Item
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Description | These goggles are fitted with lenses made out of a strange red metal. From the outside, the lenses reflect a blood-tinted copy of yourself staring back. From inside, you can see through them easily enough, but they stain the world red. |
Type | Hat |
Effects | +2 Fire Power +2 Etheric Power +4 Perception (hidden: Bonus XP each combat, when at least 4 "sciencey" techniques are chained together.) |
Sources
Zack's House of Coins, originally released on September 14, 2009 (2 unearthly coins)
Uses
Gives 1 energy of Red Lenses per Science Technique used in the last round of combat. Sciencey techniques are all those only obtainable through crafting. It does not seem to matter whether the attack is blocked (either by a defensive technique or by natural immunity) - good scientists take results as they come, after all! Presumably if your technique is blocked by stunning, it won't wouldn't count.
You get the following message, depending on the number of science techniques you used on the last round of combat in fight:Energy Gained | Message |
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1 | You survey the scene through your goggles. That was an interesting experiment, but it needed a little something. |
2 | You survey the results through your goggles. That was an interesting experiment. You feel quietly inspired. |
3 | You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results. |
4 | You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee. |
5 | You survey the devastation, examining every tiny detail through the red lenses. That was a wonderful experiment! By the time you snap back to yourself, you realize you've been laughing with maniacal joy for several minutes. |
If you use 3 (or more) science techniques and are Etheric while wearing the goggles, you get:
You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
Bonus XP
If you chain together at least 4 science techniques in a single round, you gain extra XP as shown below. The amount of extra XP gained depends on the amount of XP you would normally gain (including Bonus XP).
Expected XP | Extra XP |
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0 XP | No Bonus |
1-5 XP | +1 XP |
6-10 XP | +2 XP |
11-15 XP | +3 XP |
16-20 XP | +4 XP |
21 XP | +5 XP |
Crafting
Crafting under the effect of Red Lenses can occasionally give extras after crafting:Technique Summary
Chain | Technique | Type | Attribute | Base Dam/Def | Notes |
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Jacob's Ladder | Stealth | Perception | 4 | Stuns if your target's next attack is the same type as the one they're using now | |
Considered Strike | Melee | Strength | 4 | +4 Base Damage following an Evade or Stealth Technique | |
Dance of Silver | Evasion | Reflexes | 8 | enhanced underwater and/or with Silver Flow | |
Chemical Mixture | Fire | Perception | 6 | Deals additional damage at end of round | |
Considered Shot | Ranged | Perception | 4 | +4 Base Damage when your Perception is greater than your target's Reflexes | |
Red Metal Gaze | Etheric | Will | 6 | enhanced following science techniques with the goggles equipped |
Avatar
Wearing this item can grant you a special mad scientist avatar:
The precise unlock conditions are unknown, but seem to involve crafting with the Red Lenses effect active while Etheric to get one of the special laughter messages, then wearing the goggles while defeating an opponent with a chain of 5 consecutive science techniques.
Other Uses
This item is not a component for any kind of crafting. |
This item cannot be salvaged. |
This item cannot be added to a gang stash. |
Remaining Mysteries
According to Podcast 54, there is no unfound content related to this item, although at some point Kinak might add something related to Cooking.