Vision and Light

Vision and Light

Obscured vision

• Lightly obscured
  • Partially obscured objects
  • Disadvantage on perception checks based on sight
• Heavily obscured
  • Vision blocked entirely
  • Treat as Blinded

Light Levels

• Bright light - Can see normally
• Dim light - Lightly obscured
• Darkness - Heavily obscured

Vision Types

• Blindsight
  • Can perceive surroundings without sight to a certain range
  • The nature of this depends on its source (e.g. echolocation, magic, etc.)
• Darkvision
  • See dim light as bright light within a range
  • See darkness as dim light within a range
• Tremorsense
  • Pick up vibrations through the ground in a certain radius
  • Has to be the same ground
  • Can't detect flying or incorporeal creatures
• Truesight
  • See through darkness, invisibility, illusions, shapechanging, and into the ethereal plane within a range

Monster Manual, page 9, Player's Handbook, page 183, Player's Handbook, page 185