A question on the Daylight spell... [Archive] - Wizards Community

A question on the Daylight spell... [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Legion16
08-09-06, 05:28 AM I was wondering exactly how a Daylight spell would effect a vampire? The spell description was a little vague on that point.
jokotoko
08-09-06, 05:59 AM Considering the following section of the daylight spell:

Despite its name, this spell is not the equivalent of daylight for the purposes of creatures that are damaged or destroyed by bright light.

Moreover, the description of a vampire's weaknesses uses the word "direct sunlight" which is different from the mere bright light that a daylight spell provides.

Exposing any vampire to direct sunlight disorients it: It can take only a single move action or attack action and is destroyed utterly in the next round if it cannot escape.

For futher prove of the above (the difference between direct sunlight and a daylight spell), see the following quote from the description of a wraith and an orc:

Daylight Powerlessness (Ex): Wraiths are utterly powerless in natural sunlight (not merely a daylight spell) and flee from it.
Light Sensitivity (Ex): Orcs are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.

Both make an explicit distinction between sunlight and the daylight spell. I think it would have been helpful if they would have included a similar phrase in the description of the vampire, however.
Nom
08-09-06, 08:18 AM The PH version of daylight (PH pg 216) explicitly covers this situation, and even uses vampires as an example.
Seeker95
08-09-06, 09:18 AM I was wondering exactly how a Daylight spell would effect a vampire?Shorter answer: it wouldn't.
jokotoko
08-09-06, 09:50 AM Shorter answer: it wouldn't.

This is what I tried to say....in somewhat fewer words :D
Legion16
08-10-06, 07:05 AM Much obliged, gang. I'm using the original 3.0 PHB, which isn't nearly as descriptive as I'd like on some points. To all who answered, a virtual plate of brownies.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Legion16 08-09-06, 05:28 AM	I was wondering exactly how a Daylight spell would effect a vampire? The spell description was a little vague on that point.
jokotoko 08-09-06, 05:59 AM	Considering the following section of the daylight spell: Despite its name, this spell is not the equivalent of daylight for the purposes of creatures that are damaged or destroyed by bright light. Moreover, the description of a vampire's weaknesses uses the word "direct sunlight" which is different from the mere bright light that a daylight spell provides. Exposing any vampire to direct sunlight disorients it: It can take only a single move action or attack action and is destroyed utterly in the next round if it cannot escape. For futher prove of the above (the difference between direct sunlight and a daylight spell), see the following quote from the description of a wraith and an orc: Daylight Powerlessness (Ex): Wraiths are utterly powerless in natural sunlight (not merely a daylight spell) and flee from it. Light Sensitivity (Ex): Orcs are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell. Both make an explicit distinction between sunlight and the daylight spell. I think it would have been helpful if they would have included a similar phrase in the description of the vampire, however.
Nom 08-09-06, 08:18 AM	The PH version of daylight (PH pg 216) explicitly covers this situation, and even uses vampires as an example.
Seeker95 08-09-06, 09:18 AM	I was wondering exactly how a Daylight spell would effect a vampire?Shorter answer: it wouldn't.
jokotoko 08-09-06, 09:50 AM	Shorter answer: it wouldn't. This is what I tried to say....in somewhat fewer words :D
Legion16 08-10-06, 07:05 AM	Much obliged, gang. I'm using the original 3.0 PHB, which isn't nearly as descriptive as I'd like on some points. To all who answered, a virtual plate of brownies.