Shadowdancer

Shadowdancers operate in the border between light and darkness. These nimble artists of deception are never completely trusted but always induce wonder when met. Despite their link with shadows and trickery, shadowdancers are as often good as evil. They may use their incredible abilities as they wish.

Shadowdancers often work in troupes, never staying in one place too long. Some use their abilities to entertain. Others operate as thieves, using their abilities to infiltrate past defenses and dupe others. All shadowdancer troupes maintain an aura of mystery among the populace, who never know whether to think well or ill of them.

Requirements

Skills: Hide 10 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks, Tumble 5 ranks

Feats: Dodge, Mobility

DM Unlock: This Prestige Class is locked by default. DMs can unlock it for characters who meet all of the requirements.

Application Required: This PRC requires a written application sent to DMs for approval.

Hit Die: d8

Proficiencies: Armor (Light), Weapons (Simple)

Skill Points: 6 + INT

Class Skills: Bluff, Craft (Weapon, Armor, Building, Gemcutting, Locksmith), Decipher Script, Disguise, Escape Artist, Forgery, Heal, Hide, Knowledge (all), Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Perform, Persuade, Profession, Search, Spot, Tumble

Level progression

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats	HP range		Shadow evade				Shadow summon
		Fort	Ref	Will				Dmg red	Conceal	AC bonus			Sneak Attack
1st	+0	+0	+2	+0	Hide in Plain Sight	4-8
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+0	Darkvision, Evasion, Uncanny Dodge I	8-16
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+1	Shadow Daze, Summon Shadow	12-24						Shadow
4th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Shadow Evade, Shadow Jump, Shadow Conjuration 1/day	16-32		5/+1	5%	+1
5th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Defensive Roll, Uncanny Dodge II	20-40		5/+1	5%	+1
6th	+4	+2	+5	+2		24-48		5/+2	10%	+2		Shadow Fiend	1d6
7th	+5	+2	+5	+2	Slippery Mind	28-56		5/+2	10%	+2
8th	+6	+2	+6	+2	Swift and Silent +10%	32-64		10/+2	15%	+3
9th	+6	+3	+6	+3		36-72		10/+2	15%	+3		Shadow Lord
10th	+7	+3	+7	+3	Improved Evasion, Uncanny Dodge III	40-80		10/+3	20%	+4			2d6

Sneak Attack

Shadowdancers receive sneak Attack progression, starting at level 6 and continues every 4 levels afterwards.

Note: mechanically, this is Blackguard's Sneak Attack, so it will stacks with the damage bonus from the rogue's sneak attack and assassin's death attack.

Swift and Silent

Shadowdancers receive "Swift and Silent" at level 8. This increases movement speed in stealth mode. Speed increases every 4 levels, until level 20.

Shadow Evade

Shadow Evade duration is increased to 5 rounds plus Shadowdancer levels. Additional uses are gained at level 10 and every 5 levels afterwards. Concealment also increases at epic. Finally, it's a free action to use.

Tips: Becoming a shadowdancer

• Rogues, bards, and monks make excellent shadowdancers.
• Fighters, barbarians, rangers, and paladins also find that shadowdancer abilities allow them to strike at their opponents with surprise and skill.
• Wizard, sorcerer, cleric, and druid shadowdancers employ the defensive capabilities inherent in the prestige class to allow them to cast their spells from safety and move away quickly.

Epic shadowdancer

The epic shadowdancer is almost indistinguishable from the darkness that cloaks her.

Hit dice: d8

Skill points: 6 + int modifier

Bonus feats: The epic shadowdancer gains a bonus feat every three levels. In other words, at levels 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, and 28.

Epic bonus feats: Blinding Speed, Epic Skill Focus (all but Animal Empathy, Perform, Use Magic Device), Epic Dodge, Epic Reflexes, Epic Shadowlord, Improved Whirlwind Attack, Self Concealment, Superior Initiative

Epic shadowdancer level progression

Lvl	Feats	HP range		Shadow evade
				Dmg red	Conceal	AC bonus	Sneak Attack
11th		44-88		10/+3	20%	+4
12th		48-96		10/+3	20%	+4
13th	bonus feat	52-104		10/+3	20%	+4
14th		56-112		10/+3	20%	+4	3d6
15th		60-120		12/+4	25%	+4
16th	bonus feat	64-128		12/+4	25%	+4
17th		68-136		12/+4	25%	+4
18th		72-144		12/+4	25%	+4	4d6
19th	bonus feat	76-152		12/+4	25%	+4
20th		80-160		14/+5	30%	+4

Special

Shadow evade: The shadowdancer gains an additional +2 to her damage reduction and an additional +1 to her ability to resist magical weapons for every five epic levels (e.g., a 15th level shadowdancer has 12/+4 damage reduction).

• The ability to resist magical weapons is capped at +5 (achieved at level 20).