Flashlight

Function: Unlike most tools, flashlights don't offer dice bonuses. They simply diminish the effects of darkness, reducing the penalties of "Fighting Blind" (p. 166). Using a flashlight while performing actions makes the feats possible, but still challenging. Rather than be reduced to a Storyteller-controlled chance roll, you are still able to make your own rolls, only at a penalty of -3 or -4 depending on the degree of darkness. So, if your character tries to shoot a target by flashlight, and he has 2 Dexterity, 3 Firearms and a gun rated 3, your dice pool might be composed of four dice (2 + 3 + 3 - 4).
Alternatively, the Storyteller might decree that performing a task in the dark imposes a standard penalty of -3 and having a flashlight diminishes that penalty to -2.
No Resource dots are required to be able to afford a flashlight.

Item type

Miscellaneous

Weight

Durability: 1

Dimensions

Size: 1

Base Price

Cost: n/a

Structure: 2