Spell level: bard 2; cleric 2; sorcerer/wizard 2
Innate level: 2
School: evocation
Descriptor: darkness
Components: verbal
Range: long (40 meters)
Area of effect: huge (6.67 meter radius)
Duration: 1 round / level
Save: none
Spell resistance: yes no
Additional counterspells: light
Description: All creatures within the area of effect are shrouded in a haze of darkness which can only be pierced using ultravision or true seeing.
Notes
- This spell does not have a somatic component, so it can be cast while wearing full armor and shield, ignoring arcane spell failure.
- True seeing and ultravision do not remove the darkness visual for a character. Rather, they allow a character to target items and creatures normally without being hindered by blindness or the target's invisibility. A player can use the <tab> key to highlight enemies when he/she has one of these effects active in darkness.
- Non-player characters who do not have true seeing or ultravision tend to just stand still when in darkness unless they are in melee weapon range of an enemy, in which case they will attack.
- A character may see a message stating a spell resistance check was performed. However, these checks do nothing as they do not fulfill their intended purpose.
Custom content notes
- script:
NW_S0_Darkness.nss - OnEnter script:
NW_S0_DarknessA.nss - OnExit script:
NW_S0_DarknessB.nss