Use Fog, Not Darkness!

[@4saken404]

"Don't use super-darkness, that would seem contrived. Instead always use heavy fog and creatures with tremorsense!" Okay, got it.

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Yep! This but unironically. 😁 Thanks for watching, and cheers!

[@energyscholar]

Blind Fighting works great, too.

[@dowellg100]

I like this! As a player, I'm now thinking of methods I can either lower the dewpoint or raise the air temperature. Ahh... now it's a meteorological arms-race! 🙂

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Ah, that's clever! I wonder if the storm sorcerer, storm herald barbarian, tempest cleric, or other weather-themed subclasses would have a leg up in that race! Cheers!

[@macoppy6571]

Raise the air temperature with Fireball 🔥

[@KreedsToyCollection]

Blind sense works in fog cloud.

[@geoffreyperrin4347]

Fun fact, if something can see with tremor sense but not blindsight or another sight, it is still blind, it just knows where they are standing. In other word, still disadvantage

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Ah, this is a good point!

[@justinc5967]

You can also use creatures with pack tactics to remove the disadvantage of being blinded.

[@almitrahopkins1873]

Don't the members of the pack have to be able to see each other for that to work?

[@asheronwindspear552]

As the DM it doesn't even need to be fog. Heavy rain, snow, smoke all could be used to obscure the sight of the PC's.

[@macoppy6571]

"It was a dark and stormy night." - Snoopy, Ace Pilot and aspiring novelist.

[@austintensfield5671]

In darkness darkvision is dim light in grey tones disadvantage on perception checks and -5 to passive perception of you did not know.

[@phdnd-drbowers]

I did know! Thanks for reminding anyone who might have forgotten, however! Cheers!

[@ssalamander2134]

FINALLY! A use for gust of wind!

[@majinYaiba]

Burrowing or invisibility can also serve as alternatives. Also, really harsh lights or flashes.

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Ah, good points! Indeed, a burrowing bulette is a danger in the dark, even moreso in fog!

[@Haveuseenmyjetpack]

I have a fun spell “CamoFlash” - you cast & then roll a d20. Odd number makes you invisible, even number forces all creatures in a 20 Ft cone (not behind full cover) make a saving throw or be blinded until the end of your next turn on a failure or until the end of their next turn on a success. Get it….camouflage…camoflash? Get it?

[@majinYaiba]

@@Haveuseenmyjetpack I love it! :)

[@greghamilton9505]

Enemies don’t know the player characters like the DM does. They use the techniques and tactics that most likely work for the threats they are worried about for best cost. Purposefully countering your players special abilities they paid heavily for is a dick move unless there is a damn good reason.

[@IgnoreMeImWrong]

Fog Cloud is cheaper and more effective, why would enemies not want to do that?

[@therealGibralter]

That is such a simple solution. I'm kicking myself for not thinking of it sooner!

[@wilfredofigueroa7970]

The druid doesn't care about fog. Especially the moon druid lol. Blindsight/tremorsense for the win

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

Last time my DM threw my party against creatures that could create magical darkness, my Moon Druid just turned into a Giant Crayfish, which has Blindsight.

[@patluna3251]

A the low LV combo. Fog and spider 🕷️

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

@@patluna3251... crayfish isn't a spider, but basically that concept yeah. I suddenly feel like Janet from The Good Place every time someone calls her a girl.

[@AbsoluteMongoloid]

Very late, but heavy fog/rain/snow/smoke can also circumvent True Sight. Really good for higher level creatures, as it will either take an Action from them to clear, or give your party an oft-unexpected advantage.

[@FlutesLoot]

This is a novel idea and a pro tip. Good call!

[@phdnd-drbowers]

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[@FlutesLoot]

@@phdnd-drbowers thank you and I'm glad that video has been well received :)

[@wingwalker007]

Not “boolet”, it’s “boolay” (said in a Hermione Granger voice)

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Merci! And cheers!

[@bdhatc]

Create/Destroy Water will clear it. Eversmoking bottle can also cause this visibility issue.

[@Pyrogecko08]

Have a bat familiar, use its senses to aim your spells and attacks, or to just deliver touch spells like shocking grasps.

[@starcrafter13terran]

Good thinking.

[@zhoupact8567]

I would make half an argument, that while it says solid objects. I do believe it would not be too unreasonable if a warlock player who picked Ghostly Gaze to be able to use it to see though fog.

[@redfeildre349]

There is no 'Fog Vission'... yet... 😈

[@hawkname1234]

By RAW, if you can't see them and they can't see you, advantage and disadvantage cancel out and you attack as normal. But that is dumb. So I rule all attacks must be made at disadvantage.

[@RenoKyrie]

And people asked why smart Rangers doesnt use Ensaring Strike or Hunters Mark Fog Cloud is a NASTY spell for early to late game

[@almitrahopkins1873]

And people wonder why I prefer to play Druids…

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Ha! Indeed! Well said. 😁

[@monchomasterdog3982]

Seems like a lot of thought put into just not wanting characters to see and feel defenseless

[@3nertia]

Sometimes that is what the encounter calls for ...

[@brianmcquain3384]

fantastic

[@jamesa8619]

Magical darkness can also be dispelled. Sigh.

[@phdnd-drbowers]

So it can! Another win for fog! Cheers!

[@phecto]

There is blindsight in DnD and druids can turn into creatures that have it

[@michaelsmith483]

I like it

[@phdnd-drbowers]

Wonderful to hear! Thanks very much, and welcome to the channel!

[@Nemiroffthebest]

Dont sure that any one will like play in full obscurment at all. Its not funny or exiting... ITS BORING AS F. Im glad that my DM rarely use somthing annoing like fog.

[@almitrahopkins1873]

That's funny. I use Fog Cloud as a player to screw with the DM.