Olaf the Stout
Hero
Last session I had my first ranged combat at night. The PC's were all gathered around a wagon which had 4 or so lanterns on it, making it a easy target for the bad guys to spot. The bad guys, on the other hand, attacked from the safety of darkness, making it hard for the PC's to respond.
4 of the PC's are human and 1 is an elf, so vision at night is rather limited for them. A few light spells, cast on rocks and/or arrows, eventually lit the surrounding area up enough for the PC's to spot the bad guys, who were about 200 feet away. They eventually were able to get them to retreat with a couple of well-placed fireballs/coldballs.
Overall it worked out ok but I'm still not sure if I handled everything correctly. The bad guys will be back and they will attack the PC's at night again so I want to make sure I am doing everything correctly before the next session. What are the main rules to remember when fighting at night (or in dim/no light situations for that matter)?
Once the PC's managed to get some light in the area that the bad guys were standing, I still made the PC's roll spot checks to see if they could actually see the baddies. Is this correct?
Olaf the Stout
4 of the PC's are human and 1 is an elf, so vision at night is rather limited for them. A few light spells, cast on rocks and/or arrows, eventually lit the surrounding area up enough for the PC's to spot the bad guys, who were about 200 feet away. They eventually were able to get them to retreat with a couple of well-placed fireballs/coldballs.
Overall it worked out ok but I'm still not sure if I handled everything correctly. The bad guys will be back and they will attack the PC's at night again so I want to make sure I am doing everything correctly before the next session. What are the main rules to remember when fighting at night (or in dim/no light situations for that matter)?
Once the PC's managed to get some light in the area that the bad guys were standing, I still made the PC's roll spot checks to see if they could actually see the baddies. Is this correct?
Olaf the Stout