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{{#set:Summary=A version of the Shadowdancer made more playable and thematic with the Book of Elements.
|Length=4
|Minimum Level=7
|Base Attack Bonus Progression=Good
|Fortitude Save Progression=Poor
|Reflex Save Progression=Good
|Will Save Progression=Good
|Class Ability=Sneak Attack
|Class Ability Progression=Full
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==Shadowdancer==<onlyinclude><includeonly>==[[Shadowdancer, Book of Elements (3.5e Prestige Class)|Shadowdancer]]==</includeonly>

{{quote|The shadows cast by the flame are not mere reflections, but active performers.}}

People really like the shadowdancer, even though it was badly defined in the core book and actually only had two unique features.  So the shadowdancer really needs a revision.  Since we've redefined the shadow plane, it now even has a place to fit in the world.

In contrast to shadowcasters, shadowdancers are people who have somehow made a deal with their shadow to free it, and in return it aids them  and gives them power.  Becoming a shadowdancer is a difficult path, and nobody knows quite how they do it, especially since, most of the time,  your shadow wants nothing more than to utterly destroy you.  But they manage it, and become truly terrifying people.  They also become really sneaky and get a little bit of magic.

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|+ style="font-size: larger; white-space: nowrap;" | Entry Requirements
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! Skills:
| Perform (dance) 5 ranks, Tumble 8 ranks, Hide 10 ranks.
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! Feats:
| [[Elusive Target (3.5e Feat)|Elusive Target]].
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! Alignment:
| Must not be aligned with the Plane of Shadow.
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|+ <div>{{Anchor|Table: The Shadowcaster}}</div>
<p>Hit Die: d6</p>
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! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
| 1st || +1 || +0 || +2 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Hide in Plain Sight|Hide in Plain Sight]], [[#Shadow Clone|Shadow Clone]]
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| 2nd || +2 || +0 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Darkvision|Darkvision]], [[#Shadow Ally|Shadow Ally]], [[#Shadow Distraction|Shadow Distraction]] [[#Sneak Attack|Sneak Attack]] +1d6
|- 
| 3rd || +3 || +1 || +3 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Shadow Transposition|Shadow Transposition]], [[#Dark Scent|Dark Scent]]
|- 
| 4th || +4 || +1 || +4 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Misdirect|Misdirect]], [[#Shaded Steps|Shaded Steps]], [[#Sneak Attack|Sneak Attack]] +2d6
|-
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::6]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level.'''<br/>
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Appraise Skill|Appraise}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Balance Skill|Balance}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Bluff Skill|Bluff}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Climb Skill|Climb}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Craft Skill|Craft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Disable Device Skill|Disable Device}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Disguise Skill|Disguise}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Forgery Skill|Forgery}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Gather Information Skill|Gather Information}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Hide Skill|Hide}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Jump Skill|Jump}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Listen Skill|Listen}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Perform Skill|Perform}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Profession Skill|Profession}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Search Skill|Search}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Sleight of Hand Skill|Sleight of Hand}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Spot Skill|Spot}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Swim Skill|Swim}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Use Magic Device Skill|Use Magic Device}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]).
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====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Shadowdancer.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiencies:''' Shadowdancers are proficient with all simple weapons.  They gain no new armor proficiencies. 

'''{{Anchor|Hide in Plain Sight}} {{Su}}:''' A shadowdancer can use the Hide skill even while being observed. As long as she is within 10 feet of some sort of shadow, a shadowdancer can hide herself from view in the open without anything to actually hide behind. She cannot, however, hide in her own shadow.

'''''{{Anchor|Shadow Clone}}'' {{Sp}}:''' A shadowdancer can cast [[SRD:Mirror Image|''Mirror Image'']] as a spell-like ability once per day. The images created are quasi-real shadows, and detect as real to blindsight, blindsense, tremorsense, and similar abilities. Her caster level is equal to her character level.

'''{{Anchor|Darkvision}}:''' A shadowdancer of 2nd level or higher gains [[SRD:darkvision|darkvision]] 60', or her existing darkvision improves by 30'.

'''{{Anchor|Shadow Ally}}:''' A shadowdancer of 2nd level or higher can send her own shadow out to fight or scout for her as a standard action.  It uses the stats of an undead shadow, except that it is an elemental instead of an undead (Con 16), with two fewer hit dice than the shadowdancer (all of its hit dice are elemental hit dice).  When the shadow ally is sent out, the shadowdancer casts one fewer shadow than normal (usually none), and counts as a magic item that the shadowdancer is using (it cannot use its own magic items).  She can communicate telepathically with her shadow as long as it is within close range, and always knows direction and distance to it.  If it is killed, she must wait 24 hours before it returns to her.

'''{{Anchor|Shadow Distraction}} {{Su}}:''' A Shadowdancer of 2nd level is considered to be flanking every threatened enemy that casts a shadow on ground adjacent to itself.

'''{{Anchor|Sneak Attack}} {{Ex}}:''' A shadowdancer can make sneak attacks exactly like a [[rogue]] can. If they have [[Assassin, Tome (3.5e Class)#Death Attack|Death Attack]], they can advance that every level instead of Sneak Attack every other level.

'''{{Anchor|Shadow Transposition}} {{Sp}}:''' A shadowdancer of 3rd level or higher may trade places with her shadow when it is sent out as an immediate action.  She and her shadow must both be within some other shadow and within close range (for the shadowdancer's character level) of eachother to manage this.

'''{{Anchor|Dark Scent}} {{Su}}:''' A shadowdancer of 3rd level or higher has no scent when she wishes to hide it.

'''{{Anchor|Misdirect}} {{Sp}}:''' A shadowdancer of 4th level or higher can cast [[SRD:Silent Image|''Silent Image'']] and [[SRD:Darkness|''Darkness'']] at-will as spell-like abilities at the same caster level as [[#Shadow Clone|''Shadow Clone'']]. The ''Silent Images'' are quasi-real, behaving exactly as the ''Shadow Clones'' do under special senses. Also, her ''Shadow Clone'' ability is usable as a swift action at will. Only one of each effect may be running at a time; casting a new one ends the previous one.

'''{{Anchor|Shaded Steps}} {{Su}}:''' Whenever a shadowdancer is in shadow, she takes no penalty to Hide and Move Silently while moving at full speed, and only a -5 penalty for running or charging.  She takes no penalty to her hide checks for sniping, may make a hide check following an attack as a free action, and may make sniping attacks at any range, even melee.  She may also take 10 while hiding, as long as nobody looking for her is aware of her presense.</onlyinclude>

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Allowed Alignments	Lawful Good +, Lawful Neutral +, Lawful Evil +, Neutral Good +, Neutral +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Good +, Chaotic Neutral + and Chaotic Evil +
Article Balance	Very High +
Author	IGTN +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Good +
Class Ability	Sneak Attack +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	4 +
Minimum Level	7 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Good +
Skill	Appraise +, Balance +, Bluff +, Climb +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Disable Device +, Disguise +, Escape Artist +, Forgery +, Gather Information +, Hide +, Intimidate +, Jump +, Listen +, Move Silently +, Perform +, Profession +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Sleight of Hand +, Spot +, Swim +, Tumble + and Use Magic Device +
Skill Points	6 +
Summary	A version of the Shadowdancer made more playable and thematic with the Book of Elements. +
Title	Shadowdancer, Book of Elements +
Will Save Progression	Good +