Magical darkness ending with unconsciousness

[GM ShadowLord]

If a creature has a spell-like ability to cast darkness and the creature dies/falls unconscious, does the darkness immediately end or proceed until it runs its course?

[Tiny Coffee Golem]

GM ShadowLord wrote:

If a creature has a spell-like ability to cast darkness and the creature dies/falls unconscious, does the darkness immediately end or proceed until it runs its course?

Any spell will only end when the caster goes unconscious if the duration included Concentration.

[GM ShadowLord]

So if no concentration was required and it was cast normally, if the caster falls the spell persists until the duration has expired?

[blackbloodtroll]

It runs it's course.

It is a dismissible spell, but you need to be conscious to dismiss it.

[Tiny Coffee Golem]

GM ShadowLord wrote:

So if no concentration was required and it was cast normally, if the caster falls the spell persists until the duration has expired?

Yes. Plus what the Troll said.

[GM ShadowLord]

Thanks gang.