Drow light sensitivity

[norikcain]

Wasnt sure where to put this as there is no "Issues with Races" area

Ive been playing a drow for a little bit and ive noticed that the light sensitivity malus of -1 to saves and attacks etc is being applied in all outside areas no matter what time of day it is.

Even in the middle of the night the -1 malus is still being applied. I was under the impression that this was only meant to be in bright sunlight. It works correctly when you go inside a building/cave etc. Just not outside in the pitch black

[dezlathoth]

My guess is Obsidian either scripted it like that intentionally - considering that for a people who have lived underground for centuries upon centuries, moonlight to them is like a bright, sunny day for us - or that they messed the code up and did not try to apply the penalty between certain hours.

EDIT: And frankly, if they scripted it like that intentionally, then they should have added in the Daylight Adaptation feat to remove such penalties.

However, check your combat logs (the one that displays your attack rolls and such) and make sure the penalty is actually being applied, because it has been my experience that while the character sheet does indeed say that you are attacking at your AB-1, the combat logs seem to tell otherwise.

[Iceshard]

This is true, the character sheet lies for a bunch of stuff.. from your attack bonuses to your AC and saves.. so always check the Event Log (combat log) and itll tell you your true stat effects.

-Ice

[Thief Of Navarre]

Yeah I noticed my Drow Bard/Duelist is the OC wasnt getting his negative roll while in the dark (or he could have been flanking and getting the +2 circumstancial attack roll rogue's sneak attack gets).
I also noticed while my AC was about 54, my AC Vs Slashing was about 67 but it didnt register on the character sheet!