Flashbang grenade
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$20 | |
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<00> | |
Tier
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1 |
Complexity
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1 |
Tinker Tier
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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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$30 | |
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<00> | |
Tier
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3 |
Complexity
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1 |
Tinker Tier
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$40 | |
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<001> | |
Tier
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5 |
Complexity
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1 |
Tinker Tier
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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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Reason: Based on a rather old game version, things could've changed since (e.g. mental shield offered protection back then) |
Reason: Based on a rather old game version, things could've changed since (e.g. mental shield offered protection back then)
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
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6 | |
 mirrorshades
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| 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.