I’m sure these questions are easily answered but I’m just not sure on them.

1. From what I can see allies don’t have a DEF ability. But I assume you can still defenD wither and just take all the damage so your main character doesn’t ... is this correct?

2. If your character is exhausted can you us a card like Photonics Blast which is a Hero Action (attack) ?

thanks for helping a rule impaired gamer!

No dumb questions! We are all new at this!

So yes, allies just take it on the chin. Excess damage only splashes over if the enemy has overkill.

Also yes, only your basic attack causes exhaust (unless the card you are playing says otherwise) and other hero attack cards can be used even when exhausted (again, provided they don't have exhaust as part of the play requirement)

Enjoy!