Drow Horizon Walker Darkvision Question.

[John E. Bedder]

Hi all,

Am playing in a Drow campaign, with raids on those pesky surface races, so I thought I'd go Horizon Walker. Of course being a Drow I want that +1 vs underground creatures, but as I already have 120' Darkvision, do I get any increase?

Underground: You have magically adapted to your time in the dark. You have 60-foot darkvision, or 120-foot darkvision if you already had darkvision from another source. You gain a +1 insight bonus on attack and damage rolls against underground creatures. (from DMG)

Now the rules seem clear, but as there are no PC races in the PH with Darkvision more than 60' I wanted to see what others thought/or have done.

Many thanks.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If I were DM, I'd extend it to 180, myself.

 

[Jackinthegreen]

Strictly-speaking it does nothing for you, but I would think any reasonable DM would let you add 60 onto your 120 for a total of 180. There are plenty of cases in D&D where the wording might work fine for regular races but doesn't do anything for non-standard ones.

 

[Kobold Stew]

Hi, and welcome to the boards!

It's pretty clear that the dark vision gives no additional benefit (Compare the wording of the Weightless (Planar) benefit, which is +30 fly speed.

You'll be using the insight bonus a lot anyways -- it's hardly a dead level, and you'll have dark vision equal to the maximum of every other creature in the game.

The fun will start once you get the planar benefits -- Shifting is a dream (dimension door), and Cavernous (tremor sense) will make high-level combat a completely new thing.

Have fun.