[...] For Tarod: I'm curious - Why does A have the blinded condition when trying to see D? D is not in an area that is heavily obscured.
I saw Pantagruel666 already answered you, so yes, basically I also use Line of Sight for my ruling, so if you have the Blinded condition while trying to see something in an Darkness area, it makes no sense to me that the Blinded condition would just stop while trying to see farther away in the same direction.
[...] Sorry, this isn't an argument for any interpretation. I've genuinely curious. [...]
I know, fellow adventurer :)
In any case, what I left in the thread is just my humble point of view.
[...] Oh, that's my bad. I don't have the updated ruleset; I don't have access to the new DMG. I go based on the 5.5e Basic Rules, which doesn't include the Line of Sight rules (as far as I've found).
Personally I rule it as a inky black sphere you can't see in, into, or through.
side note I treat all magical darkness that way I think the sage advice is a bad ruling.
I saw Pantagruel666 already answered you, so yes, basically I also use Line of Sight for my ruling, so if you have the Blinded condition while trying to see something in an Darkness area, it makes no sense to me that the Blinded condition would just stop while trying to see farther away in the same direction.
Yeah, only in the DMG.