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How dark is the Underdark ?!

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#1
tetralis
Apr 20, 2010 7:44:12 Greetings,

i would love to get some input on above question. Lore and Rulewise !

- we know that the Underdark is differently designed than a simple big cave in the underground
what and how common are natural lightsources

does everyone needs to have darkvision or stronger to have a chance to survive ? (i dont lke the idea of a group of comrades all wearing googles of darkvision...)

what about the underdark residents ? - how do they deal with different lightsources ?

when someone has darkvision, blindsense, tremorsense or somethin else, do they sense lightsources from far away ?

Please talk about these question and give more common contribute to exploring in the underground of the FR.

Thank you
#2
18DELTA
Apr 20, 2010 9:47:27 Do you have access to the 3E Underdark book?

Some Fungi do give of Illumination.
#3
ukplayerx
Apr 21, 2010 6:39:14 How dark is the Underdark? Here's how i told my players to imagine it on their first visit as if they had no light source:

'Close your eyes and imagine a cave big enough to fit a small town in. Keep your eyes closed, that's what you see'
#4
Zireael
Apr 21, 2010 11:01:02 People and questions... Honestly...
The answer is this: you definitely need darkvision or tremorsense or blindsight to survive. Otherwise, you're even more blind than a bat (which has blindsight).
The other abilities (blindsight and tremorsense) do not allow you to detect light sources which are not carried by some beings. So, you'd detect a lantern carried by some people (basically, you'd detect people and guess they have a light), but not natural fungi or magic light.
#5
Matt_James
Apr 21, 2010 21:49:02 I would blend some of the Realms-specific fluff from the 3e Underdark book with the new 4e Underdark supplement.
#6
paulstrait
Apr 22, 2010 19:01:18 If you want to get a sense, visit some caverns if there are some near where you live. They are all lit up for people on tours, but most tours have one point where they turn off all the lights so you can see how dark it really is.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 tetralis Apr 20, 2010 7:44:12	Greetings, i would love to get some input on above question. Lore and Rulewise ! - we know that the Underdark is differently designed than a simple big cave in the underground what and how common are natural lightsources does everyone needs to have darkvision or stronger to have a chance to survive ? (i dont lke the idea of a group of comrades all wearing googles of darkvision...) what about the underdark residents ? - how do they deal with different lightsources ? when someone has darkvision, blindsense, tremorsense or somethin else, do they sense lightsources from far away ? Please talk about these question and give more common contribute to exploring in the underground of the FR. Thank you
#2 18DELTA Apr 20, 2010 9:47:27	Do you have access to the 3E Underdark book? Some Fungi do give of Illumination.
#3 ukplayerx Apr 21, 2010 6:39:14	How dark is the Underdark? Here's how i told my players to imagine it on their first visit as if they had no light source: 'Close your eyes and imagine a cave big enough to fit a small town in. Keep your eyes closed, that's what you see'
#4 Zireael Apr 21, 2010 11:01:02	People and questions... Honestly... The answer is this: you definitely need darkvision or tremorsense or blindsight to survive. Otherwise, you're even more blind than a bat (which has blindsight). The other abilities (blindsight and tremorsense) do not allow you to detect light sources which are not carried by some beings. So, you'd detect a lantern carried by some people (basically, you'd detect people and guess they have a light), but not natural fungi or magic light.
#5 Matt_James Apr 21, 2010 21:49:02	I would blend some of the Realms-specific fluff from the 3e Underdark book with the new 4e Underdark supplement.
#6 paulstrait Apr 22, 2010 19:01:18	If you want to get a sense, visit some caverns if there are some near where you live. They are all lit up for people on tours, but most tours have one point where they turn off all the lights so you can see how dark it really is.