Photon Flash grenade rules
Where are the rules for the photon flash grenade, from the Rogue Trader core rulebook p. 126, and, by extension, the similar effect of the Conversion field, from Into the Storm p. 130:
1. What area does it affect?
The description simply says "anyone nearby", but don't specify a distance. There is no Blast special quality so that mean it only affects the one target it is thrown at (like Krak grenades), or is a specific area affected?
2. How do you determine who is affected?
Is the effect automatic for all those in the area? The description says "those caught without eye protection are _usually_ left temporarily blinded" [emphasis mine], with the "usually" implying there is a chance targets may not be affected.
Do targets need to make an Agility test (to look away) or a Toughness (to resist), and what is the difficulty? Good Craftsmanship Photo-Visors/Photo-Contacts (p. 140) make targets immune, but do normal visors provide any bonus to the test (like they do for Stun grenades)?
3. When does the effect end?
The description says "temporarily", so it's clear the effect is not permanent, however it doesn't give a duration either. The description of the Blinded condition (p. 260) also doesn't have a duration.
Note that other grenade without a blast radius (like Krak) or with special effects (like Hallucigen) do provide area, effect and duration details, even if they are in different locations (like rules for Smoke grenades are given in the Smoke special property, not the grenade).
For some reason it appears the rules for Photon Flash grenades may have been accidentally edited out. I did also check the official errata, however I couldn't find the missing rules there either.
Thanks,
Sly Gryphon
