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?