Gaining sight while blind


Rules Questions


If I am poly-morphed into a creature that does not have a form of vision, but I have a magic item that grants me darkvision will I be able to see?


No. Darkvision assumes a base of being able to see in the first place, but allows you to see additional spectrums of light.


No eyes, no sight.

Detect magic and the like should still work, though. It's too slow at finding details to give you sightlike benefits, but in a pinch such spells can help you locate certain threats in the dark.


bbangerter wrote:
No. Darkvision assumes a base of being able to see in the first place, but allows you to see additional spectrums of light.

Source?


Thanks guys, this helped


johnlocke90 wrote:
bbangerter wrote:
No. Darkvision assumes a base of being able to see in the first place, but allows you to see additional spectrums of light.
Source?

I suppose you could try the wording from darkvision.

Darkvision

Darkvision wrote:
Darkvision is the extraordinary ability to see with no light source at all, out to a range specified for the creature. Darkvision is black-and-white only (colors cannot be discerned). It does not allow characters to see anything that they could not see otherwise—invisible objects are still invisible, and illusions are still visible as what they seem to be. Likewise, darkvision subjects a creature to gaze attacks normally. The presence of light does not spoil darkvision.


Thomas Long 175 wrote:
johnlocke90 wrote:
bbangerter wrote:
No. Darkvision assumes a base of being able to see in the first place, but allows you to see additional spectrums of light.
Source?

I suppose you could try the wording from darkvision.

Darkvision

Darkvision wrote:
Darkvision is the extraordinary ability to see with no light source at all, out to a range specified for the creature. Darkvision is black-and-white only (colors cannot be discerned). It does not allow characters to see anything that they could not see otherwise—invisible objects are still invisible, and illusions are still visible as what they seem to be. Likewise, darkvision subjects a creature to gaze attacks normally. The presence of light does not spoil darkvision.

Which is a good fall back when common sense fails. :)

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