Lyxen
Great Old One
Maybe it was that thread coming back alive which caused it too...
D&D 5E Revisiting RAW Darkness Spell
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Brand new account. First post is direct contradiction of a mod in-thread, followed by a bunch of other antagonistic posts?
Nope. Take a walk.
CapnZapp
Legend
This account is brand new. It started by sassing a moderator and proceeded to carpet bomb three or four random threads with troll posts before flaming out.Wow... a completely new account made just to talk back to a mod on a thread that died out six months ago? THAT is funny!
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Thrym-Drow
First Post
A question that came up in my most recent game was whether the PC casting darkness can see while inside the area.
Lyxen
Great Old One
No, he can't, unless he has some specific ability to do so, usually a form of Devil's Sight.
Thrym-Drow
First Post
Wouldn’t devils sight just be a stronger version of dark vision which can’t see through Darkness
Crimson Longinus
Legend
IIRC, Devil's Sight specifically says that it can see through magical darkness.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
The Devil’s Sight Invocation says that the warlock can see normally in darkness, including magical darkness (which weirdly implies that dim light still imposes disadvantage on the warlock’s Wisdom checks relying in sight, but I don’t think that’s intended). The Devil’s Sight feature in the stat block of many devils says that magical darkness doesn’t impede the devil’s Darkvision.
Lyxen
Great Old One
It's dangerous to bring say that they are similar, because in the end they just don't work the same way. There are also specialised forms in which sorcerers can see through their own darkness spells, and not those cast by others. And then there is the gloomstalker, who somehow negates darkvision... It's a bit of a mess and my take on it is that, to avoid headaches, it's best just to take each ability at face value and not try too hard to unify the vision...
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Especially when Devil’s Sight has two different versions.It's dangerous to bring say that they are similar, because in the end they just don't work the same way. There are also specialised forms in which sorcerers can see through their own darkness spells, and not those cast by others. And then there is the gloomstalker, who somehow negates darkvision... It's a bit of a mess and my take on it is that, to avoid headaches, it's best just to take each ability at face value and not try too hard to unify the vision...
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