ULTRAVISION
Ultravision is the ability
to see radiation in the ultraviolet spectrum -- gamma rays, x-rays, etc.
Creatures with this ability
can see in normal nighttime darkness; that is,
they see at night as well
as a human can see at dusk because of the continual
bombardment of ultraviolet radiation upon the earth.
** Ultravision
(MU4, I2 - alteration)
** Ultravision
(DMG)
Ultravision, or “night
vision,” is the ability to see into the ultraviolet
range of the spectrum
and thereby distinguish objects from
their surroundings
even in darkness. In fact, the word “darkness”
takes on a different
meaning for someone using ultravision:
He can distinguish
colors, shapes, and the relative position
of objects even
in the absence of light in the normal visible spectrum.
Only one character
race, the deep gnome, has inborn ultravisual
capabilities. Such
a character has night vision to a
range of 30 yards,
meaning that objects within that range are visible
to him just as if
he was using normal vision during daylight.
Other characters
can acquire ultravision temporarily through
magical means, such
as a lens of ultravision and the ultravision
spell, which can
be cast by a magic-user or an illusionist. The exact
capabilities bestowed
by magical ultravision (range and
amount of illumination
perceived) vary depending on the means
employed.
As with infravision,
this power is useless when the viewer or the
target is illuminated
by any light source brighter than moonlight.
A character who
tries to use ultravision in daylight or in an area affected
by artificial illumination
will see nothing but blackness.
Ultravision works
best during a moonless night under a clear
sky. When any of
the following conditions exist, the range of ultravision
is affected accordingly:
Moonless night, partly
cloudy: X 2/3
Moonless night,
overcast: x 112
Moonlight, partly
cloudy: x 113
Moonlight, overcast:
X 114
Viewer standing
under thick cover: X 114
The last of these
modifiers is cumulative with any other modifier
that applies; thus,
someone in the middle of a thick forest on a
moonlit, overcast
night has ultravisual capabilities out to only 1/16
of the range he
would have under ideal conditions.
- Wilderness Survival Guide