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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 1528713" data-attributes="member: 478">Here's the relevant quote again:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The real thing has the following 'strength':&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The shadow phantom steed will then have 1/5th of that strength:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A shadow phantom steed has a speed of 4 feet per caster level, to a maximum of 48 feet.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; It can bear one-fifth its rider’s weight plus up to 2 pounds per caster level.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The rest is clear, because it is a shadow creature:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The shadow mount has an AC of 11 (-1 size, +1 natural armor (rounded arithmetically), +1 Dex) and (1.4 hit points +0.2 hit point per caster level).&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Now the special abilities the mount gains are more tricky.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The part that talks about them only working 20% of the time, only counts against disbelievers.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;However, translating the one-fifth strength from the first quote, the only reasonable solution (because those can either work or not, they do not scale) is, that these abilities only work 20% of the time, which corresponds with all the other rules and creates a consistent result. I'd probably check it once per round, altho once per use might work as well. The latter is certainly more powerful, since you can simply try again and once it works, use the ability continuously until you stop using it and have to try again.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Bye&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thanee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 1528713, member: 478"] Here's the relevant quote again: The real thing has the following 'strength': The shadow phantom steed will then have 1/5th of that strength: A shadow phantom steed has a speed of 4 feet per caster level, to a maximum of 48 feet. It can bear one-fifth its rider’s weight plus up to 2 pounds per caster level. The rest is clear, because it is a shadow creature: The shadow mount has an AC of 11 (-1 size, +1 natural armor (rounded arithmetically), +1 Dex) and (1.4 hit points +0.2 hit point per caster level). Now the special abilities the mount gains are more tricky. The part that talks about them only working 20% of the time, only counts against disbelievers. However, translating the one-fifth strength from the first quote, the only reasonable solution (because those can either work or not, they do not scale) is, that these abilities only work 20% of the time, which corresponds with all the other rules and creates a consistent result. I'd probably check it once per round, altho once per use might work as well. The latter is certainly more powerful, since you can simply try again and once it works, use the ability continuously until you stop using it and have to try again. Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]

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