What are the Shadowdancers strengths/Weaknesses?

[The_Dood]

I'm currently running a Rogue 3/Ranger 2 and am planning on taking ten levels of Shadowdancer down the track. I was just wondering what their strengths and weakness were and if anybody has nasty tactics with using them?

 

[Danzilla]

When I look around I can never find ours...That may count as a con for some people...I think of it as a Pro...

And, don’t let your Shadow get killed...that really sucks...

 

[The_Dood]

Another question I had was, Since I am taking so many levels of shadowdancer, how long before my 4d6 points of sneak attack damage (remember two weapons) becomes ineffectual and is there a way to combat this?

 

[Shard O'Glase]

The biggest str/weakness is the HIPS. If you play in a game where when you HIPS, players and DM alike say al you have to do is roll about a bunch of light stones so there are no shadows it basically sucks. Because apparently the shadowdancers decided to put n ful page adds in the enwspaper, put up billboards, and employ town criers to advertise thier weakness. If yor group doesn't metagame things like this, then it is a strong benefit.

 

[Kai Lord]

The biggest str/weakness is the HIPS. If you play in a game where when you HIPS, players and DM alike say al you have to do is roll about a bunch of light stones so there are no shadows it basically sucks.

That would be so easy for the Shadowdancer to work around its not even funny.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

That would be so easy for the Shadowdancer to work around its not even funny.

Moderetly easy, but when you have d6hp one full round of being made a target is usally all anyone needs to stop you as a threat.

 

[Kai Lord]

Moderetly easy, but when you have d6hp one full round of being made a target is usally all anyone needs to stop you as a threat.

Light spells give off the same amount of light as a torch. Anyone who thinks that throwing a handful of rocks imbued with Light will eliminate all shadows is just plain wrong.

But let's say the Shadowdancer is a target for 1 round. That usually means very little to someone with Improved Evasion, Defensive Roll, Slippery Mind, Shadow Companion support, and the means to Shadowjump to safety.