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Shadow Adept
“ | Darkness is eternal and I am now one with the darkness, does that make me eternal? Let's find out | ” |
—Dravael Sihn, Human shadow adept |
The average warlock claims its power from devils or fey, but every once in a while a warlock will get its power from a literally dark source, the plane of shadows. Some of these warlocks learn to tap into their source and have it consume their entire body, becoming one with a shadow.
Becoming a Shadow Adept
Warlocks who made a deal with creatures of shadow to obtain their power may through further dealings, turn into a creature of shadow itself. Each level in this prestige class represents a furthering of the pact until full realization of the pact at tenth level. Epic levels represent the Shadow Adepts ability to will the pact to be stronger than the original intent.
Skills: | Hide 8 ranks, Knowledge (the planes) 8 ranks |
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Invocating: | Two of Dark One's Own Luck, Darkness, and Devil's Sight plus Eldritch Blast 3d6 |
Level | Base Attack Bonus |
Saving Throws | Special | Invocating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fort | Ref | Will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +2 | Shadow Drift, Control Light, Darkvision 120ft | +1 Invocating Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +3 | Meld into Shadow, Deflection Bonus +1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | +2 | +1 | +3 | +3 | Shadow Clone | +1 Invocating Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Deflection Bonus +2, Dark Casting +2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Jump Into Shadows | +1 Invocating Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Beshadowed Blast Greater, Deflection Bonus +3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Blackout | +1 Invocating Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | +6/1 | +2 | +6 | +6 | Deflection Bonus +4, Dark Casting +4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | +6/1 | +3 | +6 | +6 | Path of Shadows | +1 Invocating Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | +7 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Shadow Apothesis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Skills (2 + Int modifier per level. |
Level | Special |
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11th | Improved Control Light, +1 Invocation CL |
12th | Deflection +5, Bonus Feat, +1 Invocation CL |
13th | +1 Invocation CL |
14th | Bonus Feat, +1 Invocation CL |
15th | +1 Invocation CL |
16th | Deflection +6, Dark Casting +1, Bonus Feat, +1 Invocation CL |
17th | +1 Invocation CL |
18th | Bonus Feat, +1 Invocation CL |
19th | +1 Invocation CL |
20th | Bonus Feat, +1 Invocation CL |
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the Shadow Adept.
Invocations (Sp): At each odd level, you gain new invocations known and an increase in caster level as if you had also gained a level in the warlock class. (This includes eldritch blast.) You do not, however, gain any other benefit a warlock would have gained, including improved damage reduction and fiendish resilience. At epic levels, you do not gain new invocations known, but you do gain an increase in caster level for each level over tenth level.
Shadow Drift (Ex): Each level taken in Shadow Adept causes you to drift closer and closer to becoming a shadow. Your hue turns darker, eventually losing all color. Every even level gives you a +1 inherit bonus to hide in dark places and a -1 inherit penalty to disguise checks.
Darkvision (Ex): At first level you gain darkvision to 120 feet. At epic levels, starting at 13th level, your darkvision changes to the maximum range of your Control Light ability.
Control Light (Sp): Decrease light in 100ft radius by 10% per level in this prestige class. Each 25% decrease gives a +1 circumstance bonus to hide checks. Lasts for one minute. At epic levels, the range changes to 10ft per level in this prestige class.
Deflection Bonus (Ex): At second level, and every other level afterwards except tenth, you gain a +1 bonus to your deflection modifier. This does not stack with any other deflection bonus. At epic levels, this deflection bonus goes up every fourth level, starting at level 12.
Meld into Shadow (Ex): At second level, you have become one step closer to become a shadow. As a full round action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity, you may merge your body into the ground. While in the ground, you are a two-dimensional shadow and may move as if you cast Spider Climb. You may not jump from one wall to another. Furthermore, you gain a bonus to your deflection modifier equal to your charisma bonus which stacks with any deflection bonus given by this class, but no other type. The combined bonus cannot be more than your level in this prestige class. As a full round action, while in shadow form, you may leave shadow form. If you leave shadow form while not on the ground, you instantly start falling or flying (if you can fly). You may not use an invocation or attack action in shadow form. You are not invisible in shadow form, though you become invisible again if you leave shadow form and the method of becoming invisible is still there. You cannot be tracked by the scent ability.
Shadow Clone (Sp): As mirror image. Caster level equal to levels in prestige class. Furthermore, when using Flee the Scene, you leave behind 1d4 major images. As created images are purely shadow, even if you are using an effect to not look like a shadow.
Dark Casting (Su): At fourth level, when you cast an invocation in darkness, the DC to overcome any special affect is increased by 2. This increases to 4 at eight level. At epic levels, the DC increases by an extra point every eight levels starting at sixteenth level.
Jump Into Shadows (Sp): As invisibility, but after each attack option, you have a 50% chance of staying invisible.
Beshadowed Blast Greater (Sp): As Beshadowed Blast, but lasts for 1d4 rounds.
Blackout (Sp): A shadow adept gains the ability to darken the mind of others to hide the non-living world. This is a mind affecting ability. Pick one target. That target sees all non-living objects disappear, including the ground. If the target tries to move, it will only look like it is moving in place. At the beginning of the target's second and subsequent rounds, the target gets a will save (DC 14 + Cha bonus) to end this effect. During this effect, magical darkness and other forms of obscurity do not affect the target's ability to see living creatures, though walls and fences do. Spellcasters must make a DC 15 concentration check to cast spells. Shadow Adepts who are in shadow form cannot be seen while in a Blackout.
Path of Shadows (Sp): As the Invocation Path of Shadows.
Shadow Apothesis (Ex): Your type changes to Outsider [native]. Your base land speed improves by 20ft while in darkness. You gain the ability to Shadow Stride, or otherwise take a movement action to teleport from one shadowy area to another within 300ft. All hue has left your body, and you can take 20 on hide checks.
Bonus Feats: The epic Shadow Adept gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic Warlock feats) every 2 levels after level 10.
Campaign Information
Playing a Shadow Adept
Combat: You fight as a typical warlock, except for the fact you are stronger in darkness than most creatures.
Advancement: Your abilities for the first five levels are extremely specific, as are the abilities granted by this prestige class. It is possible to leave this prestige class early, and go back to normal advancement as a warlock. Further, it is possible to take Hellfire Warlock as long as you and DM agree on a backstory for why you are doing warlock dealings with two different planes. If so, the Hellfire Warlock will advance your damage dealing abilities to be on par with straight warlocks.
Resources: In Faerun, shades will help you. Otherwise, becoming a shadow is a lonely path. Expect to be feared by those who like light.
Shadow Adept Lore
Characters with ranks in Knowledge (arcana) or Knowledge (the planes) can research Shadow Adepts to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs. Further, give the equivalent Warlock lore result.
DC | Result |
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11 | Some warlocks can become one with shadows. They are known as Shadow Adepts. |
16 | Shadow adepts are tougher to hit than other creatures, hiding in darkness and melding into it. |
21 | At higher levels, Shadow Adepts can jump from shadow to shadow and enter the plane of shadow at will. |
26 | Specific information on an important Shadow Adept in your campaign world. |
Shadow Adepts in the Game
Player characters using this class will need to coordinate with other players methods of seeing in darkness. This is an excellent prestige class for creatures with darkvision, as only the darkness invocation creatures magical darkness.
NPCs that hate light and invocate would find this a useful prestige class. They should make full use of their darkness to create surprise attacks.
Adaptation: This could be thematically reflavored, minus the meld into shadows ability for smoke, fire, water, and other types of creatures. If you remove the invocations, and dark casting abilities, and replace them with something more martial, this could also be used as a martial class.
Sample Encounter: While enjoying some tasty ale in the tavern, the room darkens considerably, and a shadowy figure enters the tavern, sending eldritch blasts towards the patrons. Only the PCs are powerful enough to fight it.
EL 10: Fifth level warlock + fifth level Shadow Adept
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Allowed Alignments | Lawful Evil +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Good +, Chaotic Neutral + and Chaotic Evil + |
Article Balance | High + |
Author | Havvy + |
Identifier | 3.5e Prestige Class + |
Rated By | Ghostwheel + and Jota + |
Rating | Rating Pending + |
Skill | Balance +, Bluff +, Concentration +, Craft +, Disguise +, Escape Artist +, Hide +, Intimidate +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Move Silently +, Search +, Sense Motive +, Sleight of Hand +, Spellcraft +, Spot +, Survival + and Use Magic Device + |
Skill Points | 2 + |
Summary | Warlock slowly transforms into shadow. + |
Title | Shadow Adept + |