Ways to create Dim Light / Darkness Hello folks! Both the Shadow Sorcerer and the Shadow Monk have the ability to travel to/from zones of dim light or darkness (to a place they can "see"). Which ways to create zones of dim light or darkness do you know of?, Using this feature: Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the inkling takes the Hide action. On a successful check, do you gain the invisible condition and maintain it only while in dim, How does dim light affect combat? Hey everybody, I'm dming a campaign and I am wondering how dim light affects combat in 5e. I have just been making the players that are seeing in dim light attack with disadvantage at range and no penalty in combat. Am I doing this right?, This light is not created by a spell, so it won't be dispelled. Daylight is a naturally 3rd level spell that has a zone that creates dim light too, and that won't be dispelled. Upcast spells that create dim light at a level higher than 2nd, so they will not be dispelled., Strahd/Vampires in general have several traits keying off whether they are in sunlight or not. The trigger in all those traits is "sunlight", not "bright sunlight" or "direct sunlight". The Sun Blade specifies that its "light" is sunlight, not its "bright light". Therefore I think it's clear RAW that the dim light here does indeed suppress vampire features, and that you ruled correctly., How do I find out whether the players are surprised? Dim light in 5E creates a "lightly obscured" area. Lightly obscured areas give you disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. But if players are not actively searching, they don't do Wisdom (Perception) checks, but rely on their passive perception..