Talk:Bluelight (cantrip)

Maxwell (talk) 16:28, 6 October 2023 (UTC) Blue light is stated to have half the brightness of a candle, but on the illumination page, it appears to be the opposite: the candle brightens one hex; blue light, two. Is this some odd case of illumination strength not determining illumination radius?

EDIT: Even more confusing, the prose explaining candles of both kinds doesn't seem to match the adjacent table: "The illumination provided by a tallow candle is barely enough to light combat hexes adjacent to the carrier, a diameter of about 12 feet. More expensive beeswax does better, providing luminosity enough to light a diameter of 15 feet."

Oops, while bluelight has gotten reviewed, "illumination" hasn't -- sorry to jump the gun.

Tao alexis (talk) 17:38, 6 October 2023 (UTC) You almost had me, but I don't see the problem. Under illumination it says, "The illumination provided by a tallow candle is barely enough to light combat hexes adjacent to the carrier, a diameter of about 12 feet. More expensive beeswax does better, providing luminosity enough to light a diameter of 15 feet." 12 feet is bigger than 10 feet (2 hexes) and the tallow candle light is plainly brighter. I can't find a place on the illumination page where it says a candle brightens "1 hex" or "one hex." 1 hex = 5 ft. Are you getting confused with 10 ft. squares for other editions?

Maxwell (talk) 20:42, 6 October 2023 (UTC) The issue is that the text we both quoted doesn't agree with the "Extent of Illumination" table right next to it, on which both candles are listed as 1 hex of illumination. The beeswax should be 3 hexes (15 ft) and tallow, 2 hexes (10 ft). Which would in turn mean blue light, at half a candle, should be one hex.

Tao alexis (talk) 22:39, 6 October 2023 (UTC) Aha. You had to be onto something. That's been adjusted. Sorry for being thick.