Hi, I just want to know if I would have advantage in this situation.
My character goes into the corner, and using the shadow sorcery darkness feature, casts darkness via sorcery points to be able to see through it. My character is the only person in this darkness bubble and begins to fire eldritch blasts out of it on enemies that are outside the bubble.
If the enemies lacked a feature to be able to see through this magical darkness, would I have advantage against them when firing the eldritch blasts? RAW I'm under the impression that when an enemy is trying to look for something in a heavily obscured area, it suffers from the blinded condition.
However, I'm unsure if that rule would apply in this particular case since technically the enemy isn't in the darkness and I am wondering if that makes a difference with these obscurement rules.
A heavily obscured area—such as darkness, opaque fog, or dense foliage—blocks vision entirely. A creature effectively suffers from the blinded condition (see Appendix A) when trying to see something in that area.
If you are in darkness (you can see through), and the mob is either in/out, and cannot see through it, you get advantage. It’s a powerful tactic… but…
CAUTION: Unless a party member can also see through darkness, this can cause lots of issues.
Most healing needs touch (which.. if in darkness is difficult) or sight. No use of your fighters defensive abilities. And if you get a party member in it, then they are also in big trouble.
I’ve personally only played a char with this tactic once (and another party member could see through it), and I was very very careful when and how it was used.
Hi, I just want to know if I would have advantage in this situation.
My character goes into the corner, and using the shadow sorcery darkness feature, casts darkness via sorcery points to be able to see through it. My character is the only person in this darkness bubble and begins to fire eldritch blasts out of it on enemies that are outside the bubble.
If the enemies lacked a feature to be able to see through this magical darkness, would I have advantage against them when firing the eldritch blasts? RAW I'm under the impression that when an enemy is trying to look for something in a heavily obscured area, it suffers from the blinded condition.
However, I'm unsure if that rule would apply in this particular case since technically the enemy isn't in the darkness and I am wondering if that makes a difference with these obscurement rules.
They don't need to be in it.
You have advantage because you are an unseen attacker.
If you are in darkness (you can see through), and the mob is either in/out, and cannot see through it, you get advantage. It’s a powerful tactic… but…
CAUTION: Unless a party member can also see through darkness, this can cause lots of issues.
Most healing needs touch (which.. if in darkness is difficult) or sight. No use of your fighters defensive abilities. And if you get a party member in it, then they are also in big trouble.
I’ve personally only played a char with this tactic once (and another party member could see through it), and I was very very careful when and how it was used.