My usual party utilizes a technique where we take a handfull of copper coins with continual flame cast on them, tie them up in a square piece of cloth with a bow, then grab the base of the bag and tie it to our belt. So if darkness is cast we can pull the string, releasing the coins as a free action.
We have no clue what to call this! But we know many others in our area use this technique as well, but they also dont have a name for it! lol
Theres also a method we use when we dont want alot of excess light that may give our position away. We make flashlights by lodging the same coins in a scroll case. Just pop the end and point.
But we call that one a Maj-light. (get it?)
But I would like to know what the rest of you call the first trick? 1 person we asked suggested we call it a "Bright bomb", but he was promptly ostracized for it...
BTW, i didnt post this, but we play 3.75. I didnt think it NEEDED to be posted tho, unless continual flame doesnt exist in 4.E
This is tough.
Hmm... "Light Jackpot?"
This is tough.
I KNOW RIGHT?! We should vote on it! But we need more suggestions first...
Hmm... "Light Jackpot?"
This is tough.
I KNOW RIGHT?! We should vote on it! But we need more suggestions first...
Hey look! A penny!
"Pennies from HELL."
(insert god of weatlh/trade/greed here)'s coin toss
coin toss
everlasting copper
"Inserty deity of wealth/trade/greed here" 's light
coin light
Floor polish? Solar sack? Delvers drop? Oooh, i like that one...
3.75?
Pathfinder or some strange amalgamation of 3.5 and 4th Ed rules. I'm leaning towards PF.
Anyhow, how about Shinies? They're small, they're shiny (so much that they glow) and small children and people with short attention spans are liable to be distracted by them.
Sadly we usually called it "dropping your bag of Skittles" *shrug* However, that was a out of game term.
As for a more "in game" name, we RPed calling them Glimmer bags or Glimmer pouches. Really only the Glimmer part stuck while bag / pouch / sack was often used.
...Desthrada
As a light spell is cancelled by an equal or higher level darkness spell (and vice versa), since the continual flame was cast first, it would be cancelled out by the darkness spell.
Its up to your DM how mean he wants to be if he says that the continual flames are cancelled out for good, or just until the darkness expires.
the technique stated by the OP wouldn't work.
As a light spell is cancelled by an equal or higher level darkness spell (and vice versa), since the continual flame was cast first, it would be cancelled out by the darkness spell.
Its up to your DM how mean he wants to be if he says that the continual flames are cancelled out for good, or just until the darkness expires.
And in 4e, far as I know, there is no way to counter magical darkness at all. Even magical light won't do it!
As for my suggestion for what you call it: Bag o' light.
obviously...
Sadly we usually called it "dropping your bag of Skittles" *shrug* However, that was a out of game term.
...unless you were playing a game in the Darkened Skye setting. :D
Say that this technique was invented in honour of the god of gnomes and call it "Garl's Glittergold"
Hey, that's pretty good.
-Light Coins (After Jim Darkmagic's signature "Light Coin")
-Light Drop (Or "Drop Light" if you want a verb)
-Pocket Light/Belt Light
-Coin Flash
-Coin Torch/Copper Torch
-Light Bag/Light Pouch
-A fistfull of light
-Infernal currency of lightbringing
the technique stated by the OP wouldn't work.
As a light spell is cancelled by an equal or higher level darkness spell (and vice versa), since the continual flame was cast first, it would be cancelled out by the darkness spell.
Its up to your DM how mean he wants to be if he says that the continual flames are cancelled out for good, or just until the darkness expires.
Well, a lower-level light spell is suppressed while a higher-level darkness spell is active in the area, but it's not dispelled. The coins would still have Continual Flame on them, but they wouldn't be bright while in the area of any 2nd-level or higher darkness spell. Which spell was cast first makes no difference.
the technique stated by the OP wouldn't work.
As a light spell is cancelled by an equal or higher level darkness spell (and vice versa), since the continual flame was cast first, it would be cancelled out by the darkness spell.
Its up to your DM how mean he wants to be if he says that the continual flames are cancelled out for good, or just until the darkness expires.
Well, a lower-level light spell is suppressed while a higher-level darkness spell is active in the area, but it's not dispelled. The coins would still have Continual Flame on them, but they wouldn't be bright while in the area of any 2nd-level or higher darkness spell. Which spell was cast first makes no difference.
You're right, if the continual flame is cast by a wizard. If it's cast by a cleric, though, it stays bright.
the technique stated by the OP wouldn't work.
As a light spell is cancelled by an equal or higher level darkness spell (and vice versa), since the continual flame was cast first, it would be cancelled out by the darkness spell.
Its up to your DM how mean he wants to be if he says that the continual flames are cancelled out for good, or just until the darkness expires.
Well, a lower-level light spell is suppressed while a higher-level darkness spell is active in the area, but it's not dispelled. The coins would still have Continual Flame on them, but they wouldn't be bright while in the area of any 2nd-level or higher darkness spell. Which spell was cast first makes no difference.
You're right, if the continual flame is cast by a wizard. If it's cast by a cleric, though, it stays bright.
Again, that only depends on the level of the darkness spell. If it's level 3, then the two cancel each other out where their areas intersect, allowing natural lighting conditions to prevail. If the darkness is higher level, then it will suppress the Continual Flame's area wherever it intersects with the darkness.