Level 2 of hammer fighter stipulates that all attacks with blunt do at least one damage. Does this apply to unsuccessful attacks? My gut says no (a fail is a fail) but it does say 'all'
The talent say "... even if the target's armor absorbs all damage" so in my mind that means that if the target's absorbs all damage, you still do 1 point of damage.
That's my reading, too. There's some dispute, but the spirit of the rule seems pretty clear. It doesn't make sense to me that you could roll all 3s (for example) and still succeed and do a point of damage