Penetrating Blast: What's the......point?

[Talon_Moonshadow]

How is this a good thing? And how do you get more damage out of it? (what affects its damage?)

[psykopeta]

force/kinetic/impulse boosts it

it's good for... having less different spellpowers and... there're less things immune to force than light IIRC

[Hobgoblin]

von 5

lets you actually damage the golem at the end

[JOTMON]

von 5

lets you actually damage the golem at the end

^this

[DrWily]

What they said, pretty much. It also lets you do damage against Helmed Horrors, which are healed by Force damage and are common throughout a few of the newer Eveningstar quests (Search and Rescue & Haunted Halls, primarily). This is on top of +1d6 blast damage.

[GeoffWatson]

How is this a good thing? And how do you get more damage out of it? (what affects its damage?)

Full damage to force- and light-resistant enemies like golems.