6 bypassing the shields and giving rolls against the damage table.