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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mvincent" data-source="post: 3610348" data-attributes="member: 27034">From the 3.5 FAQ (if desired):"Does darkvision allow a character to read and write inthe dark? Can he see his reflection in a mirror?Darkvision is described as the “ability to see with no lightsource at all” (Dungeon Master’s Guide, page 292). Thissuggests that a character with darkvision can read, write, andotherwise perform a normal range of actions despite being incomplete darkness.The simplest answer to the mirror question is yes. To avoiddelving too deeply into real-world physics—something it’s bestto resist, particularly in fantasy gaming—it’s easiest to treatdarkvision as allowing a character to perceive anything that anormal person could see with light."Note that this topic has been discussed in some detail before (<a href="http://boards1.wizards.com/wotc_archive/index.php/t-611514" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://boards1.wizards.com/wotc_archive/index.php/t-605399" target="_blank">here</a>, and in some older threads that are no longer available).I don't know of everything that mirrors can reflect, but I reckon it's possible for them to reflect some things in spectrums we can't perceive (i.e. things we don't call 'light', possibly in a range below 4,000 angstroms or above 7,700).According to some legends, they can even reflect souls (which I think explained vampires aversion to them).(btw: while in the military, I seem to remember using a mirror to apply my cammo paint in the dark with night vision goggles. But I was possibly tired and confused. Any other grunts do that?)</blockquote>

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