Shadowcraft Mage Questions

[Kavok]

This is mostly centered on the Shadow Illusion ability of the Shadowcraft Mage from Races of Stone.

If I cast a fireball using a level 5 figment the fireball would do 50% damage, correct? Do they get any sort of will save to disbelieve? If they disbelieve/don't disbelieve what damage is done?

It says they are based upon Shadow Evocation and Conjuration - but im wanting to know if the ability changes anything on disbeliefs and how exactly disbelief is handled?

Shadow Evocation

You tap energy from the Plane of Shadow to cast a quasi-real, illusory version of a sorcerer or wizard evocation spell of 4th level or lower. (For a spell with more than one level, use the best one applicable to you.)

Spells that deal damage have normal effects unless an affected creature succeeds on a Will save. Each disbelieving creature takes only one-fifth damage from the attack. If the disbelieved attack has a special effect other than damage, that effect is one-fifth as strong (if applicable) or only 20% likely to occur. If recognized as a shadow evocation, a damaging spell deals only one-fifth (20%) damage. Regardless of the result of the save to disbelieve, an affected creature is also allowed any save (or spell resistance) that the spell being simulated allows, but the save DC is set according to shadow evocation’s level (5th) rather than the spell’s normal level.

Nondamaging effects have normal effects except against those who disbelieve them. Against disbelievers, they have no effect.

Objects automatically succeed on their Will saves against this spell.

 

[Jack Simth]

This is mostly centered on the Shadow Illusion ability of the Shadowcraft Mage from Races of Stone.

If I cast a fireball using a level 5 figment the fireball would do 50% damage, correct? Do they get any sort of will save to disbelieve? If they disbelieve/don't disbelieve what damage is done?

It says they are based upon Shadow Evocation and Conjuration - but im wanting to know if the ability changes anything on disbeliefs and how exactly disbelief is handled?

Shadow Evocation

When you're using a level 5 Figment, it does 50% damage if they make their will save, and 100% if they fail it.

 

[moritheil]

When you're using a level 5 Figment, it does 50% damage if they make their will save, and 100% if they fail it.

Yup. For illusionists, save DCs are crucial.

Note that if you cobble together enough splatbooks, you can get enough feats/abilities that improve your % to do 100% on a failed save, but 130% on a successful save.

 

[sckeener]

Note that if you cobble together enough splatbooks, you can get enough feats/abilities that improve your % to do 100% on a failed save, but 130% on a successful save.

Got any builds for that? I'd love to see some.

 

[Kavok]

Got any builds for that? I'd love to see some.

Check out this: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=655556

 

[moritheil]

Got any builds for that? I'd love to see some.

They're all over the place. Be aware that a lot of DMs will just chuckle and say, "That's nice, but I cap at 100%."