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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6719975" data-attributes="member: 6787503"><p>The bolded part has had me a bit confused I guess. I've been reading it to mean the vision of observers both inside and outside of the area, as if there is a barrier between the two. I couldn't for the life of me understand why they didn't fix this phrase when the errata were issued, since it obviously couldn't apply to darkness the way I was interpreting it.</p><p></p><p>I see now, thanks to this thread, and those who've patiently explained their understanding of Darkness, that the second sentence does indeed clarify the meaning of the first. It might have been more clear to say that a heavily obscured area blocks vision <em>into the area</em> entirely, or something like that. Now that I understand it, it seems clear enough.</p><p></p><p>I still don't think I like the idea of backlight shining <em>through</em> the sphere of a Darkness spell, due to the above language about it blocking vision, but the spell is quite good run with observers on the inside being able to see out, as are heavily obscured areas in general. I really didn't know what the spell was good for until now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 6719975, member: 6787503"] The bolded part has had me a bit confused I guess. I've been reading it to mean the vision of observers both inside and outside of the area, as if there is a barrier between the two. I couldn't for the life of me understand why they didn't fix this phrase when the errata were issued, since it obviously couldn't apply to darkness the way I was interpreting it. I see now, thanks to this thread, and those who've patiently explained their understanding of Darkness, that the second sentence does indeed clarify the meaning of the first. It might have been more clear to say that a heavily obscured area blocks vision [I]into the area[/I] entirely, or something like that. Now that I understand it, it seems clear enough. I still don't think I like the idea of backlight shining [I]through[/I] the sphere of a Darkness spell, due to the above language about it blocking vision, but the spell is quite good run with observers on the inside being able to see out, as are heavily obscured areas in general. I really didn't know what the spell was good for until now. [/QUOTE]
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