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Old 11-05-2008, 11:44 AM   #10
vicky_molokh
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Default Re: (Unofficial) FAQ of the GURPS Fora

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Originally Posted by Molokh

It's not the first time I see people puzzled by the second half of this controversial sentence. Basically, it doesn't seem to make much sense: ignoring DR is handled by a different Imbue skill.
For the weapon damage, sure. The sentence you singled out specifically addresses the issue of added damage. In other words, if you want your weapon to ignore DR, take any kind of Imbue -- you don't need Cosmic -- and learn Penetrating Strike at some huge level. If you want extra effects from the various skills to bypass DR, then you need Cosmic.

I really don't see the other wording. The sentence says that your Imbuement Skills can then ignore DR, not that your weapon damage can. This isn't free Penetrating Strike. This is just an exemption from DR interfering with skill-specific damage and afflictions.
Leaving it here for others to see - we don't have an Imbuements section here, but I'll make one for the oFAQ.
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