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papergardener · 2 years

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Casually thinking about Darkvision in DnD and the implications of it, like how in true darkness you can only see shades of gray. So imagine looking up and the galaxy overhead is just gray and that’s the only way you’ve ever known it.

Okay, I’m really thinking about TAZ, like...

Lucretia, peering through a telescope: that star's such a beautiful blue

Davenport: it's fucking what?

#TAZ #TAZ Balance #Lucretia #Davenport #Darkvision #is this comedy or angst #answer is both #Dav just heartbroken he can't see the galaxy #thought the book pictures were just like that #stars are actually red?#The fuck #half the crew doesn't believe the other half when they say the sky has colors #Taako: That's complete bullshit its just black and white #Lup just really wants to see it #Merle's just wondering if he takes enough shrooms will he see it

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wearethewitches · 22 days

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My DM, to my party memeber: it's dark and dim and you cannot see

Me, checking his sheet: he has darkvision

Him: I have darkvision

My DM: it's dark and dimly lit

Me, muttering: that's not how darkvision works...

#dnd #personal #darkvision

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dndtreasury · 9 months

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Phantasmagorical Planteria by Sinlaire

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truly-sincerely · 9 months

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The Verdant Deep! Sarith continues having a normal one

#The Verdant Deep #webcomic #update #pathfinder #dnd #drow #darkvision

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fantastictalesofadventure · 2 years

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Things that keep me awake at nights. 👀 👀 👀

#dungeons & dragons #dungeons and dragons #d&d #dnd #pathfinder #pathfinder 2e #pf2e #ttrpg #darkvision #memes #meme #funny #lol

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we-are-a-dragon · 2 years

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Lyra (playing Hesty): Alright, we head toward the town.

DM: The road leading inland from the docks is wide and well-maintained. There are lanterns for the first little way, but they stop after a while. Most of the inhabitants of the island have darkvision.

Lyra: I have a lamp built into my mech.

DM: There's a little moonlight, and there are night noises in the bush to either side. Owls hoot; the trees rustle though nothing seems threatening; eyes glow briefly then dart away. Here and there, the darkness is broken by bioluminescent plants.

Andy (playing Diardi): What time is it? Like in normal time?

DM: You arrived on Midnight Island mid-afternoon, so it's maybe closing on 5pm when you reach the town of Darkstar. There are perhaps 3000 people living here, mostly drow, humans, genasi and selkies. Since there's no day-night cycle people sleep and work when they need to, so there are plenty of townsfolk wandering around. Some turn and watch as you arrive - you get some stares as you're a pretty odd bunch, a few nods and hellos. Someone asks if there's any news from the mainland.

Marijn (playing Winnifred): I say brightly, "No news, but if you like tales I have plenty!"

DM: They actually seem pretty interested in that.

Rach (playing Gregor): I say eagerly, "Tails? What did you do with the rest of the bodies? Are they still up for eating?"

Marijn: "Tales- stories-"

Rach: "Ah. My mistake." I lose interest and continue marching.

DM: Your audience freaks out at Gregor's bloodthirsty interjection and leaves.

Marijn: Aw.

#funny #dnd #time #wtf #Hesty #Diardi #Winnifred #Gregor #Tati DM #just little d&d things #ooc #Midnight Island #dark #night #darkvision #NPCs #bards #creepy #oops

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tehjleck · 2 years

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Infravision!

A very confusing element of 2nd edition...

Recognize "Billy" from the original Predator movie? Well, the Predator was using his thermal vision at that moment - and this is pretty much what infravision looks like. Thing is, I don't know anyone galaxy brained enough to accurately describe temperature variations like this. Especially not with that character in motion.

Below is an example of what "modern thermal" looks like, but it's still gradients and a lot of color temperatures to consider, so... still too much

Below is night vision (I removed the green cast) this is typically how I use infravision because it's much easier on my brain.

I imagine this is how most of you run darkvision in 5e...

#visual aid #ttrpg #d&d #2e ad&d #dnd #5e dnd #infravision #darkvision #dm stuff #dm tips #dungeon master #game master

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twinbrthrs · 1 year

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Lada Tommy - Foxy Lady

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thepipe90 · 1 year

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I was a huge fan of the Broken Sky series of books growing up. Here is an iconic group of antagonists as D&D enemies.

Jachyra

Medium Monstrosity

CR:5

HP:131 AC:15 Prof bonus: +3 Attack Bonus: +6

Str:12(+1) Dex: 19(+4) Con: 15(+2) Wis: 12(+1) Int: 12(+1) Cha: 8(-1)

Senses

Darkvision 120ft, Truesight

Languages

Can understand any, Telepathy

Speed

40 ft., Fly: 40ft(hover)

Multiattack: two swipes of their claws

Claws: +6 to hit 1d6+2 slashing/piercing damage

At will: Scry through mirrors, may teleport through scried mirrors

Can cast Haste once every 3 rounds

1/day: Bestow Curse, Hunters Mark

#D&D #broken sky #dungeons and dragons #monster #enemy #truesight #darkvision #monstrosity #homebrew #challenge rating 5

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snakeoid · 3 months

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ever since i got the free cam mod i've felt insane + stuck ina closet trope except its less fun when one of you is 7 ft tall + um goofy goober

#bg3 #astarion #tav #appindex #appin forgot a torch and will walk into a trap and die if someones not guiding him ok. why dont db have darkvision...#stinkies in love for whatever reason #baldurs gate 3

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carefully-collected · 1 year

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So most animals’ eyes have this thing called a tapetum. It’s in the back of the eye and it reflects light back to help them see in dim light. It’s also the thing that flashes in animals’ eyes when you shine a light past them at night.

Thing is, humans don’t have them. So they can’t see as great in dim light. And if you shine a flashlight past a person’s face, their eyes won’t glow.

So, theoretically, do DND races that have darkvision have tapetums? If you shine a flashlight at an elven rogue hiding in a tree, will their eyes glow back at you? And that human party member with eyes that shine in the dark, are they really human?

#dnd #eyes #darkvision #changeling #maybe you shouldn’t question them too closely

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papergardener · 2 years

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I saw your TAZ darkvision post and I do just wanna say: the entire crew would absolutely be able to see the colors of space! ^-^ Darkvision means you can see at all out to the range it specifies and then it ends. It's an improvement to vision and not something that changes it entirely, so Davenport for example (since we know he's a gnome) most likely has darkvision out to 60 feet, so beyond that their sight is identical to a humans! ^-^ All members of the starblaster would be able to appreciate the night sky equally (and I can imagine Taako having some absolutely rad clothes with space designs).

Very nice! That's pretty cool to hear (no idea how all that works but it's DnD so I accept). I do love that Davenport and the others get to see the Aurora Borealis and galaxies. I thought it'd be cool if Darkvision had its own pros and cons. Also just the humor potential of those with vs those without darkvision, just making up shit all the time ("Do you guys see that Bigfoot?" "Noo???" "Did you know there's a sparkly pink star right there?" "Calling bullshit on that one")

Appreciate the clarification!

(and especially with all those new space photos to drool over, excellent timing!)

#Dnd #Darkvision #TAZ #TAZ Balance #Davenport #this is really interesting analysis #makes sense #and they all get to see the stars!#also excellent so I don't have to change anything for my writing #Seven Nights #they get their blue stars

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dilfpassing · 1 month

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