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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7364423" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Rules Lawyer Answer:Darkness is defined on page 183 of the PHB as being a heavily obscured area.&nbsp; If the PC is not effectively blinded, then it's not darkness.&nbsp; Because we couldn't possibly use logic, we must adhere to the letter of the rules and only the rules.&nbsp; Buddy has a torch?&nbsp; You can see fine for a while, then an area of light obscurement and then perfectly fine again.Jeremy Crawford TweetsYour PC must be in darkness for DS to kick in.orYou are unaffected by darkness to 120 feet, you see normally, but dim light is still dim light [no direct answer on the bright light/dim light/darkness]Personal ruling (which has changed a bit after more thought):You can see in darkness, but not in or through dim light.&nbsp; So in the torch scenario you see normally, then you effectively hit a dim light as a barrier.&nbsp; The area of dim light effectively acts as light obscurement, a fog that you can't see through.&nbsp; So you see just as well as your buddy if he has a torch.&nbsp; Being able to see OK after the area of dim light would be like saying you could see fine on the other side of a small patch of fog. To me that makes the most sense based on how the power is worded.Of course your ruling is perfectly fine as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7364423, member: 6801845"] Rules Lawyer Answer: Darkness is defined on page 183 of the PHB as being a heavily obscured area. If the PC is not effectively blinded, then it's not darkness. Because we couldn't possibly use logic, we must adhere to the letter of the rules and only the rules. Buddy has a torch? You can see fine for a while, then an area of light obscurement and then perfectly fine again. Jeremy Crawford Tweets Your PC must be in darkness for DS to kick in. or You are unaffected by darkness to 120 feet, you see normally, but dim light is still dim light [no direct answer on the bright light/dim light/darkness] Personal ruling (which has changed a bit after more thought): You can see in darkness, but not in [I]or through[/I] dim light. So in the torch scenario you see normally, then you effectively hit a dim light as a barrier. The area of dim light effectively acts as light obscurement, a fog that you can't see through. So you see just as well as your buddy if he has a torch. Being able to see OK after the area of dim light would be like saying you could see fine on the other side of a small patch of fog. To me that makes the most sense based on how the power is worded. Of course your ruling is perfectly fine as well. [/QUOTE]

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