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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3282546" data-attributes="member: 1656">The spell radiates shadowy illumination... much as a candle radiates shadowy illumination.The difference is that Darkness prevents mundane light sources from lightening an area.If you have a candle outside at noon, the candle is radiating shadowy illumination, while the sun is radiating full daylight; in the area of overlap, we have full daylight.If you have a Darkness spell outside at noon, we have an area that the sun (a mundane light source) cannot brighten; it would be pitch black in this area, were it not for the fact that the Darkness spell itself (a non-mundane light source) is radiating shadowy illumination.&nbsp; Within the area of the spell, it's as bright as candlelight underground would be.If you have a candle underground (with no other light available), it radiates shadowy illumination.If you have a Darkness spell underground (with no other light available), it radiates shadowy illumination.Apart from the differing radii (5' for the candle, 20' for the Darkness spell), the light level in both cases is the same - shadowy illumination.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3282546, member: 1656"] The spell radiates shadowy illumination... much as a candle radiates shadowy illumination. The difference is that Darkness prevents mundane light sources from lightening an area. If you have a candle outside at noon, the candle is radiating shadowy illumination, while the sun is radiating full daylight; in the area of overlap, we have full daylight. If you have a Darkness spell outside at noon, we have an area that the sun (a mundane light source) cannot brighten; it would be pitch black in this area, were it not for the fact that the Darkness spell itself (a non-mundane light source) is radiating shadowy illumination. Within the area of the spell, it's as bright as candlelight underground would be. If you have a candle underground (with no other light available), it radiates shadowy illumination. If you have a Darkness spell underground (with no other light available), it radiates shadowy illumination. Apart from the differing radii (5' for the candle, 20' for the Darkness spell), the light level in both cases is the same - shadowy illumination. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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