5e24:Illumination
[1] Illumination describes the level of light and how that alters perception.
Bright Light
[2] Bright Light is normal illumination. See also “Playing the Game” (“Exploration”).
Dim Light
[3] An area with Dim Light is Lightly Obscured. See also “Lightly Obscured” and “Playing the Game” (“Exploration”).
Darkness
[4] An area of Darkness is Heavily Obscured. See also “Heavily Obscured” and “Playing the Game” (“Exploration”).
Magical Darkness
[5][6][7] An area of Darkness in which darkvision can’t see through it, and nonmagical light can’t illuminate it. If any of this Darkness overlaps with an area of Bright Light or Dim Light created by a spell of level 2 or lower, that spell is dispelled.
Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY
- Unofficial term ↑
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. p. 178. Licensed: CC-BY. ↑
- SRD 5.2 p.181. ↑
- SRD 5.2 p.180. ↑
- SRD 5.2 "Darkness" p.180. ↑
- SRD 5.2 "Darkness Spell" p.122. ↑
- Unofficial description, combining parts of Darkness and the Magical Effect of the Template:5e24spell. ↑
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