In the Ad&d2 wizard spells compendium, somes spells have the sub-school "shadow". Please, where can i find the total explanatation of that subschool, users, spells, etc ? In which book ?
Ad&D2 magic of shadows
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Posted 05 May 2011 - 07:48 PM
In the Ad&d2 wizard spells compendium, somes spells have the sub-school "shadow". Please, where can i find the total explanatation of that subschool, users, spells, etc ? In which book ?
The the 2nd edition "Player's Option: Spells & Magic".
Shadow: All the spells in this school are linked by the common effects of shadow and darkness. The shadow mage can make use of a number of illusion spells dealing with the Demiplane of Shadow and shadowstuff, including shadow monsters, darkness 15? radius, and shadow walk. He also has access to a number of necromancy spells. Although necromancy and illusion are opposing philosophies, schools of effect ignore these restrictions and concentrate on results.
Shadow Mage: Shadow mages are students of the power of darkness and twilight. While shadow mages are not necessarily evil, most tend to be grim characters who are at home in the darkness. The school of shadow is built around the thesis that all shadows are actually connected in some mystical way in the Demiplane of Shadow; the shadow mage?s repertoire of spells reflects this belief. Shadow mages must be keen-minded individuals; a character must have an Intelligence of 15 and a Wisdom of 16 (Intelligence/Reason and Wisdom/Will) in order to select this specialty. The school of shadow is opposed by the schools of invocation/evocation and abjuration.
The shadow mage follows the normal rules for specialist wizards, with one notable exception: the target?s saving throw modifiers are tied to the prevalent lighting conditions, and range from +2 to ?4. The shadow mage himself receives no saving throw modifiers versus spells of any kind (see Table 3 : Shadow Mage Target Saving Throw Modifiers).
Shadow mages also gain the ability to see in darkness due to their connection with the plane of gloom. At 4th level, the shadow mage sees as well in moonlight as a normal human does by broad daylight, and all darkness-based combat penalties are reduced by 1 point. At 7th level, he can see perfectly by starlight and reduces combat penalties for darkness by 2 points. At 10th level, the shadow mage can see perfectly in total darkness, negating all combat penalties. Note that magical blindness or fog can still impair the wizard?s vision.
The shadow mage?s spells are both powerful and subtle. Of all the specialist wizards, he makes the best spy or infiltrator, especially by night. While the shadow mage isn?t very well-suited for open battle, his spells are perfect for solitary confrontations.
