Shadow Summoning - please critique

Angel Tarragon · Aug 19, 2006

Shadow Summoning [Metamagic]
Prerequisite: Knowledge (Nature) 4 ranks, Knowledge (The Planes) 4 ranks, Spell Focus (Conjuration)
Benefit: When casting any spell that summons any creature to fight on your behalf, the creature gains the Shadow-Bound template. A shadow summoning spell uses up a spell slot zero levels higher than (the same as) the spell’s actual level.

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Land Outcast · Aug 19, 2006

I approve

I'm not even sure about it rising the spell leve...

FrostedMini1337 · Aug 19, 2006

Yah. Compare to the Ashbound Feat.
Double Summoning Duration, +3 To Hit, +3 AC I think.

Angel Tarragon · Aug 19, 2006

Land Outcast said:
I approve

I'm not even sure about it rising the spell leve...

I wasn't sure about it either. Will modify.

Primitive Screwhead · Aug 19, 2006

I am not sure about the +1 spell level either, basically you are only adding a Blur effect to the summoned creature

Just might have to fly this one past my DM as I am still building my shadow-mage

Angel Tarragon · Aug 19, 2006

FrostedMini1337 said:
Yah. Compare to the Ashbound Feat.
Double Summoning Duration, +3 To Hit, +3 AC I think.

I am curious to know what book the Ashbound feat is from.

Sound of Azure · Aug 20, 2006

Spiffy! Thanks for posting this up Fru!

(agreed on the 0-level adjaustment, btw).

On a side note, I notice the template says that the Alignment of the templated creature "often" changes to evil. What's your take on this? Should the caster be able to determine if they summon an evil shadowy creature, or is it randomly determined by the DM?
Note this would affect the descriptor of the spell if you summon an evil one.

Angel Tarragon · Oct 28, 2006

Sound of Azure said:
On a side note, I notice the template says that the Alignment of the templated creature "often" changes to evil. What's your take on this?

To prevent headaches just don't change the alignment of the base creature.

Sound of Azure · Oct 28, 2006

Cool,

The painkillers don't seem to work too well these days, so that's a good thing.

Nifft · Oct 28, 2006

That's it? Low-light vision + blur? Hardly seems worth a Feat, does it?

Consider that Augmented Summoning gives +4 Str and +4 Con, and has strictly lower pre-reqs.

A balanced Shadow Bound template might be:
low-light vision
blur
+10 ft. speed
+4 Dex

Cheers, -- N