Ion Damage (Clarification)
If a normal creature is hit by an attack that does ion damage, it takes only a quarter of the damage (half because it is an ion attack and half again because of the inappropriate target). The target does not move down the condition track regardless of whether or not the damage threshold is exceeded by the damage. An ion attack, like a stunning attack, is incapable of killing a living creature.
If a cyborg (a living creature with cybernetic enhancements/replacements), a droid, or an electronic device is hit by an attack that does ion damage, it takes only half of the damage to its hit points. The full unmodified damage is compared to the target’s damage threshold to see if it falls 2 steps down the condition track (1 for overcoming the target’s threshold, and 1 more for being an ion attack). An ion attack, like a stunning attack, is incapable of killing or destroying its target.
