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<blockquote data-quote="chengarino" data-source="post: 764822" data-attributes="member: 4362">Stats for the SD Shadow's Spawn...The whole point of a shadow is to create spawns. What are the 'stats' of the ShadowDancer's Shadow's spawns?The attr/stat in question are:1) What are their alignment? (CE or as SD)2) Can they be turned?3) Would the destruction of the SD's companion shadow's spawn cause the SD 'master' to make fort save to avoid xp damage?My opinons are:&nbsp; 1) Same as SD. They are 'images' of their master shadow and under that shadow's control.2) They can not be turned.3) No experience point penalty. The link between the SD is with his/her shadow companion. The link between the spawned shadow is with the shadow companion; not the SD.Otherwise, the primary benefit of a ShadowDancer's shadow is very weak at best. For example, when ever the party cleric turns undead at level (10+ the minimum level where SD 3 are possible) ... he'll knock out the groups' shadow spawns first. It'll be unlikely we'll see the undeads with higher than 3HD.However, following the alignment logic of question 1, when the SD's companion shadow is destroyed. The SD's companion shadow's spawns should spontaneously revert to their CE nature and run amok? Spontaneous alignment changes rarely make sense.&nbsp; So, if the spawned shadows keep the SD's alignment ... they just get really pissed and attack the party without an alignment change.What d'ya think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chengarino, post: 764822, member: 4362"] [b]Stats for the SD Shadow's Spawn...[/b] The whole point of a shadow is to create spawns. What are the 'stats' of the ShadowDancer's Shadow's spawns? The attr/stat in question are: 1) What are their alignment? (CE or as SD) 2) Can they be turned? 3) Would the destruction of the SD's companion shadow's spawn cause the SD 'master' to make fort save to avoid xp damage? My opinons are: 1) Same as SD. They are 'images' of their master shadow and under that shadow's control. 2) They can not be turned. 3) No experience point penalty. The link between the SD is with his/her shadow companion. The link between the spawned shadow is with the shadow companion; not the SD. Otherwise, the primary benefit of a ShadowDancer's shadow is very weak at best. For example, when ever the party cleric turns undead at level (10+ the minimum level where SD 3 are possible) ... he'll knock out the groups' shadow spawns first. It'll be unlikely we'll see the undeads with higher than 3HD. However, following the alignment logic of question 1, when the SD's companion shadow is destroyed. The SD's companion shadow's spawns should spontaneously revert to their CE nature and run amok? Spontaneous alignment changes rarely make sense. So, if the spawned shadows keep the SD's alignment ... they just get really pissed and attack the party without an alignment change. What d'ya think? [/QUOTE]

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