It is value equal not reference equal (programming)

I don't speak computer, please explain.

Damage dealt is basically a copy of your damage value so any changes to it don't affect your damage value and any rules governing the modification of your damage value don't apply.

At some point you were 14. Is 14 you?

What is the "it" in that sentence referring to? I can only assume you mean my damage dealt, in which case you are totally right. I'm still copying my damage value, which means I have a damage value to copy, or possibly more than one, and that damage value is likely to be different than my printed damage value if I hit more than one target.

Note the bolded. "Replace then Modify" is the way to find/calculate your damage value. Nothing else. Just damage value.

Let's start an example.

The Spectre has this power:

(Let's just say Spectre has picked up the Batarangs earlier so he now has two )

Two of my other characters perplex up his damage value.
Spectre takes a power action to attack two opponents, both with printed 4 damage. The attack was successful so now we have to calculate his damage value.

Replace then Modify
Replace: His power says to replace the damage value with that of his target, which is 4, so his damage value is 4 at this point.
Modify: I used two positive perplexes, so 4 + 2 which equals 6.

We've used all of our Replacers, and all of our Modifiers, so we have a FINAL damage value of 6. Damage value has been calculated. Done. Finished. Replace then Modify has done it's job and we can now move on to dealing damage.

So I want to split up the damage dealt to my two opponents to 3 and 3.

Because we are way past figuring out what damage dealt is, and have now concerned ourself with dealing damage, Replace then Modify has no job. There are no replacements or modifications that deal with the damage dealt here.

Please provide me with the name of the judge and venue in question so that I can verify the veracity of this tall tale of yours. I find it very distrubing that there could be so many people who do not understand the basic principals of this game. I will gladly travel to your venue and assist you guys with this. I've been demoing and teaching this game for many years and I don't mind doing it, I rather enjoy it.

See what you've done. You've forced me to have to deal with this the same way I had to deal with VGA.

A deck of cards has 52 cards. If you deal out 13 cards to each of 4 players is a deck of cards now 13 cards?

A deck of cards has 52 cards. A pile of cards is equal to a deck. How many cards are in a pile?

How could changing the number of targets change your damage value? If that's the way it worked, there would be detailed rules explaining that. As such at this point, it is a wild misunderstanding, or wish on your part.

And all the definitions I've found about a deck of cards refers to a pack of cards. Nothing about a pile of cards.

el3ctrol3x,

You do realize there are separate rules in the rulebook for Damage Value and Damage DEALT from which we can infer that they are separate concepts (hint turn to page 10).

Start here if you like...
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?&t=527859

I am fairly certain that most people who play follow these rules at least at some level.

For example, if I have Flurry and hit Big Bob with a Damage VALUE of 3 I would DEAL him 3 Damage. If he has Impervious and rolls a 2 he reduces the Damage DEALT by 2, what will my Damage VALUE be when I attack him again with the second Flurry attack?

I have never once seen someone insist that my Damage VALUE would be 1 for the second part of a Flurry Attack. If Damage DEALT and Damage VALUE are the same it would have to be 1 for the second attack.

Gentleman, I tried to say it subtly at first. Now I'm forced to outright state it. el3ctrol3x is trolling. It is a very clear troll. Please stop replying to his inane comments. This "discussion" is nothing but circles and is not doing anyone any good.

hahahahahahaha looks like most of you got trolled!

Nah, it was an obvious troll. But it entertained me.