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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6174185" data-attributes="member: 6669384">You're looking for a definitive answer?&nbsp; Look up the definition:&lt;Edit&gt; Hmm.&nbsp; The post left off everything I wrote after the&nbsp; quote.Lines 1 and 2 seem to be the operative ones, with Line 2 being the most applicable.Both suggest that mere lack of light isn't enough.&nbsp; It's the interplay of light and darkness.&nbsp; In simple fact, the human eye can adapt to a very dim level of light.&nbsp; But that same dimness that you could see in, if you took time for your eyes to adjust, becomes a confusing or even impenetrable cloak when it's right next to a lit area.&nbsp; Your eyes can't be adjusted to both.The beauty of this answer isn't simply that it backs up the DM.&nbsp; What makes it so good is that it's authoritative, inarguable.&nbsp; Someone can debate the rule book, disagree with another player's interpretation, or even argue with the DM.&nbsp; Arguing with a Dictionary is kind of pointless (though sadly I've known people willing to take on the task.)So, according to the dictionary, night isn't shadow.&nbsp; Neither is the inside of a dark building or an underground cavern.&nbsp; Shadow is the area of *relative* darkness in an otherwise lit area.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6174185, member: 6669384"] You're looking for a definitive answer? Look up the definition: <Edit> Hmm. The post left off everything I wrote after the quote. Lines 1 and 2 seem to be the operative ones, with Line 2 being the most applicable. Both suggest that mere lack of light isn't enough. It's the interplay of light and darkness. In simple fact, the human eye can adapt to a very dim level of light. But that same dimness that you could see in, if you took time for your eyes to adjust, becomes a confusing or even impenetrable cloak when it's right next to a lit area. Your eyes can't be adjusted to both. The beauty of this answer isn't simply that it backs up the DM. What makes it so good is that it's authoritative, inarguable. Someone can debate the rule book, disagree with another player's interpretation, or even argue with the DM. Arguing with a Dictionary is kind of pointless (though sadly I've known people willing to take on the task.) So, according to the dictionary, night isn't shadow. Neither is the inside of a dark building or an underground cavern. Shadow is the area of *relative* darkness in an otherwise lit area. [/QUOTE]

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