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<blockquote data-quote="patwil" data-source="post: 7132173" data-attributes="member: 6877673"><p>A little background- in the campaign I'm running I will be introducing a Bladesinger who will start out as an enemy and hopefully become a valuable NPC ally. </p><p></p><p>His familiar is a bat, he wields a scimitar of quickness, and he has access to Riposte through a magical item. </p><p></p><p>My question is, he intends to cast darkness upon a small gem worn by his bat and then fight in the total darkness. So how does that work?</p><p></p><p>Based upon the RAW, it appears I could use my action to see via blindsense and then attack once with my bonus action and once with my reaction at advantage each round. However, if I want to use my full attack some rounds I would also be blinded. </p><p></p><p>However, since I am blinded only from the very second I attack, would I suffer the full penalty of blindness and attack at disadvantage or would I simply lose advantage or suffer some other penalty to attack (say -2)?</p><p></p><p>To make it more confusing, he can also cast haste. Could he use his additional action to see via blindsense and then use his attack option, bonus attack, and reaction?</p><p></p><p>What do you all think and how would you rule? Since I'm introducing him as an enemy, I don't want to over power him. </p><p></p><p>Thank you</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205" target="_blank">EN World mobile app</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="patwil, post: 7132173, member: 6877673"] A little background- in the campaign I'm running I will be introducing a Bladesinger who will start out as an enemy and hopefully become a valuable NPC ally. His familiar is a bat, he wields a scimitar of quickness, and he has access to Riposte through a magical item. My question is, he intends to cast darkness upon a small gem worn by his bat and then fight in the total darkness. So how does that work? Based upon the RAW, it appears I could use my action to see via blindsense and then attack once with my bonus action and once with my reaction at advantage each round. However, if I want to use my full attack some rounds I would also be blinded. However, since I am blinded only from the very second I attack, would I suffer the full penalty of blindness and attack at disadvantage or would I simply lose advantage or suffer some other penalty to attack (say -2)? To make it more confusing, he can also cast haste. Could he use his additional action to see via blindsense and then use his attack option, bonus attack, and reaction? What do you all think and how would you rule? Since I'm introducing him as an enemy, I don't want to over power him. Thank you Sent from my iPhone using [url=http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205]EN World mobile app[/url] [/QUOTE]
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