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<blockquote data-quote="two" data-source="post: 3423820" data-attributes="member: 9002">&quot; This spell causes an object to glow like a torch, shedding bright light in a 20-foot radius (and dim light for an additional 20 feet) from the point you touch. The effect is immobile, but it can be cast on a movable object. Light taken into an area of magical darkness does not function. &quot;The light spell.&nbsp; You know.&nbsp; The only everyone uses and does not think about.Well, last night, one of my players cast light, and they were walking through a dark forest.&nbsp; I thought to myself &quot;Ok, they are a walking beacon for any bad guys out there.&quot;Two encounters later, the player asked how and why they were so easy to spot in the forest.I pointed out the obvious:&nbsp; they are surrounded by 40' of bright or dim light.He then responded in the following way.&quot;The light spell has a specified range of 40' for its effect.&nbsp; If you are standing 41' away from the casting point of the light spell, you can't see a thing.&nbsp; It is dark if you are looking at the center of the spell.&nbsp; There is one foot of blackness between you and the radius of light.&quot;I was like, &quot;huh?&quot;But his point was that the light created by the light spell is in fact bounded by the 40' radius of the spell.&nbsp; No light escapes outside of it, as it were.&nbsp; So, while they are visible to creatures within the 40' radius, they are not visible to anyone outside of it.This made no sense to me at the time, but thinking about it... He might actually be right.If no light escapes the 40' radius, it is the same as walking around with a metal barrier surrounding you at 40' radius.&nbsp; Light can not escape past the barrier, thus light can't bounce off enemy's eyes, thus they can't see you.I am not sure this is how it was intended... but by the rules, I think it is correct.In other words, if you cast light in one end of a 100' long hallway, somebody standing at the other end of the hallway sees nothing strange.&nbsp; It is just as dark as before.&nbsp; If they look at the other end of the hallway (where the light spell was cast) it looks utterly dark.Hmm...Is this really what the rules state?I guess the point is, the radius of the light spell ... needs to be taken seriously...?&nbsp; If it states it creates light 40' away from the center, than it does, but not 41' away from the center?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="two, post: 3423820, member: 9002"] " This spell causes an object to glow like a torch, shedding bright light in a 20-foot radius (and dim light for an additional 20 feet) from the point you touch. The effect is immobile, but it can be cast on a movable object. Light taken into an area of magical darkness does not function. " The light spell. You know. The only everyone uses and does not think about. Well, last night, one of my players cast light, and they were walking through a dark forest. I thought to myself "Ok, they are a walking beacon for any bad guys out there." Two encounters later, the player asked how and why they were so easy to spot in the forest. I pointed out the obvious: they are surrounded by 40' of bright or dim light. He then responded in the following way. "The light spell has a specified range of 40' for its effect. If you are standing 41' away from the casting point of the light spell, you can't see a thing. It is dark if you are looking at the center of the spell. There is one foot of blackness between you and the radius of light." I was like, "huh?" But his point was that the light created by the light spell is in fact bounded by the 40' radius of the spell. No light escapes outside of it, as it were. So, while they are visible to creatures within the 40' radius, they are not visible to anyone outside of it. This made no sense to me at the time, but thinking about it... He might actually be right. If no light escapes the 40' radius, it is the same as walking around with a metal barrier surrounding you at 40' radius. Light can not escape past the barrier, thus light can't bounce off enemy's eyes, thus they can't see you. I am not sure this is how it was intended... but by the rules, I think it is correct. In other words, if you cast light in one end of a 100' long hallway, somebody standing at the other end of the hallway sees nothing strange. It is just as dark as before. If they look at the other end of the hallway (where the light spell was cast) it looks utterly dark. Hmm... Is this really what the rules state? I guess the point is, the radius of the light spell ... needs to be taken seriously...? If it states it creates light 40' away from the center, than it does, but not 41' away from the center? [/QUOTE]

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