Recent content by darbyrm

Let me try one more time to simplify my point - which is Crawford and Sage Advice got this one wrong. According to Crawford/SAC, magical darkness is not different than normal darkness except that it was created by magic. It otherwise follows all the normal rules for darkness. Further, the...

I quoted all the rules. What rule says that an Imp can see through the Darkness spell. It only says it can see through magical darkness, which is more generic than the specific wording in the Darkness spell. PHB 2014 says: Specific Beats General This book contains rules, especially in parts...

The specific to general only works when the mechanic is referenced directly. So if Devil's Sight said "The Darkness spell doesn't impede the Imp's darkvision." then it would overcome that mechanic. But, it says "Magical darkness doesn't impede the imp's darkvision." By Crawford's ruling this...

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This rule remains unclear in the 2024 phb unfortunately and still is a horrible design choice. The ruling makes no sense when you consider the monster ability devil's sight. This is still on the imp in the 2024 phb: Devil's sight: Magical darkness doesn't impede the imp's darkvision. This...