The Com Dish
Heavy: Continual. When this object is used in an attack,
modify the attacker’s damage value by +1 for the attack.

Is this damage bonus in addition to, or instead of the regular damage bonus for a heavy object? I was thinking it was instead of, but I couldn't find wording to prove my point in the Player's Guide.

In addition to.

So that means the Soda Machine is also "in addition to" the +2 already afforded by the heavy object?

That is correct.

Note that the Pop Machine is actually quite different than the Com Dish.

The Pop Machine adds to the damage DEALT, but the Com Dish adds to the damage VALUE.

There's a world of difference there. Most notably is that the extra +1 from the Pop Machine doesn't go under the umbrella of the Rule of Three.

My Player's Guide doesn't make any mention of this "Pop Machine" you speak of. Is there a new special object out there???

He's speaking a foreign language. Go easy on him

It must be the Canadian Edition of the players guide because it is called the pop machine up here.

Yeah. It's the one that makes your heart go "pop":

This really should be linked in every post he makes.

I could just edit into his signature.

just so i am clear it is possible to deal an additional 4 damage when using the soda machine? +2 to damage VALUE from heavy, +1 to damage VALUE from perplex, +1 to damge DEALT from the soda machine....is this correct.


It seems clear from the above rulings, but even things that seem clear turn into a muddied mess.

That's correct.

How about if you throw it, does it do 4 damage?

No. The Com Dish adds to the attacker's damage value. When you throw an object, the amount of damage dealt is set by the rules, it has nothing to do with the attacker's damage value.