Question about ion torpedos:
"Spend your target lock and discard this card to perform the attack.
If this attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 of it receives 1 ion token"
The other ion weapons limit the amount of damage you can do to a ship to 1. This card doesn't appear to have that text. Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
No, this missile if an area ionisation weapon. You get your four dice attack on the defender to establish whether you hit. If you hit, the defender and any ship at Range 1 of it receives an ion token, but no damage. So you can effective plonk an ion token onto each ship in a small swarm if you attack the right ship.
Be aware that if you have a ship within Range 1 of the defender, it's going to get ionised also if you hit the defender.
Edited by ParravonQuestion about ion torpedos:
"Spend your target lock and discard this card to perform the attack.
If this attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 of it receives 1 ion token"
The other ion weapons limit the amount of damage you can do to a ship to 1. This card doesn't appear to have that text. Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
Yes. If the attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 receives an ion token.
There is no limiting the damage of the torpedo itself, so you can still deal your 4 hits to it, if the dice didn't turn up their way, while still giving them and all ships at Range 1 an ion token.
I think that Parravon misread your post, 'cause I don't know what he's on about.
Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
Yes, that's correct.
Question about ion torpedos:
"Spend your target lock and discard this card to perform the attack.
If this attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 of it receives 1 ion token"
The other ion weapons limit the amount of damage you can do to a ship to 1. This card doesn't appear to have that text. Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
Yes. If the attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 receives an ion token.
There is no limiting the damage of the torpedo itself, so you can still deal your 4 hits to it, if the dice didn't turn up their way, while still giving them and all ships at Range 1 an ion token.
I think that Parravon misread your post, 'cause I don't know what he's on about.
No, it seems I misread the Ion Torp card. I assumed you cancelled all results after establishing whether you hit or not, like you do with most other ion weapons. Wrong again. Doh!
So, just to be sure, the defender cops whatever is left after the compare results and an ion token, just like normal?
And then the splash ion tokens to whoever is close enough?
Edited by Parravon
Question about ion torpedos:
"Spend your target lock and discard this card to perform the attack.
If this attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 of it receives 1 ion token"
The other ion weapons limit the amount of damage you can do to a ship to 1. This card doesn't appear to have that text. Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
Yes. If the attack hits, the defender and each ship within range 1 receives an ion token.
There is no limiting the damage of the torpedo itself, so you can still deal your 4 hits to it, if the dice didn't turn up their way, while still giving them and all ships at Range 1 an ion token.
I think that Parravon misread your post, 'cause I don't know what he's on about.
No, it seems I misread the Ion Torp card. I assumed you cancelled all results after establishing whether you hit or not, like you do with most other ion weapons. Wrong again. Doh!
So, just to be sure, the defender cops whatever is left after the compare results and an ion token, just like normal?
And then the splash ion tokens to whoever is close enough?
That's why it costs 5
No, this missile is an area ionization weapon. You get your four dice attack on the defender to establish whether you hit. If you hit, the defender and any ship at Range 1 of it receives an ion token, but no damage.
(I realize you already corrected it, but I just had to add a snarky meme, lol)
Edited by CptnhalfbeardHmmmm... 
Yes, that's correct.Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
That does not sound right.
Unlike other ion effects, it does not state to cancel the dice results. The 4 dice attack is a 4 dice attack with ion on everything at range 1.
Yes, that's correct.Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
That does not sound right.
Why? Assault missiles cost 5 and do up to 4 damage and do 1 damage to every ship within range 1 of that ship and no one questions it. Why is this card so hard to understand?
Yes, that's correct.Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
That does not sound right.
Why? Assault missiles cost 5 and do up to 4 damage and do 1 damage to every ship within range 1 of that ship and no one questions it. Why is this card so hard to understand?
Guess were not all as brilliant as you.
Most cards are easyer to understand if you just read what it says instead of reading the name of it and start applying effects from cards with similar names 
Yes, that's correct.Does that mean I can shoot an ion torpedo and do up to four damage to my target, AND ionize him, AND ionize everyone within range 1 of him?
That does not sound right.
Why? Assault missiles cost 5 and do up to 4 damage and do 1 damage to every ship within range 1 of that ship and no one questions it. Why is this card so hard to understand?
Guess were not all as brilliant as you.
TIL general reading comprehension makes one brilliant.
You really need to cut back on the Wheaties, Cap'n. Absolutely nothing from anyone in this thread deserves the level of nasty you feel the need to spew lately.
Gotta agree with that!
Most cards are easyer to understand if you just read what it says instead of reading the name of it and start applying effects from cards with similar names
There was a great saying on the Heroscapers forums used to answer just about every rules question: "Do what the card says, not what it doesn't".
This was helpful! I had this come up at a game recently and my opponent insisted that they did not do damage + Ion splash. I lke the quote from ObiWonka, that's so true.