Does Power of Faith provide illumination?

[HappyGoblin]

First post. If I mess something up then please let me know.

Warrior of the Holy Light is a paladin archetype: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/paladin/archetypes/paizo-pala din-archetypes/warrior-of-the-holy-light

One class ability it grants is "Power of Faith". This power creates a "nimbus of light" which confers various effects to allies, and at level 12 "...is treated as daylight for the purposes of affecting creatures with sensitivity to light" (note that "daylight" here is lowercase and does not seem to reference the spell of the same name).

However, the power never explicitly states that it provides illumination. In contrast, various other class features and spells state that they provide illumination. For example, Divine Bond (on a weapon) states "...causes the weapon to shed light as a torch", which is a well-defined amount of illumination providing "normal" light.

I am interested in both RAW and RAI. I have three questions about this power, all closely related to one another:
1: Does this power provide any illumination at all?
2: If so, how much illumination does it provide at level 4?
3: If so, how much illumination does it provide at level 12?

Although I think that my questions are well-defined and useful without context, I'll share the impetus for asking:
Yesterday my level 18 Warrior of Light fought a Night Wing which used Deeper Darkness. I used my Power of Faith to create the nimbus, and at the time quickly scanned the text, saw "daylight", and thought that it created bright light. I told my DM "bright light" was normal for the nimbus, and trusting my answer she rolled with that. Bright light plus Deeper Darkness equals dim light, so that's how we played it. However, after the session I re-read the power and realized that it never actually says it illuminates as daylight. Worried that I abused my power, I confessed to the DM and now I'm trying to determine the RAW and RAI answers.

[blahpers]

AoN version

HappyGoblin wrote:

1: Does this power provide any illumination at all?

Yep.

HappyGoblin wrote:

2: If so, how much illumination does it provide at level 4?

Quote:

This causes a nimbus of light to emanate from the warrior of the holy light in a 30-foot radius.

Given the italicization*, this is a reference to the light spell, so it behaves similarly except as otherwise specified. The nimbus's radius of normal illumination is 30 feet rather than 20 feet. So it'd raise the light level to normal within 30 feet, and it'd raise the light level by one step (to a maximum of normal) for an additional 30 feet. Allies in the 30-foot "real" radius get the morale bonuses. (The additional illumination being 30 feet instead of 20 feet is an extrapolation, but it matches the behavior of other nontrivial light sources--fixed effects to radius n, secondary illumination to radius 2n.)

Quote:

3: If so, how much illumination does it provide at level 12?

The same as it did at level 4--normal light to 30 feet, raised one step for an additional 30 feet. The reference to daylight specifies that it is treated as such only for the purposes of affecting light-sensitive creatures.

(A GM might Rule of Cool this up to bright light as the daylight spell, though. I would, but I'm lazy and find it easier to think of it as "30' daylight plus healing and bonuses". But we're housin' at this point.)

*Note: d20pfsrd's transcript doesn't include the italicization, but it is present in my printed copy and on Archives of Nethys. I repeat the usual caution against using that site for definitive rule-parsing.

[HappyGoblin]

blahpers wrote:

AoN version

Given the italicization*...

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*Note: d20pfsrd's transcript doesn't include the italicization, but it is present in my printed copy and on Archives of Nethys. I repeat the usual caution against using that site for definitive rule-parsing.

Oh! I had no idea that the spells were actually italicized in the original text. I checked my copy of the Advanced Player Guide and indeed they are. On d20pfsrd light isn't, but daylight is, and it's hyperlinked to that spell's page. Nonetheless, I've become so accustomed to errant links on that site which appear to be added algorithmically that I simply ignored that link. This is very good support for your answer!

Alas, not quite what I was hoping to hear, at least in terms of RAW and RAI. Your note that a house rule might allow this is well-taken, but my DM and I usually try to stick to the RAI unless broken or nonsensical.

Thanks!