Can Force Blast damage (which is 0 as the PAC reads) be Perplexed upward?

No, you can only perplex dial stats. If you perplex the damage, it will only increase the number of squares of knockback.

Umm, actually let s rephrase that...

if you re aiming to damage someone with FB, no you cannot, but if you re aiming to FB someone INTO somethign to damage them, then you can Perplex the initial Damage value.

take this for example:

g is ground
r is roof
n is Nightwing
b is Blue Beetle

his force blast for 2 squares would normally just reposition Nightwing 2 squares away but if I perplex his damage up to 3, he can Force Blast Nightwing to the ground for 2 damage (falling off roof)

hope this helps.

BTW, Force Blast has been FAQ'd to read "this power deals no damage", not "deals 0 damage".

In the old wording, you would not be able to Perplex the damage since the damage is set once you declare the action (similar to Incap attacks). However, you would be able to Enhance or SHIELD the damage, as the attack dealt 0 damage.

However, with the FAQ entry, the entire previous paragraph is no longer valid, as it is now a "no damage" attack.

So, my example was valid, no, P'lover?

Perfectly valid.


I was mearly pointing out (in a VERY long-winded way) that the wording he was working with was no longer valid, and why. I did not mean to take away from your post.....

Psy,

So if you FB a fig. off the roof they would still take the damge from falling, correct?

Also if you FB into a wall will they still take that damage as well?

This one has had me confused here lately.
Thanks

Although the FB attack itself does no damage, knockback damage can still occur from being knocked off of elevated terrain or into blocking terrain.

Whether the damage is "taken" depends on the victim's damage reducing powers.