Daylight vs. Deeper Darkness

[Take Boat]

So, I can counteract deeper darkness with daylight.

Daylight wrote:

Daylight brought into an area of magical darkness (or vice versa) is temporarily negated, so that the otherwise prevailing light conditions exist in the overlapping areas of effect.

Also

Darkness wrote:

Nonmagical sources of light, such as torches and lanterns, do not increase the light level in an area of darkness. Magical light sources only increase the light level in an area if they are of a higher spell level than darkness.

Say I'm fighting a Dark Creeper in a cave and his At-Will deeper darkness is inflicting sorrow unto the party. I use daylight and it negates the darkness, returning to "otherwise prevailing light conditions."

I have two questions:

1. Do mundane and lower-level magical light sources resume functioning in the negated area?

2. Since deeper darkness has a range of touch, does the Dark Stalker need to touch the object emanating the daylight spell to dispel it with deeper darkness? Should I pour my oil of daylight down the monk's pants, for they are the pants with the highest touch AC?

2a. Do parachute pants receive a bonus to AC against foes attempting to Touch This?

[Some Random Dood]

1. No, the only light that works within deeper darkness is a higher lv light spell. You could heighten a light spell to use a 4th lv slot, and that should negate all darkness until they use dispel magic on the light.

2. No, it means they just need to touch the object they want to emanate deeper darkness. Just casting deeper darkness (or daylight) while in or near an area affected by the other spell will cancel it out.

EDIT: This is taken from the description of the darkness spell.

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Nonmagical sources of light, such as torches and lanterns, do not increase the light level in an area of darkness. Magical light sources only increase the light level in an area if they are of a higher spell level than darkness.

[Take Boat]

Hmm, not convinced by either of those.

1 is how the deeper darkness normally works, but does that still apply when it's being negated by daylight? The darkness is clearly gone, but is the suppression effect still there?

In 2 you seem to be talking about the negation. If both spells are already negating each other, a new deeper darkness will change nothing, but dispelling the daylight will plunge us back into inky blackness.

[Ciaran Barnes]

2a: Yes, but its more than the pants themselves. The ability to utilize their full potential relies on entrance to a prestige class with secret entrance requirements.

[Fredrik]

1. Yes, as per "otherwise prevailing light conditions".
2. Yes, but only to counter or dispel it. (Negating it goes by overlapping areas of effect.) And for the other, oh dear gods no. Try holding up some pants-like cloth to a really bright light, and then imagine that it's your monk's junk emitting the light. Do you really want that to happen??
2a. Yes, but only until hit. As a one-hit wondrous item, untouchable parachute pants quickly become an object of ridicule.

[Jiggy]

Take Boat wrote:

I have two questions:

1. Do mundane and lower-level magical light sources resume functioning in the negated area?

This is unclear. On the one hand, the area of effect still exists, and those light sources don't work "in an area of darkness". On the other hand, the "area" isn't exactly "of darkness" anymore.

I'm leaning toward "they work just fine, contributing to the ambient light level".

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2. Since deeper darkness has a range of touch, does the Dark Stalker need to touch the object emanating the daylight spell to dispel it with deeper darkness?

I believe so, unless rules for dispelling carry a special exception that I'm not aware of.

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Should I pour my oil of daylight down the monk's pants, for they are the pants with the highest touch AC?

Depends on which you value more: survival or dignity.

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2a. Do parachute pants receive a bonus to AC against foes attempting to Touch This?

No comment.