Because of the "rule of 3," does that mean the Invisible Woman's ranged combat expert, Mr. Fantastic CANNOT use his +2 perplex on her damage?

Can someone clear this up for me?

RCE +2 to damage, Mr. Fantastic's perplex +2 to damage? It doesn't say he can perplex to +1.

INVENTIVE GENIUS: Mr. Fantastic can use Perplex, but he can modify the target's combat values by +2 or -2 if he is targeting himself of another character with which he shares a keyword.

Does this mean Reed doesn't like RCE?

The +2 or -2 is optional, so you could do it by +1.

Additionally, you could do it by +2, you'd just get a +1 out of it due to the rule of 3...if her damage were to be perplexed down later, I believe the extra +1 would still kick in (though harpula will need to confirm that part after the ellipsis)

The word in his power is "can", not has to. So he can bump her damage by +1 and max it out.

Does that cover it for ya?

Ro3 doesn't limit the amount that a combat value can be modified. It limits the total modification to a +3 or -3. Using Mr. Fantastic's Perplex to increase Invisible Woman's damage is completely legal. The gross modification would be +4. When calculating damage, if there are no negative modifiers to damage, the +4 would then become +3 because of the Ro3. Ro3 only deals with the end result.

Hmm, sounds like you guys have it covered. Thanks.

Looks like RCE doesn't play nicely with Mr. Fantastic.

F's +2 works just fine with RCE.

You'd basically get +4 to damage but due to the Ro3, only +3 goes through.

So, RCE away with Mr. F and his wifey!