Sunglasses
By Timothy Toner (thanatos@interaccess.com)
Spheres
Description
A neat pair of specks created by a Hermetic Mage who grew tired of having to pander to the social cliche of sunglasses at night. While wearing them, the user can see as if the area was illuminated with full sunlight, negating vision penalties. Note that if the darkness is created by something that would snuff normal sunlight (Obtenebration), the Glasses provide no support. The Glasses also have a rather nasty side effect. When a word, known only to the user, is spoken, the pent-up energy within explodes outwards, illuminating the area for one moment in full sunlight. This is enough to cause damage to Kindred (as per solar exposure rules), and induce Rotschreck. Note that the blast will only aim outwards, away from where the user is standing. If someone else were to be wearing the glasses, and the command word was spoken, then the wearer would suffer twice normal effects. After the discharge, the Talisman must be left out in the sun for 6 hours before they will function again.