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A player, 30 January 2015
Bayushi Meiko has the trait:
Ranged Attacks targeting Meiko have -3 strength.
if her force is reduced to 0 can any ranged attack then kill her? since a (lets say) ranged 2 would be reduced to -1, effectively 0. Does it kill her or does she still have to be targeted by at least a ranged 3 attack?
i doubt it would but does this change if she also has Iron armor attached?
Melee and Ranged Attacks targeting this Personality have -2 strength.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 30 January 2015
Bayushi Meiko has the trait:
if her force is reduced to 0 can any ranged attack then kill her? since a (lets say) ranged 2 would be reduced to -1, effectively 0. Does it kill her or does she still have to be targeted by at least a ranged 3 attack?
i doubt it would but does this change if she also has Iron armor attached?
Only Family Honor can go below zero, so no matter how many negative modifiers may exist on it, a Ranged 0 will kill a 0 Force Personality or follower.