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Old 11-25-2017, 12:48 PM   #6
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Default Re: Night Vision offsets darkness penalties in combat but extra Perception don't

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Originally Posted by Curmudgeon View Post
…That said, Night Vision is supposed to be about your eyes rapidly adjusting to changes in available lighting, so it might be reasonable to require someone without Night Vision to spend time letting his eyes adjust. Eyes adjusting to darkness takes a long time in real life. Ten to twenty minutes was the rule of thumb used in the military and sudden light ruined that adjusted night vision.…
See Tactical Shooting p.18, "Light Adaptation"
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