Re: [BNW] A Sneak with Goggles

[Ivan Ironsword <nbouqu1@gl.umbc.edu>]

whytcrow@io.com wrote:

> >And herein lies the problem.  Sounds like he wants something to
> >protect against the Quirk _and_ still be able to use the Nightvision
> >capability.  I wouldn't let him do both.  Stealth is pretty
> >undervalued compared to most Skill-boosting packages anyway.  I'd
> >say he can still have the Stealth and buy off the vision quirk, but
> >he won't still get the Night Vision.
>
> He doesn't want to buy off the disad...he just wants it so that his
> char isn't stunned by the flash of light versus his Darkvision.
> Nightvision goggles (which I've already told him would be unusable
> with Darkvision) have a light dampener so that the user doesn't get
> blinded.  However, that isn't instantaneous itself--the light has to
> go through to trigger it.  It helps protect their ability to see in
> the dark once they take off the goggles, but it doesn't protect
> entirely.
>

I'd have to say that with the Sneak Deltas, that at the very least Delta
Prime would have flare compensation goggles specifically for them. The
Defiance would probably have gotten their hands on some as well at some
point (especially the Delta Warriors).

Nick