Area-Effect Attacks

Gas bombs, Molotov cocktails, and
similar attacks – including anything
with the Area Effect enhancement
(p. 102) – affect everyone within a
specified radius. Damage does not
usually decline with distance. On a
miss, use the Scatter rule (see p. 414)
to determine where the area is cen-
tered. Active defenses don’t protect
against an area attack, but victims
may dive for cover or retreat out of the
area; see Dodge and Drop (p. 377).