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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 3441937" data-attributes="member: 6562">IMHO, Shadow Creature is balanced. It's balanced on the cool side rather than the strong side, though. LA +2 is harsh, even for critters who are going to benefit from all of its class abilities.On the one hand, fast healing 2 is strong, plane shift to Shadow is strong (if you can get it twice per day, or if you have another source of plane shifting; otherwise, it's just suicide), and total concealment is strong (though as others note, it's not the same as free greater invisibility).On the other hand, you don't get SR, you don't get any active special attacks. Sure, it's nice if you're going to Sneak Attack, but Sneak Attack isn't exactly difficult to arrange under normal conditions -- and you don't get any special benefit against the usual foes who are immune. And if you go for Sneak Attack, you're going to already have Evasion (one of the better special qualities), which reduces the value of the template.IMHO, it's balanced for LA +2, but I wouldn't take it (because I hate LA).Cheers, -- N</blockquote>