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Just to be very clear, this question is very much related to, but distinct from a previous question I asked a few years ago: Does Darkness cast a shadow? - I still am not quite satisfied with ...
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Sunlight Sensitivity looks pretty bad — Disadvantage to attack rolls and Perception checks whenever you, your target, or what you're trying to perceive are in direct sunlight. I hope I'm missing ...
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In discussing this question, I came to realize that the real question was whether Darkness blocks vision or merely creates "darkness". Per the wording of the spell: Magical darkness spreads from ...
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There was a question similar to this question posted here, where the gist of the question was what use does a Shadow Monk have for casting Darkness if they can't see through it? My question is along ...
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The relevant part of the description of the darkness spell reads: Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill a 15-foot radius sphere for the duration. [...] nonmagical ...
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This question is inspired by: Is future technology that is indistinguishable from magic considered a "Magical Effect"?. Darkness spells and magical effects block all (non-magical) light. A ...
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Does the spell darkvision count as magical darkvision? If the BBEG cast darkness, and one of the PC's casts darkvision, are they able to see through the darkness spell?
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Situation: Drow Warlock casts darkness. Moves out of the effect area then uses devil sight to see through the darkness to use ranged combat against enemies. Devil Sight description states "You ...
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Can a character with darkvision see into Hunger of Hadar? This assumes the character is not inside the spells area, and therefore not blinded. This has come up a few times on this stackexchange, but ...
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A tricksy fey from the spell Summon Fey can: fill a 5-foot cube within 5 feet of it with magical darkness, which lasts until the end of its next turn. However, unlike the spell Darkness, Summon Fey ...
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