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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skymage" data-source="post: 431842" data-attributes="member: 7347">i've got a lot to say about this spell and i'll try and make it as short as possiblefirst of all i like it alot. i've always been a big fan of summon type spells. i've always wanted a summon meant for skills over combat and this looks like a good balenced spell. i think this is the first shadow spell i'd ever use. i have a few questions on how you envision this spell.where does it's intelligence come form? is it a dead spirit an elemental or is it just because this is what the spell doesif it is a spirit is there a chance it will disobey you?can it use exclusive skill like use magic device?how does he interact with nonliving objects? can he fetch a book for a wizardbeing of the stuffs illusions are made of can it fly? or is it like a humanoid in all respects until it's disbelievedwhat if i wanted it to be an interprater with the speak language and diplomacy skills?if appropriate can it have other equipment like a flute if it has perform?and i don't like the idea of making it one type of expert per spell ,but that's because i prefer scorcerers. although i might be inclined to say that the type has to be determined at the time of preperation, and maybe that it might have to be prepared meaning that the sorcerer would have to have the prepare spell feat or not be able to cast it at all in a campagn without that feat.personally i'd allow sorcerers and bards to use it without preparation. i can picture a bard summoning a dancer to dance to her music or maybe a whole band to acompany her using mulitple casting of the spell, or a sorcerer using it as a butler type (i see sorcerers as frivolous users of magic cause of the number of spells per day) and the feats would have to have something to do with the skills like if you wanted archery feats then you would have to have knowledge archery and you can always take skill focus.well that's all i have to say about that hope it's understandable enough to get the points across and i apologze for spelling it's late here</blockquote>

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