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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mythusmage" data-source="post: 425639" data-attributes="member: 571">Tropical and sub-tropical architecture also includes shade. The interior of a (for example) southern California house does not include direct sunlight. Keep in mind I was replying to a post that included the possibility of using the sunlight to cook food and heat a home, which means having the sunlight at "full blast".In addition, we are talking about 24 hour a day sunlight. No chance for things to cool off here. And it is in an enclosed space, where the heat can build up. Much like an oven.For the lighting and heating of a room I would hope the sunlight would be damped down a tad.The question of how affordable it is is an important one. The answer comes down to, how affordable do you want it to be? If you want it restricted to temples to Sun gods, then you need to make it very expensive. Possibly even restrict it to divine magic of high level. If you want it available any place, then it'll be cheap. Use what fits your game.I see it as being costly, reserved for large buildings. Also for special "solariums" in hospitals where sunlight is needed to aid in the healing process.Scene: A tower 500 stories high. At the bottom is a lobby with a vaulted ceiling 300 feet high. Access to the upper reaches is by elevator, stairs, levitation, and portal. It is lit by sunlight, produced by a series of spheres that hang in the middle of the air. Whereever there is space available there are plants growing. Trees, bushes, flowers. The pathways themselves are used to grow a tough, resiliant grass well able to bear under heavy traffic. Indeed, to thrive.***That's the sort of use I'm thinking of. Your milage may vary.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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