Scourge of Alecto

Ignoring excess damage is happening before or after damage prevention?


Scourge of Alecto
Type: Combat
Requires: Celerity & Presence
Frenzy. Only usable against a vampire or werewolf.
[cel]

 Strike: X-2 ranged damage, where X is this vampire's capacity minus the target's capacity or cost. If more than 4 damage is inflicted with this strike, ignore the excess.

[CEL]
 As above, with an optional maneuver.

elotar wrote:

Ignoring excess damage is happening before or after damage prevention?

Before.

Similar situation with Quick Jab. Relevant text:
[LSJ 20071117]

LSJ wrote:

> I have a vampire with +1 strength and play quick jab and modify my
> hand damage to be aggravated. the opposing minion plays glancing blow
> to prevent one damage.
> does this resolve in me doing no damage ( meaning the "If more than 1
> damage is inflicted with this strike, ignore the excess." is applied
> before strike resolution) or one damage since damage inflicted is
> checked after all damage modifying effects such as glancing blow have
> been considered.

Zero. Glancing Blow doesn't modify the amount of damage done. It prevents damage.