~~ryu~~
it acts just like it would IRL. it makes it easier for you to see around you, esp in a dark place (dungeons, outside at night), and it makes you a beacon for monsters. they see the light and think ::in a growly, rumbly tumbly monster voice:: "F-O-O-D!!".
in my games, "light" is something i never use, except for building up my fire realm. and i always cast the last one at a "one bubble" level, then sleep that off.
in fact i did the retro-dungeon in the dark. yes ::big smile:: completely without any "light" on the subject.
it acts like a mini-hypnotic lure and draws critters out that might normally hide from you! in other words, it's a big fat red X telling everything in a screen's radius that you are there and prolly extremely tasty, too.
V***V
[ 01-22-2002: Message edited by: vesselle ]