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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 2752683" data-attributes="member: 2525">Not quite.The third level ability of the class allows you to turn certain Figment spells (Silent Image, Minor Image, Major Image, etc...) into a Shadow Evocation or Shadow Conjuation, just like the spells by those same names.&nbsp; It duplicates any Sorc/Wiz Evocation spell, or and Sorc/Wiz Conjuation (Summon or Creation) spell.&nbsp; Even spells not on your spell list.&nbsp; That's the big advantage for a sorceror.The disadvantage is that it only duplicates a spell of one level lower than the spell slot used to cast the figment, and it adds an additional will saving throw to the spell. So for example if you cast Silent Image heightened to a 4th level spell, you could duplicate a fireball with it (a 3rd level spell).&nbsp; The fireball would have two saves - a special will save to disbelieve the illusion, and then a reflex save for half damage as normal.&nbsp; Both saves are made against a 4th level illusion spell, not a 3rd level evocation spell.&nbsp; If that special will save is sucessful, then the spell is less real than normal.&nbsp; However, the percentage reality if the target makes thsat special will save is equal to the level of spell slot used to cast the spell (or +20% higher if you get to the 5th level of the prestige class).&nbsp; So for example it is equal to 40% in the fireball example above (or 60% if you are a 5th level Shadowcraft Mage).&nbsp; There are other ways to get that percentage reality up even more, but I don't want to confuse things even more at this point.BTW, you get the benefit of Spell Focus: Illusion for all these spells, and the gnome +1 DC to illusion spells.&nbsp; The material componants and casting time is that of the Figment Spell as well (so you can avoid long casting times and expensive material componants, though I am not aware of many situations where this would be very helpful except for a couple of spells like Minor and Major creation).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 2752683, member: 2525"] Not quite. The third level ability of the class allows you to turn certain Figment spells (Silent Image, Minor Image, Major Image, etc...) into a Shadow Evocation or Shadow Conjuation, just like the spells by those same names. It duplicates any Sorc/Wiz Evocation spell, or and Sorc/Wiz Conjuation (Summon or Creation) spell. Even spells not on your spell list. That's the big advantage for a sorceror. The disadvantage is that it only duplicates a spell of one level lower than the spell slot used to cast the figment, and it adds an additional will saving throw to the spell. So for example if you cast Silent Image heightened to a 4th level spell, you could duplicate a fireball with it (a 3rd level spell). The fireball would have two saves - a special will save to disbelieve the illusion, and then a reflex save for half damage as normal. Both saves are made against a 4th level illusion spell, not a 3rd level evocation spell. If that special will save is sucessful, then the spell is less real than normal. However, the percentage reality if the target makes thsat special will save is equal to the level of spell slot used to cast the spell (or +20% higher if you get to the 5th level of the prestige class). So for example it is equal to 40% in the fireball example above (or 60% if you are a 5th level Shadowcraft Mage). There are other ways to get that percentage reality up even more, but I don't want to confuse things even more at this point. BTW, you get the benefit of Spell Focus: Illusion for all these spells, and the gnome +1 DC to illusion spells. The material componants and casting time is that of the Figment Spell as well (so you can avoid long casting times and expensive material componants, though I am not aware of many situations where this would be very helpful except for a couple of spells like Minor and Major creation). [/QUOTE]

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