Shield DR

[Anthony]

The overpenetration rules are somewhat poorly written.

Originally Posted by B408

When you inflict piercing, impaling, or tight-beam burning damage with a ranged attack, there is a chance that damage might pass through your target and harm something on the far side; e.g., an innocent bystander. Similarly, a powerful attack might go right through cover

It is not clear from context whether this means "Similarly, a powerful [piercing, impaling, or tight-beam ranged] attack might go right through cover" or whether in fact all attacks can pass through cover and this is just a similar rule. My suspicion is that the intent is the first, but either one would be a valid interpretation.