And you are correct Mercy. I did not know that Force was added to the dmg. I totally missed that when I read through the rules. I did think it was just the dmg from the roll, and with the additional counterspelling dice and after dodge & soak, do-able and still alive even if one or two people did end up using edge it would turn into most people taking 2-3 boxes of dmg and some really unlucky soul taking 5-6. Not 21 boxes and no one has nearly enough dice to survive that. So, since the witch is the witch, and she is not impossibly statted, nor did I give her exceptional ability the action she took is exactly what she would have taken at the force she would have done it. So, the action still stands, as does the roll. What I am going to change is who was hit. And I'm going to do that by using the scattershot of 2d6 to roll how many people were actually hit, and then roll to see who got hit. If it was an NPC, they're dead. PC's get to dodge & soak. The only exception to that is Yelena since we know she was close enough to take the full brunt of the spell.
Mercy, did you edge the roll. Even if you have to spend it.
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2 Johnny
3 Masquerade
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5 Lance
6 Mermaid
7 2-Bit
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10 Detective Fallon
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13 Arc
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