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<blockquote data-quote="chengarino" data-source="post: 766704" data-attributes="member: 4362">Shadow's Usefulness at 3HD without Spawn AbilityI agree that Shadow's are useful at 'spying' ... but at 19hp, it's a very weak spy. It's akin to having a familiar spying for you, but without the telepathic link or other better HD.The only reason I considered taking my SD to 3rd level is if the Shadow Companion could 'create spawns.' Then, my SD (who took monk levels to get there) could Improve Trip and Stun for the Shadow to finish the victim off. But hp 19 is a HUGE risk! incorporeal or not. Just about any combatant (from any class) at APL 10 can kill it with one hit. I also can not find the Sage reference. I did a quick survey of Dragon back to issue 287 and I could not find that reference. Followup Question. Since Shadows can pass through 'solid' things at will ... can a shadow attack an enemy from below the ground that the creature is standing on? if so, what 'cover' does the shadow get?chengarino</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chengarino, post: 766704, member: 4362"] [b]Shadow's Usefulness at 3HD without Spawn Ability[/b] I agree that Shadow's are useful at 'spying' ... but at 19hp, it's a very weak spy. It's akin to having a familiar spying for you, but without the telepathic link or other better HD. The only reason I considered taking my SD to 3rd level is if the Shadow Companion could 'create spawns.' Then, my SD (who took monk levels to get there) could Improve Trip and Stun for the Shadow to finish the victim off. But hp 19 is a HUGE risk! incorporeal or not. Just about any combatant (from any class) at APL 10 can kill it with one hit. I also can not find the Sage reference. I did a quick survey of Dragon back to issue 287 and I could not find that reference. Followup Question. Since Shadows can pass through 'solid' things at will ... can a shadow attack an enemy from below the ground that the creature is standing on? if so, what 'cover' does the shadow get? chengarino [/QUOTE]

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