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4 years ago ::
Apr 29, 2009 - 9:56AM
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Page 92 of the PHB shows a Holy Strike to have a Hit of 1[w] + Strength Modifier radiant damage. How do I find radiant damage?
Radiant is a damage type like fire element is.
4th edition : Radiant
3rd edition : Positive Energy
4th edition : Necrotic
3rd edition : Negative Energy
4th edition : Fire
3rd edition : Fire
4th edition : Cold
3rd edition : Cold
4th edition : Lightning
3rd edition : Lightning
4th edition : Thunder
3rd edition : Sonic
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4 years ago ::
Apr 29, 2009 - 5:35PM
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Those of you who fear the Darkness have never seen what the Light can do!
Honostly, i think it's probably safe to say that "Radiant" is a mixture of holy and light energies. Normal Radiant damage would probably usually show up as blinding beams of warm holy light that sears the flesh and impure souls.
It's not always holy though; Star Pact Warlocks tend to use Cold and Radiant powers, which i imagine would generally show up as a cold blue light that sears with cold rather than holy power.
Basically; at it's core it's magical lasers.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 30, 2009 - 7:30AM
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Naw, man.
There's plenty of radiation that can burn without you seeing light...
Heck, that's what happens in your microwave. :P
And again, if you were putting out enough energy in ANY wavelength, be it microwave, x-rays, etc. to damage your enemies it would be lethal to everyone around. You could fluff it that way, it isn't any less realistic than most of the rest of the game, but it certainly wouldn't work like it does in the game IRL. So it is pretty safe to say it is magic.
That is not dead which may eternal lie
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4 years ago ::
Apr 30, 2009 - 2:46PM
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4th edition : Thunder
3.5 edition : Thunder
3.0 edition: Thunder
2nd edition: Thundercats
1st edition: Ho!
Fixed your typo. 
Reality is a reference point, not a limitation.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 30, 2009 - 3:01PM
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Ever seen the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark?
That's radiant damage.
Nothing better for melting the faces off Nazis.
Aesop had it right 2,500 years ago, "By endeavoring to please everyone, he had pleased no one, and lost his ass in the bargain".
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4 years ago ::
May 01, 2009 - 5:36PM
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And I feel I ought to point out that the advantage of radiant damage is that it's among the least common resistances and the most common vulnerabilities found in the monster manual.
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4 years ago ::
May 02, 2009 - 12:22AM
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Ever seen the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark?
That's radiant damage.
Nothing better for melting the faces off Nazis.
True, Nazis have Vulnerable 10 to Radiant Damage.
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4 years ago ::
May 02, 2009 - 12:37AM
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To the OP: The actual definition of radiant is page 55 of the PHB.
Radiant:Searing white light or shimmering colors.[/quote]
Which is pretty much along the lines of what most everyone has said here.
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4 years ago ::
May 02, 2009 - 10:24AM
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And remember, a wizard casting one of the prismatic spells has to use a disco ball for their orb implement.
Ahem. More on topic, another good example of a radiant keyword attack would be cyclops' eye beams- its not fire nor lighting, but it blows big holes in things with just a glowing red line.
That's Someone, with a capital S.
"Cat's out of the bag on that one, isn't it? Who puts cats in bags, anyway? Cats hate bags." -Sheogorath, Oblivion
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4 years ago ::
May 04, 2009 - 7:50AM
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To the OP: The actual definition of radiant is page 55 of the PHB.
Radiant: Searing white light or shimmering colors.
Which is pretty much along the lines of what most everyone has said here.
This seems to work with the majority of radiant powers, but tends to fall apart when you're talking about "darker" classes like star-pact warlocks and evil clerics. It just seems a bit weird for a Cleric of Lloth to be shooting rainbows at people.
In these cases, it's a good idea to reflavor the form of the powers to fit the deity. For instance, the prayers of a cleric of Pelor would emit golden light, while a cleric of Sehanine would shoot silvery moonlight at foes. For dark gods like Vecna or Lloth, the "light" might take the form of a sickly green glow which horrifically melts their enemies.
Other solutions may include:
1. Evil clerics use necrotic in place of radiant damage. I seem to recall this was suggested somewhere in one of the DM guides.
2. "Priests" of evil gods aren't actually clerics, but members of other classes (warlocks or wizards) trained in Religion and using ritual casting.
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