Unique Deeper Darkness?

[Zsar]

It would seem to me that the effect of Deeper Darkness cannot be replicated by anyone including Word Caster Clerics.

The Gloom word has no Boost and the number of light levels reduced is not a variable. Even if it were, Empowering the spell would yield a reduction by 1.5 light levels - so effectively still 1.

Is this the case or did I miss something?
Are there other means (not limited to wordspells) to provide light level darkness - without obscuring sight in other ways such as by fog - in a reliable (ideally non-consumable) way?

[Claxon]

I'm a little confused by your question.

Restated, are you asking, does the words of power system have a way to replicate Deeper Darkness?

If that is in face your question I cannot answer it, except to say the words of power system was not well flesh out and has not recieved any supplements since it's introduction in Ultimate Magic. I would not find it hard to believe that the answer is no.

[Lich Bard]

Are you refering to the magical darkness, that negates darkvision? If that's so, I believe there are some spells, like blacklight, that can do it. Blacklight itself is arcane, so there you have a wizard that can do that.

[Zsar]

Claxon wrote:

Restated, are you asking, does the words of power system have a way to replicate Deeper Darkness?

I ask whether there is any way to replicate Deeper Darkness.

There does not seem to be a more powerful version either.

Lich Bard wrote:

Are you refering to the magical darkness, that negates darkvision?

I specifically refer to the Cleric-only spell Deeper Darkness.

Lich Bard wrote:

If that's so, I believe there are some spells, like blacklight, that can do it. Blacklight itself is arcane, so there you have a wizard that can do that.

There does not seem to be a "Blacklight" or "Black Light" in the PRD.

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Goal is to procure a means to produce magical darkness in such a way that it may be employed in a fight.
Deeper Darkness approximates this goal closely enough, as normal light is two levels above darkness and can therefore be reduced.
Only in broad daylight will Deeper Darkness fail to behave adequately.

Light sources, which would provide bright light indoors, would be repressed as per the spell description, as long as they are non-magical or of lesser CL than the spell itself.

If a solution exists for non-magical darkness (not blocking Darkvision, that is), that would be interesting as well.

[Zsar]

Found Blacklight in the PF Chronicles Campaign Setting.
Looks acceptable. Consider issue solved.