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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maidhc O Casain" data-source="post: 2613391" data-attributes="member: 29558">The Storm BreaksFor Gavril Only:[sblock]There's no way to do Normal Damage with the heat factor of Shimmer, so you'll convert the 'regular' damage to Normal, and then roll a separate d6 of Killing Damage for the heat.  However, you'll need two Combat Skill Levels to increase your damage class by one, so you won't be able to do that until you've earned some points and bought another CSL (of at least 3 point value).  Thus the total damage should be 4d6 Normal damage for the blade, and I'll use the 5th d6 as Killing damage for the Heat.  Note that you can use martial maneuvers to strike and still have the heat turned on in the sword -- were I you I would use the Offensive Strike (we'll ignore the fact that you already know you rolled well to hit), and use the CSL to partially offset the penalty to hit.  That would make you -1 OCV, +1 DCV until your next phase, and give you an extra 4 Damage Classes.  If you'd like to use this option, I'll use the 8d6 you rolled for your 'regular' damage, and allow you to roll another d6 for Killing Damage from the heat.  And if all that made sense to you . . .[/sblock]</blockquote>