It just got killing me... better... the PCs...

Very nice. FYI, the PCs in the playtest game learned the power of darkness as well... though the dwarf PC didn't know what the fuss was about. :)

Very nice. FYI, the PCs in the playtest game learned the power of darkness as well... though the dwarf PC didn't know what the fuss was about. :)

BTW Sean, are those vines from an entangle I see on a certain art piece...? ;)

Forgive me, but you didn't have greater darkeness. The light spell and the sun rod create normal light. Darkness moves the light down one level, turning normal light to dim light for 20 or 30 feet radius (longer than most places in here have a sight line).

As the darkness spells don't stack, casting repeated darkness would not make it darker....

In an area of dim light, a character can see somewhat. Creatures within this area have concealment (20% miss chance in combat) from those without darkvision or the ability to see in darkness. A creature within an area of dim light can make a Stealth check to conceal itself. Areas of dim light include outside at night with a moon in the sky, bright starlight, and the area between 20 and 40 feet from a torch.

The sunrod is a non magical source of light, and the light spell is a lower level spell than darkness, so they don't effect the light level when a darkness spell is active.

The sunrod is a non magical source of light, and the light spell is a lower level spell than darkness, so they don't effect the light level when a darkness spell is active.

@sean: ;)

Pulling wool off of eyes....

Rereading the darkness spell....

Pulling wool off of eyes....

Rereading the darkness spell....

Airhead wrote:

Pulling wool off of eyes....

Rereading the darkness spell....

It's a very good reason to drop some gp on an everburning torch...

"Magical light sources only increase the light level in an area if they are of a higher spell level than darkness. "

And mage ConFlame is level 2 = same as Darkness.
(but Cleric Con Flame is level 3).

Hmm, looking through the Darkness, here's a few things to watch out for:

1. Darkness is changed from 3.5. It no longer completely negates light in all cases. It still has some nastiness when it comes to Darkness.

2. Non-magical Light Sources do not work in an area of Darkness.

3. Normal Darkness does not negate Darkvision (See Greater Darkness).

4. When it comes to Darkness, you must compare the Spell Level of Darkness to the Spell Level of the Light Source. Which means that Light (Level 0) does not work in an Area of Darkness (Level 2).

5. Major Thing to Watch Out for with Pathfinder:

• In the Darkness Spell, it says that in order to increase the light level, the Light Spell must be Higher than the Spell Level to increase the Light Level (at all). This means if you have a Continual Flame 2 (Sor/Wiz) and bring it into a Darkness (2), the Continual Flame is currently inactive (completely, no light given).
  
• In the Light and Darkness Spell, it says that you can Counter and Dispel Darkness/Light with Equal Level. This means that if you CAST Continual Flame (2) on a Darkness (2), it can put it out. However, if you bring a stick with Continual Flame casted on it into the Radius of Darkness, it goes out temporarily.
  
• Anything of Higher Level than the Darkness (such as ConFlame3) will have it's abilities reduced by 1 Light Level. So, a Con Flame 3 will only cast Dim light.

Now, the question is, if you consider it, the Sun is a Nonmagical Light Source. If you cast Darkness outside, what happens?

A really good analysis of how light and darkness spells work

Now, the question is, if you consider it, the Sun is a Nonmagical Light Source. If you cast Darkness outside, what happens