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<blockquote data-quote="Magus Coeruleus" data-source="post: 3693090" data-attributes="member: 1704">It could be read as just flavor text, but I think the reason the power only has the cost of a +1 bonus is that you are willing to take (on average) half the damage that your opponent does in order to get a juicy +2d6 untyped (i.e. bypassing most DRs and immunities) for that low price.&nbsp; That's why I agreed with posters in the thread after hearing their arguments that it's not meant to be negative energy, for instance, even though it has enervation as a item creation prerequisite.&nbsp; That is, I don't think it's even meant for undead or any particular creature to be able to get around or benefit from what's supposed to be a literally self-destructive power.&nbsp; That said, I think if you attack something that for some reason should be able to avoid the damage, you the wielder should be spared as well because there is no &quot;resonance&quot; of &quot;disruptive energy&quot; between you.&nbsp; I'd argue it's simplest and fairest to say that you either share in the viciousness (i.e. both get damaged) or there is no viciousness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Magus Coeruleus, post: 3693090, member: 1704"] It could be read as just flavor text, but I think the reason the power only has the cost of a +1 bonus is that you are willing to take (on average) half the damage that your opponent does in order to get a juicy +2d6 untyped (i.e. bypassing most DRs and immunities) for that low price. That's why I agreed with posters in the thread after hearing their arguments that it's not meant to be negative energy, for instance, even though it has [I]enervation [/I] as a item creation prerequisite. That is, I don't think it's even meant for undead or any particular creature to be able to get around or benefit from what's supposed to be a literally self-destructive power. That said, I think if you attack something that for some reason should be able to avoid the damage, you the wielder should be spared as well because there is no "resonance" of "disruptive energy" between you. I'd argue it's simplest and fairest to say that you either share in the viciousness (i.e. both get damaged) or there is no viciousness. [/QUOTE]

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