[UA] Anyone here ever been pepper-sprayed?

[Susan Dohnim]

My UA character, Amanda Manteufel (not too dissimilar from Amanda Wilkes 
from the UA2 book) carries around hi-grade pepper spray for dealing with 
lowlifes (wand-fondling and otherwise) that are trying to make her job 
difficult.

The effect of hi-grade pepper spray is (per Hush Hush) 3 rounds of 
incapacitation unless the victim makes a matched Soul check. He can't even 
Dodge. Afterwards, though, it doesn't list the effects . . . but there's got 
to be some, right? Amanda would prefer to not have to put a bullet in her 
targets during their panic attack, or spray them every 9 seconds, I'm 
wondering whether there shouldn't be some long-term effects.

For one, how long would the blinding last? 'Mancers can't target someone 
they can't see (usually) so this isn't a trivial question . . . Amanda is 
relatively mojo-less and needs every advantage modern technology can 
provide. I was thinking a number of minutes equal to the tens digit of the 
attack roll, unless the target can spend three or four rounds rinsing his 
eyes with water. (I understand that pepper-spray is pretty nasty stuff.) 
Maybe towards the end of that duration he can squint enough to target 
something or somebody, though he gets a -20 or -30 shift . . . I dunno. What 
do y'all think?

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