Is there a list of spells that take advantage of Light Blindness & it's little sister Light Sensitivity? Plenty of spells specifically state that bright light is created, such as with Daylight, Light Lance, or Wall of Light. Then there are a multitude of light descriptor spells which lack the specific terminology but have blatant descriptions that heavily imply Bright Light is created.
- Burst of Radiance states it has a, "brilliant flash of shimmering light," and further blinds creatures with the light level.
- Flare has a, "burst of light," which similarly specifically targets vision with light.
- Sunburst, an 8th level spell, does not specifically call out it's light powers as Bright Light. It does state creatures sensitive to bright light take double damage, and undead sensitive to bright light can be instantly destroyed.
- Wandering Star Motes states, "sparkling motes of bright light" - though I personally don't think many would rule in favor of this effect blinding. But for fans of RAW I guess it's crystal clear.
I imagine house ruling will be a popular suggestion. And perhaps several, "If the spell doesn't say it's bright light then don't try and make it so," claims. The former no one can much argue and will likely be what I'll walk away with. Doesn't hurt to ask though. The latter however, is why I included Sunburst's description above. To have so many incredibly close details but not specifically state Bright Light seems a poor reason to deny it the ability to take advantage of Light Blindness.
On a similar note, does anyone know what happens if a creature with Light Blindness is already in bright light and gets exposed to a new source of bright light? For example, if a creature with Light Blindness is in a fight under the sun, and a few rounds in an enemy casts Daylight, or Flare.
Bump! In a second and perhaps final effort for clarification.
As a minor observation that may help, the spells I listed as having bright light up there have non-instantaneous durations. Perhaps that implies only those qualify? Although I don't have the time atm to check every light spell's description/duration.
Any thoughts would be sweet.