When I successfully use Force Blast, do I get to choose the direction that the opposing character is knocked back, or is it just in the direction that the character is facing the user of Force Blast?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Normal Knockback rules. Straight back if in close combat. Can be angled slightly if from a ranged attack (ie, CR Blue Beetle).

Great, thanks for the help.

Also, if you use a Giant with Force Blast (if one exists), I think it will work with the new Giant rules... but I don't have a copy of the new rulebook at work yet.

I think it would work if you have a figure 2 squares away and 1 to the side, you can choose the angle away from the Giant like:

G . .
. . 1

I think G could FB 1 to any of the 3 directions that would be farther away (2, 3, and 4 O'Clock from that picture).... but that's off the top of my head, too.

Awesome Android/Andy, Chemo, Stiltman and Toyman all have Force Blast.
It doesn't work with extended adjacency though; That is for close combat attacks only. Force Blast is still not an attack.

And that's the part I couldn't remember... I knew about Toyman (and I thought Andy), but I keep forgetting to E-mail a copy of the new PAC and Rulebook to my work E-mail, so I'm shooting blind until I remember. LOL!! Thanks for the followup!

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Quebbster again. :disappoin