What does Illuminated do?

[BATTLEMODE]

What does this condition actually do in combat?

[Talamarie]

Description says : glows, emits light. Magical spell for a LANTERN.

[BATTLEMODE]

Right, but what does that actually do in combat mechanically? I've finished the game and didn't notice any difference between fighting in the light or the dark

[Talamarie]

Messaggio originale di BATTLEMODE:

Right, but what does that actually do in combat mechanically? I've finished the game and didn't notice any difference between fighting in the light or the dark

Nothing at all, you just see easily when fightning by night.
Though at the start of the game it says that you need to pick up the lantern to spot the hidden container for the anti-disease potion.

[BATTLEMODE]

Why is there a spell to give that effect then?

[FlyinJ]

Messaggio originale di BATTLEMODE:

Why is there a spell to give that effect then?

I think it's just meant to be an alternate to using a torch/lantern.

[BATTLEMODE]

I'm just confused as to why there's a combat spell that gives this effect too. I wonder if it was a relic of a previous feature removed at some point...

[andersonm]

I feel illumination could cancel stealth.

[jinping thought pixie dream girl]

Yeah I took this spell early on because I assumed lanterns would be rare and that it would be wise to just cast Illumination on the party out of combat.

Then I found out:
1) lanterns are common
2) you can't even cast Illumination outside of combat
edit: just kidding, i retried and you can illuminate yourself when exploring. idk why i couldn't earlier. my opinion remains that this is a trap unless i find out there's something more interesting to put in the lantern slot.
3) Illuminating an enemy in combat still costs an action and doesn't even appear to help you hit them

The spell is a total trap. If there's a way I can drop it from my Mage's spell list I'd love to know.