Flashbang grenade

flashbang grenade mk I

	$20
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	1
	Tinker I

flashbang grenade

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A cast iron bulb is clamped by a lever with a pull ring. It's etched with a picture of an eye.

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flashbang grenade mk II

	$30
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	3
	1
	Tinker I

flashbang grenade mk III

	$40
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	5
	1
	Tinker I

A flashbang grenade is a throwable weapon that explodes when thrown, confusing anything within a radius and duration based on the mark number.

A flashbang grenade is a component of the cure for monochrome.

Grenade	Radius	Confusion Level	Confusion Duration
flashbang grenade mk I	2	10	1d4+45-8 (Avg: 6.5)
flashbang grenade mk II	3	15	2d4+46-12 (Avg: 9)
flashbang grenade mk III	4	20	3d4+47-16 (Avg: 11.5)

Mechanics

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Unlike most other sources of confused, the flashbang grenade allows no save; only a sphynx salt injector can prevent the effect entirely. Instead, there are several (stackable) ways to reduce the duration of confusion:

Source		Duration reduction
Different phase		1/3 of base
goggles		6
mirrorshades
Polarized item	Tier 1-5	1
	Tier 6-8	2

Reducing the duration to or below zero this way will, of course, preclude the confused effect.

Tips

• While any flashbang can cure monochrome, the mk I is both the easiest of the three to come by and the least valuable for other uses.
• Flashbangs are a way to confuse creatures like oozes and robots that are immune to other sources of confuse.

References

This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.204.58.