Talk:R4-D6/@comment-50.110.195.193-20180430140811/@comment-454133-20180430161357

You can indeed trade the stress to roll for damage. Overall it reduces the expected damage since you only have a 37.5% chance to take each point of damage, but the damage is shield-piercing so you have to be careful. And sometimes stress is better than risking more damage. But this does let Jek Porkins use the ability repeatedly, e.g. if the whole enemy team is out to get him. ;)

IMO it's not very strong, but it is neat.