Does a light source that creates Bright light also create a zone of Dim light?


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Pathfinder PF Special Edition Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

I can't find anything in the book about light sources creating dim light beyond their Bright light range. I'm going to default to what feels like a sane choice of Dim light extends twice as far as Bright.

So the Light spell casts 20' Bright light, and 20 feet beyond that of Dim light.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Good question! Following.


No. The light levels Bright and Dim Light and Darkness still exist, but light sources work differently now. They tell you exactly what range and how they illuminate.

Examples:

p. 184 wrote:

CANDLE

A lit candle sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius

So no bright light at all from a candle.

p. 187 wrote:

TORCH

A torch sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius. It can be
used as an improvised weapon that deals 1d4 bludgeoning
damage plus 1 fire damage.

No dim light from a torch. Just 20 feet of bright light and then a sharp drop to darkness (or whatever the background illumination level is).


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Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Since darkvision is now unlimited, dwarves and goblins are now god tier in lightless dungeons with big rooms.


Yeah, I was wondering this as well. Seems strange.


FitzTheRuke wrote:
Seems strange.

Think night-vision goggles and infrared spectrum.


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This hopefully get's changed. Beyond being counterintuitive it makes Darkvision way too good


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DerNils wrote:
This hopefully get's changed. Beyond being counterintuitive it makes Darkvision way too good

it also makes Low-Light vision sound better than it actually is. At the moment almost nothing provides Dim Light for such abilities to take advantage of.

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