Light, Continual (R)

Continual Light

Cleric 3

Range. 12”

Duration. Permanent

Area of Effect. 6" radius globe

Alteration (Reversible)

Components. V, S

Casting Time. 6s

Saving Throw. None

This spell is similar to a light spell, except that it lasts until negated (by a continual darkness or dispel magic spell) and its brightness is very great, being nearly as illuminating as full daylight.

It can be cast into air, onto an object, or at a creature.

In the third case, the continual light affects the space about one foot behind the creature if the latter makes its saving throw.

Note that this spell will blind a creature if it is successfully cast upon the visual organs, for example.

Its reverse causes complete absence of light.

As does a light spell, this will tend to blind a creature if it is placed on its visual sensory area. The spell can also be placed upon a smallish object, and a lightproof case subsequently used to encase the object so as to make it dark until the covering is removed, i.e. a continual light source which expends no fuel and will not blow out.

(Darkness spells are the bane of this device ...)

Campaign Rule. A light spell is canceled by any darkness spell. Any darkness spell is cancelled by any light spell. A continual light spell is cancelled by a clerical reversed continual light spell or any magic-user or illusionist darkness spell. In terms of number of spells cancelled, it is all in the area (not one for one) and a simple overlap will cancel the spells. A creature that misses it's save versus a light spell of any kind used for blinding will be blinded for 2d4 rounds and the spell will not shed any light.

Magic-user 2

Range. 6”

Duration. Permanent

Area of Effect. 6" radius globe

Alteration

Components. V, S

Casting Time. 2s

Saving Throw. None

This spell is the same as the third level cleric spell continual light, except that the range is only 6", not 12", and it cannot be reversed by the caster.

Illusionist 3

Range. 6”

Duration. Permanent

Area of Effect. 6" radius globe

Alteration

Components. V, S

Casting Time. 3s

Saving Throw. None

This spell is the same as the second level cleric continual light spell (q.v.), except as noted above.

Polyhedron #30: Dispel Confusion. p29. ADQ: Can spellcasters (or for that matter, monsters with innate spell powers) see through their own darkness effects? ADA: No, not even the caster can see through darkness without other aid, such as true sight. Darkness is usually used to confuse the enemy while the caster escapes.Dragon #153, Sage Advice: Q: "Can a light or continual light spell be used to negate the darkness ability of a demon or devil?" A: Yes, on all counts. Each of these spells can negate darkness of any sort, though a light spell will "go out" immediately after negating such darkness, while the continual light spell will last. Light or continual light spell will negate only one darkness effect at a time; thus, if there are two darkness effects in the same area, the area remains dark until two light effects are used.Dragon #33, Welcome to Leomund's Tiny Hut: Light: The DM guide says a figure will be at -4 on “to hit,” saving throws and even armor class. I find that to be too drastic of a penalty; I’d suggest -2. Also, I think the effect wears off since the figure can move away; it is like a flash bulb going off in your face. The effect wears off in 1-4 rounds without resorting to magic. The eyes are not damaged in any way! -Lenard LakofkaDMG. p.145. Gem of Brightness. Although this glare lasts but a moment, all creatures within its area must save versus magic or be blinded for 1-4 rounds and thereafter suffer a penalty of -1 to -4 on hit probability dice rolls due to permanent eye damage. This use expends 5 charges. Dazzling or blindness effect can be removed by a cure blindness spell; eye damage can be cured only by a heal spell.

Dragon #62, Sage Advice: Q: "I want to make a continual light wand (by casting the third level cleric spell on a metal rod). In the DMG, under spell explanations, it says, “Darkness spells are the bane of this device....” Does the darkness spell have to be cast on the rod itself in order to negate the light? If so, what would happen if someone holding the continual light wand (light exposed) walked into an area under a darkness spell? Would the 'light be canceled, the darkness be canceled, or both be negated? Would the wand be negated if a darkness spell is cast in a general area containing the wand, but while it is enclosed so that the light isn’t visible?" A: Either a continual darkness or dispel magic spell can negate a continual light spell, whether the light had been placed over an area or upon an object. Continual darkness does not have to be cast on the rod itself in order to ruin the 'light wand; the darkness negates not only the light of the spell, but also the magic which caused the rod to give off the light in the first place. As long as the 'light wand is in, or is brought into, the area of effect of the darkness spell, both spells would cancel each other out. The same would be true if the wand were in a lightproof container inside the area of effect: That container is not magic-proof, and it is the magic itself, not just the visible effects of that magic, which is negated. It’s important to understand the difference between a 'light wand of this type and an item which is actually enchanted to give off light, such as a wand of illumination or a gem of brightness. When actual magic items are employed to produce magical light, a darkness spell would at best only neutralize the charge(s) currently in use; the item is not rendered unusable as long as other charges remain. For example, continual darkness will negate the effect of a gem of brightness for only one day — or not at all, if the owner of the item expends charges to offset the darkness. A continual light wand, on the other hand, is no more than a stick with a spell cast on it. When that spell is dispelled, the stick’s light goes out for good (or until another continual light is cast upon it). Dispel magic is effective against a continual light wand, again, because it neutralizes the magic of the spell which was applied to the rod. Dispel magic cannot, as the spell description indicates, weaken or negate the power of a “specially enchanted” item such as the gem of brightness. The success of dispel magic against a continual light wand or other similar object depends in part on which particular kind of continual light was used to manufacture the wand; the dispelling would be more likely to succeed against the magic-user version of continual light, since that is a second level spell and the cleric and illusionist versions of the same spell are third level incantations.

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