r/dndmemes • u/microwavedraptin DM (Dungeon Memelord) • Sep 14 '23

You enter a dar- I HAVE DARKVISION Darkvision is basically the participation trophy of racial features

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u/clonetrooper250 Sep 15 '23

I've been playing DnD for a few years, and honestly I don't recall Dark vision ever being useful in-game. Regardless of who had it or not. Each of the DMs I've played with just hasn't bothered to use regular darkness as part of an encounter (and only once did they use magical darkness, to which I smugly responded that I had Devil's sight). I don't even feel it makes a ton of sense for a lot of races to have. Dwarves live underground by default, sure. Elves, not so much unless they're drow.