Shadow Warrior

Illusion (Shadow)
Level: Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 0 ft
Target: One Shadow
Duration: 10 rounds + 2 rounds/level
Saving Throw: Special
Spell Resistance:  No

This spell endows the shadow of its caster with a special ability; the power to cause physical harm to an opponent by attacking the opponent's shadow. No missile or spell attacks can be performed through the shadow warrior, but this spell still provides many benefits to the caster, including increased reach (if the dominent light source gives the caster an elongated shadow) and the ability to circumvent some of the victim's defenses.

In an attack, the opponent's armor and magical protection are ignored; only the base AC and dexterity bonus applies.

The shadow warrior always strikes last in a round, as the wizard must be positioned correctly for the shadow warrior to reach the shadow of its intended target.  While the spell is in effect, the wizard suffers a -2 to attack bonus becasue of the counter-intuitive movements needed to make shadow to shadow contact (an exotic weapon proficiency in shadow boxing will eliminate this penalty). 

Whatever weapon the caster carries in his or her hand are duplicated by the shadow warrior, and damage from a successful attack is calculated for the weapon used.  The effects of a magic weapon are not duplicated (including enhancement bonuses), but the shadow warrior does allow the caster to fight shadow to shadow with the undead creature of that name, even without the benefit of a magical weapon.

The caster cannot be harmed through the shadow warrior, but attacks made on the shadow warrior eventually dispel the magic.  The shadow warrior has 1 hit point per level of the caster and AC 10, modified by the caster's dexterity modifier.

Engulfing the shadow warrior in darkness imposes a -4 attack penalty to the shadow warrior, while surrounding the caster in light so that he or she casts no shadow dispels the shadow warrior immediately.  The shadow warrior can be held at bay by carefully arranging light sources so that it isn't in striking range of another creature's shadow.

Because the shadow warrior is illusory, anyone who successfully disbelieves the illusion is impervious to the shadow warrior's attacks.

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