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<blockquote data-quote="JRedmond" data-source="post: 7243310" data-attributes="member: 6790777"><p>To be honest I had no idea how to do that, I just figured it out, see below.</p><p></p><p>The shadow sorcerer gets their magic</p><p>from the shadow fell itself it makes</p><p>them very resilient and also can make</p><p>them incredibly quirky and fun to play</p><p>shadow so sure is really fun design</p><p>because it's the dark sorcerer it's the</p><p>sorcerer who is kind of creepy and draws</p><p>upon the power of the shadow fellow of</p><p>shadow magic it really plays with the</p><p>boundary between life and death and</p><p>that's where I really see this character</p><p>as this very weird sort of Gothic</p><p>ephemeral like you know III what I love</p><p>about that my favor thing with the class</p><p>even counting the mechanics is the the</p><p>table of quirks where it's things like</p><p>you know your heart beats once an hour</p><p>you know things like that your hands</p><p>like you blinked once yeah last week I</p><p>totally picture like if you if you're</p><p>familiar with the phantasm series in</p><p>movies it's an actor fantastic actor</p><p>like I don't know why he didn't get more</p><p>work as a villain angus scrimm plays the</p><p>tall man the the the nemesis of the</p><p>heroes in the series and I always</p><p>picture Aizen to play a shadow sorcerer</p><p>I'd play like angus scrimm who's this</p><p>very tall imposing guy and he and the</p><p>first one he poses as he's running a</p><p>he's a mortician that's like his cover</p><p>for his evil deeds and I would totally</p><p>play my character has like Angus Gramm</p><p>the mortician you know in D&D; you know</p><p>obviously geared up to adventure but</p><p>that's totally just like this rail thing</p><p>tall kind of creepy you know guy who</p><p>just can't look at other living</p><p>creatures except as things that could be</p><p>you know embalmed alright it's like how</p><p>will I make you look good once you're</p><p>dead right you're like and just having</p><p>that sort of morbid and that's the</p><p>morbid sense of humor about it and and</p><p>you know it's very easy just go dark</p><p>room dark room dark room dark right but</p><p>to me I think this character is really</p><p>fun when you play with that idea of the</p><p>dark humor we're all going to die</p><p>eventually right things like that death</p><p>is just part that's just it's part of</p><p>life it is you know it's the it's the</p><p>point of life you could say that's where</p><p>you know this character would say we're</p><p>all going to die and main let's see no</p><p>death is more important than life in</p><p>some ways to this character and so that</p><p>was really fun and you know this idea</p><p>that when they get dropped they get the</p><p>instead like I'm a zombie mechanic</p><p>instead of getting dropped they can</p><p>actually steena them once pressed they</p><p>can they then or they said drop to one</p><p>hit point so</p><p>denying death I like to think of it as</p><p>so much not that they're denying death</p><p>is if they're so familiar with death</p><p>could that rather than be afraid of it</p><p>they just read it or like wow that's</p><p>here it's not doesn't faze them so they</p><p>don't draw and then the Hound of</p><p>ill-omen shows up as one of their</p><p>abilities and this is one where we have</p><p>his cylindric anak in the heck's played</p><p>for the warlock and i just didn't seem</p><p>to fit in but here it really does that</p><p>sort of Hound of the Baskervilles feel</p><p>the the creepy you know the black dog in</p><p>Irish myth things like that like you</p><p>know it's the Hound that's it's it's</p><p>it's foretelling your doom you know</p><p>things like that because again this is</p><p>the character who being at the</p><p>intersection of life and death is</p><p>comfortable to them they're they're used</p><p>to traversing that barrier and so here's</p><p>like this this manifestation of that</p><p>power they can command to help people</p><p>along preferably their enemies but yeah</p><p>I like and I'm sorry I really love that</p><p>feel of it so I kind of just picture</p><p>this character as just a mortician</p><p>straight out of you know there's like a</p><p>classic like animal skin Old West</p><p>looking mortician type guy so that angus</p><p>scrimm appearance its callo utility as</p><p>well like you can just use your sorcery</p><p>source very points to like not spam</p><p>darkness but you can you can shoot</p><p>darkness around and you can see in that</p><p>magical yeah no not again that's me</p><p>that's the ideas and I think if I was</p><p>playing that character you know</p><p>obviously we just say it's a doctor</p><p>spell but to me it's like well what is</p><p>the what is the star kiss actually</p><p>represent right and the side of it</p><p>you're so comfortable with it and again</p><p>it kind of goes back to me that idea of</p><p>straddling life and death that to you</p><p>the darkness is just as it's just a</p><p>different state of light it's not</p><p>something to be afraid of and being</p><p>attuned to it as a shadow sorcerer</p><p>you're you're used to traversing and it</p><p>doesn't it doesn't faze you and it is</p><p>tactically fun if you're more in the</p><p>tactical end of things I go what's this</p><p>cool of this character shutting down</p><p>line-of-sight it's a very powerful</p><p>ability because I can you can't see me</p><p>but I can still see you because I can</p><p>see through it and so I can throw spells</p><p>through things like that and so that is</p><p>something I think is really fun to play</p><p>with and again you can play up that idea</p><p>of you think that the rest of the party</p><p>can't see through it but this character</p><p>can and so you're again you're treading</p><p>on that idea of I'm comfortable here in</p><p>the darkness that from the end that</p><p>comes before death everyone else might</p><p>be freaked out they don't want to be</p><p>there but that to you it's as a shadow</p><p>sorcerer</p><p>that's where you live you can find the</p><p>shadow sorcerer in xanthus guide</p><p>everything you can purchase that book on</p><p>dean DB on comm and earn pre-order</p><p>bonuses as well i'm todd kenric thanks</p><p>for</p><p>watching</p><p>you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRedmond, post: 7243310, member: 6790777"] To be honest I had no idea how to do that, I just figured it out, see below. The shadow sorcerer gets their magic from the shadow fell itself it makes them very resilient and also can make them incredibly quirky and fun to play shadow so sure is really fun design because it's the dark sorcerer it's the sorcerer who is kind of creepy and draws upon the power of the shadow fellow of shadow magic it really plays with the boundary between life and death and that's where I really see this character as this very weird sort of Gothic ephemeral like you know III what I love about that my favor thing with the class even counting the mechanics is the the table of quirks where it's things like you know your heart beats once an hour you know things like that your hands like you blinked once yeah last week I totally picture like if you if you're familiar with the phantasm series in movies it's an actor fantastic actor like I don't know why he didn't get more work as a villain angus scrimm plays the tall man the the the nemesis of the heroes in the series and I always picture Aizen to play a shadow sorcerer I'd play like angus scrimm who's this very tall imposing guy and he and the first one he poses as he's running a he's a mortician that's like his cover for his evil deeds and I would totally play my character has like Angus Gramm the mortician you know in D&D; you know obviously geared up to adventure but that's totally just like this rail thing tall kind of creepy you know guy who just can't look at other living creatures except as things that could be you know embalmed alright it's like how will I make you look good once you're dead right you're like and just having that sort of morbid and that's the morbid sense of humor about it and and you know it's very easy just go dark room dark room dark room dark right but to me I think this character is really fun when you play with that idea of the dark humor we're all going to die eventually right things like that death is just part that's just it's part of life it is you know it's the it's the point of life you could say that's where you know this character would say we're all going to die and main let's see no death is more important than life in some ways to this character and so that was really fun and you know this idea that when they get dropped they get the instead like I'm a zombie mechanic instead of getting dropped they can actually steena them once pressed they can they then or they said drop to one hit point so denying death I like to think of it as so much not that they're denying death is if they're so familiar with death could that rather than be afraid of it they just read it or like wow that's here it's not doesn't faze them so they don't draw and then the Hound of ill-omen shows up as one of their abilities and this is one where we have his cylindric anak in the heck's played for the warlock and i just didn't seem to fit in but here it really does that sort of Hound of the Baskervilles feel the the creepy you know the black dog in Irish myth things like that like you know it's the Hound that's it's it's it's foretelling your doom you know things like that because again this is the character who being at the intersection of life and death is comfortable to them they're they're used to traversing that barrier and so here's like this this manifestation of that power they can command to help people along preferably their enemies but yeah I like and I'm sorry I really love that feel of it so I kind of just picture this character as just a mortician straight out of you know there's like a classic like animal skin Old West looking mortician type guy so that angus scrimm appearance its callo utility as well like you can just use your sorcery source very points to like not spam darkness but you can you can shoot darkness around and you can see in that magical yeah no not again that's me that's the ideas and I think if I was playing that character you know obviously we just say it's a doctor spell but to me it's like well what is the what is the star kiss actually represent right and the side of it you're so comfortable with it and again it kind of goes back to me that idea of straddling life and death that to you the darkness is just as it's just a different state of light it's not something to be afraid of and being attuned to it as a shadow sorcerer you're you're used to traversing and it doesn't it doesn't faze you and it is tactically fun if you're more in the tactical end of things I go what's this cool of this character shutting down line-of-sight it's a very powerful ability because I can you can't see me but I can still see you because I can see through it and so I can throw spells through things like that and so that is something I think is really fun to play with and again you can play up that idea of you think that the rest of the party can't see through it but this character can and so you're again you're treading on that idea of I'm comfortable here in the darkness that from the end that comes before death everyone else might be freaked out they don't want to be there but that to you it's as a shadow sorcerer that's where you live you can find the shadow sorcerer in xanthus guide everything you can purchase that book on dean DB on comm and earn pre-order bonuses as well i'm todd kenric thanks for watching you [/QUOTE]
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