Shadowdancer

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Stealthy

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 Reflex Saving Throws, +2 Hide and Move Silently

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Cover of Darkness

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+10% less threat from all sources

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Well of Darkness

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+30 Spell Points

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Assassinate

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+2 Assassinate DCs

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Technician

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+2 to Search, Spot, Disable Device, and Open Lock

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Sleight of Hand

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+2 Use Magic Device. +25% damage and healing of your wands, scrolls and other items that cast spells. Adds +1 to the save DC's of your offensive wands.

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Dance in the Dark

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+1 Sneak Attack Dice

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Shadowform

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 5 AP

Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle: Grants +30% Enhancement bonus to Movement Speed, 25% Insight bonus to Sneak Speed, and a 25% Insight bonus to Casting Movement Speed. Your attacks gain Ghost Touch, and may bypass the Incorporeality of monsters.

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Lithe

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+2 Reflex Saving throws, Armor Class, and Light Armor Max Dex bonus

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Epic Strike

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 5 AP

Select an Epic Strike.

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Grim Precision

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

+1 Spell Penetration and +5% Fortification Bypass

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Shadowcaster

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

-10% Spell Cooldowns. You are immune to Energy Drain.

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Depths of Darkness

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

Cloak yourself in magic and assume the form of an illusory Shadow. Your Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle now grants you +25% Incorporeality and +25% Concealment, and allows you to float as if you had Feather Fall. The Incorporeality portion does not stack with Alternate Forms bonuses such as from Wraith form.

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Shadowdancer Spell Focus

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

Select a Spell School to enhance.

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Epic Strike Upgrade

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

Select an upgrade for your Epic Strike.

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Pierce the Gloom

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 20 AP

+1 to hit, to hit for Sneak Attacks, and to hit while Flanking

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From the Shadows

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 20 AP

From-Stealth Active: From a stealthed position, dissolve into shadows, before appearing some distance in front of you. This grants you the buffs from your Shadowdancer Epic Strike if you have them trained.

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Dark Mercy

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 20 AP

Your Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle now grants you +5% damage versus the Helpless.

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Bring Darkness

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 20 AP

When you roll a natural 20 on a Melee or Ranged attack, you envelop the target in shadow, applying a stack of Darkness.

If you have the feat First Blood, it now triggers off of your harmful spellcasts, and when it procs, it also applies a stack of Darkness.

Darkness debuff: You are vulnerable to Sneak Attacks. -3 Spell Resistance, -3 PRR and -3 MRR per stack. Lasts 12 seconds, stacks drop 1 at a time. Max 3 stacks.

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Epic Strike Upgrade

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 20 AP

Select an upgrade for your Epic Strike.

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Epic Ability - Weird or Consume Shadow

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 30 AP

A targeted foe and all nearby enemies are subject to a Phantasmal Killer effect. They must succeed on a Will saving throw (DC20 + highest of INT/WIS/CHA mod + Illusion spell bonuses) to prevent their death.

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Just a Taste

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 30 AP

You have +1 Critical Multiplier on a roll of a 19-20 with Bows, Thrown Weapons, Crossbows, Quarterstaves, and Finessable Melee weapons.

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Unholy Feeding

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 30 AP

You gain +10 Force and Universal Spell Power. When you kill an enemy, you gain 5 Temporary Hit Points per Sneak Attack Dice. Your steps are ethereal, so you will not trigger Pressure Plates and Bear Traps.

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Greater Shadowdancer Spell Focus

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 30 AP

+1 Spell DCs

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Shadow Mastery

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 30 AP

Epic Moment: Dissolve into a whorl of shadow for 20 seconds, leaving your corporeal form behind. While in this form, you are considered Invisible regardless of what you do. You also gain 3d6 Sneak Attack Dice, 50% Incorporeality, as well as the effects of Dark Imbuement, Paranoia, and Meld into Darkness as if they had been fully trained and upgraded. When non-boss enemies miss you in this state, they are slain by their fear, automatically taking a Phantasmal Killer effect with no save.

Core Enhancements

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Shadow Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

You gain the Magical Training feat.

Each Core ability in this tree, including this one, grants the following:

+1 Epic bonus to all Spell DCs
+15 Maximum Hit Points
+25 Maximum Spell Points
+5 Melee Power
+5 Ranged Power
+1 Sneak Attack Dice
+5 Force and Universal Spell Power

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Step through Shadow

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Activate this ability to conjure a door of pure shadow, which can take you and your party members to the entrance of the current dungeon.

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The Darkest Luck

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

You gain the Evasion feat (normal Evasion rules apply). If you already have Evasion, you gain the Improved Evasion feat. If you already have Improved Evasion, you no longer fail Reflex Saves automatically by rolling a 1.

Temporarily acquired versions of these feats from other sources will not cause this enhancement to give you greater bonuses.

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Cut to the Soul

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 20 AP

+3% Dodge Bypass, +3% Fortification Bypass, +3% Damage versus the Helpless. When you cast the spell Trap the Soul, it automatically applies 3 stacks of the Darkness debuff even if the enemy survives the spell.

Darkness debuff: You are vulnerable to Sneak Attacks. -3 Spell Resistance, -3 PRR and -3 MRR per stack. Lasts 12 seconds, stacks drop 1 at a time. Max 3 stacks.

Shadowdancer

Core Enhancements
Enhancement	Description
Shadow Training	You gain the Magical Training feat. Each Core ability in this tree, including this one, grants the following: +1 Epic bonus to all Spell DCs +15 Maximum Hit Points +25 Maximum Spell Points +5 Melee Power +5 Ranged Power +1 Sneak Attack Dice +5 Force and Universal Spell Power
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 0
Step through Shadow	Activate this ability to conjure a door of pure shadow, which can take you and your party members to the entrance of the current dungeon.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 5
The Darkest Luck	You gain the Evasion feat (normal Evasion rules apply). If you already have Evasion, you gain the Improved Evasion feat. If you already have Improved Evasion, you no longer fail Reflex Saves automatically by rolling a 1. Temporarily acquired versions of these feats from other sources will not cause this enhancement to give you greater bonuses.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 10
Cut to the Soul	+3% Dodge Bypass, +3% Fortification Bypass, +3% Damage versus the Helpless. When you cast the spell Trap the Soul, it automatically applies 3 stacks of the Darkness debuff even if the enemy survives the spell. Darkness debuff: You are vulnerable to Sneak Attacks. -3 Spell Resistance, -3 PRR and -3 MRR per stack. Lasts 12 seconds, stacks drop 1 at a time. Max 3 stacks.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 20

Tier 1
Enhancement	Description
Stealthy	Rank 1 +1 Reflex Saving Throws, +2 Hide and Move Silently Rank 2 +2 Reflex Saving Throws, +4 Hide and Move Silently Rank 3 +3 Reflex Saving Throws, +6 Hide and Move Silently. Rank 3: You gain the Hide in Plain Sight feat.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1
Cover of Darkness	Rank 1 +10% less threat from all sources Rank 2 +20% less threat from all sources Rank 3 +30% less threat from all sources. Rank 3: You gain the benefits of the Nightshield spell.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1
Well of Darkness	Rank 1 +30 Spell Points Rank 2 +60 Spell Points Rank 3 +100 Spell Points. Rank 3: +5 Force and Universal Spell Power
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1
Assassinate	Rank 1 +2 Assassinate DCs Rank 2 +4 Assassinate DCs Rank 3 +6 Assassinate DCs
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1
Technician	Rank 1 +2 to Search, Spot, Disable Device, and Open Lock Rank 2 +4 to Search, Spot, Disable Device, and Open Lock Rank 3 +6 to Search, Spot, Disable Device, and Open Lock. Rank 3: If you have the Nimble Fingers feat, you gain +1 Sneak Attack Dice
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 1

Tier 2
Enhancement	Description
Sleight of Hand	Rank 1 +2 Use Magic Device. +25% damage and healing of your wands, scrolls and other items that cast spells. Adds +1 to the save DC's of your offensive wands. Rank 2 +4 Use Magic Device. +50% damage and healing of your wands, scrolls and other items that cast spells. Adds +2 to the save DC's of your offensive wands. Rank 3 +6 Use Magic Device. +75% damage and healing of your wands, scrolls and other items that cast spells. Adds +3 to the save DC's of your offensive wands.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5
Dance in the Dark	Rank 1 +1 Sneak Attack Dice Rank 2 +2 Sneak Attack Dice Rank 3 +3 Sneak Attack Dice
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5
Shadowform	Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle: Grants +30% Enhancement bonus to Movement Speed, 25% Insight bonus to Sneak Speed, and a 25% Insight bonus to Casting Movement Speed. Your attacks gain Ghost Touch, and may bypass the Incorporeality of monsters.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 5
Lithe	Rank 1 +2 Reflex Saving throws, Armor Class, and Light Armor Max Dex bonus Rank 2 +4 Reflex Saving throws, Armor Class, and Light Armor Max Dex bonus Rank 3 +6 Reflex Saving throws, Armor Class, and Light Armor Max Dex bonus. Rank 3: +5 Force and Universal Spell Power
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 5
Epic Strike	Select an Epic Strike. Shadowstrike (Ranged)Epic Strike: AOE Ranged Attack: Fire a single shot, hitting every enemy in an area around where the shot hits. On hit, opponent must make a Fortitude Save vs (DC 20 + Highest Ability Score Modifier + Assassinate Bonuses) or be cursed with Shadow Loss. Shadow Loss: You no longer cast a shadow. In addition, you have -5 Physical and Magical Resistance Rating, and -5 Spell Resistance. Every Epic Strike shares a cooldown with every other Epic Strike. Using this ability will put every Epic Strike onto this ability's cooldown. Nightmare LanceEpic Strike: Conjure a lance of pure nightmares to impale your foes, dealing 1d6+6 Force damage per character level to all enemies in a line. On hit, opponent must make a Fortitude Save vs (DC 20 + Highest of INT/WIS/CHA Modifier + Illusion Bonuses) or be cursed with Shadow Loss. Shadow Loss: You no longer cast a shadow. In addition, you have -5 Physical and Magical Resistance Rating, and -5 Spell Resistance. Every Epic Strike shares a cooldown with every other Epic Strike. Using this ability will put every Epic Strike onto this ability's cooldown. Shadowstrike (Melee)Epic Strike: Melee Attack: On hit, opponent must make a Fortitude Save vs (DC 20 + Highest Ability Score Modifier + Assassinate Bonuses) or be cursed with Shadow Loss. Shadow Loss: You no longer cast a shadow. In addition, you have -5 Physical and Magical Resistance Rating, and -5 Spell Resistance. Every Epic Strike shares a cooldown with every other Epic Strike. Using this ability will put every Epic Strike onto this ability's cooldown.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 5

Tier 3
Enhancement	Description
Grim Precision	Rank 1 +1 Spell Penetration and +5% Fortification Bypass Rank 2 +2 Spell Penetration and +10% Fortification Bypass Rank 3 +3 Spell Penetration and +15% Fortification Bypass
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 10
Shadowcaster	Shadowcaster-10% Spell Cooldowns. You are immune to Energy Drain. Shadowstriker+5% Doublestrike and Doubleshot. You are immune to Energy Drain.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 10
Depths of Darkness	Cloak yourself in magic and assume the form of an illusory Shadow. Your Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle now grants you +25% Incorporeality and +25% Concealment, and allows you to float as if you had Feather Fall. The Incorporeality portion does not stack with Alternate Forms bonuses such as from Wraith form.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 10 Prereqs Shadowform
Shadowdancer Spell Focus	Select a Spell School to enhance. Rank 1 Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Illusion+1 Illusion Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Necromancy+1 Necromancy Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Abjuration+1 Abjuration Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Enchantment+1 Enchantment Spell DCs Rank 2 Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Illusion+2 Illusion Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Necromancy+2 Necromancy Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Abjuration+2 Abjuration Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Enchantment+2 Enchantment Spell DCs Rank 3 Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Illusion+3 Illusion Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Necromancy+3 Necromancy Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Abjuration+3 Abjuration Spell DCs Shadowdancer Spell Focus: Enchantment+3 Enchantment Spell DCs
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 10
Epic Strike Upgrade	Select an upgrade for your Epic Strike. Meld Into DarknessWhen you activate your Shadowdancer Epic Strike, you gain +10% Dodge that is not affected by your Dodge Cap for 10 seconds. Dark ImbuementWhen you activate your Shadowdancer Epic Strike, you imbue your weapons and spells with Evil energies for 10 seconds. You deal 1d6 per Sneak Attack Dice in Untyped damage on hit (scaling with the higher of Melee or Ranged Power), and on a Vorpal strike, your attacks blind enemies with no save. This blind lasts 5 seconds and can only apply to each monster once per 60 seconds. ParanoiaWhen you activate your Shadowdancer Epic Strike, you imbue your weapons and spells with Evil energies for 10 seconds. You deal 1d6 per Sneak Attack Dice in Untyped damage on hit (scaling with Force Spellpower), and on a Vorpal strike, your attacks blind enemies with no save. This blind lasts 5 seconds and can only apply to each monster once per 60 seconds.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 10 Prereqs Epic Strike

Tier 4
Enhancement	Description
Pierce the Gloom	Rank 1 +1 to hit, to hit for Sneak Attacks, and to hit while Flanking Rank 2 +2 to hit, to hit for Sneak Attacks, and to hit while Flanking Rank 3 +3 to hit, to hit for Sneak Attacks, and to hit while Flanking. Rank 3: Immunity to Silence, Quell, and Blindness
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 20
From the Shadows	From-Stealth Active: From a stealthed position, dissolve into shadows, before appearing some distance in front of you. This grants you the buffs from your Shadowdancer Epic Strike if you have them trained.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 20
Dark Mercy	Rank 1 Your Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle now grants you +5% damage versus the Helpless. Rank 2 Your Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle now grants you +10% damage versus the Helpless. Rank 3 Your Shadowdancer Destiny Mantle now grants you +15% damage versus the Helpless.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 20 Prereqs Depths of Darkness
Bring Darkness	When you roll a natural 20 on a Melee or Ranged attack, you envelop the target in shadow, applying a stack of Darkness. If you have the feat First Blood, it now triggers off of your harmful spellcasts, and when it procs, it also applies a stack of Darkness. Darkness debuff: You are vulnerable to Sneak Attacks. -3 Spell Resistance, -3 PRR and -3 MRR per stack. Lasts 12 seconds, stacks drop 1 at a time. Max 3 stacks.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 20
Epic Strike Upgrade	Select an upgrade for your Epic Strike. Improved MeldYour Epic Strike upgrade now grants an additional 5% Dodge that is not affected by your Dodge Cap. When enemies miss you in combat while this is active, they are blinded by shadows with no save. This blind lasts 5 seconds and can only apply to each monster once per 60 seconds. Improved ImbuementYour Epic Strike upgrade now increases your Melee range. Improved ParanoiaYour Epic Strike upgrade now reduces the cost of all of your metamagics by 1 each.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 20 Prereqs Epic Strike Upgrade

Tier 5
Enhancement	Description
Epic Ability - Weird or Consume Shadow	WeirdA targeted foe and all nearby enemies are subject to a Phantasmal Killer effect. They must succeed on a Will saving throw (DC20 + highest of INT/WIS/CHA mod + Illusion spell bonuses) to prevent their death. Shadow ExpulsionStealth Action: Your shadow courses out from you, cursing nearby monsters with Illusory Panic, Shadow Loss, and 3 stacks of Darkness if they fail a fortitude save vs (DC 20 + Highest ability score mod + Assassinate bonuses). Illusory Panic: Your Armor Class is 0. When you are struck, you take a stack of Vulnerability, taking 1% more damage. Shadow Loss: You no longer cast a shadow. In addition, you have -5 Physical and Magical Resistance Rating, and -5 Spell Resistance. Darkness: You are vulnerable to Sneak Attacks. -3 Spell Resistance, -3 PRR and -3 MRR per stack. Lasts 12 seconds, stacks drop 1 at a time. Max 3 stacks.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 30
Just a Taste	You have +1 Critical Multiplier on a roll of a 19-20 with Bows, Thrown Weapons, Crossbows, Quarterstaves, and Finessable Melee weapons.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 30
Unholy Feeding	You gain +10 Force and Universal Spell Power. When you kill an enemy, you gain 5 Temporary Hit Points per Sneak Attack Dice. Your steps are ethereal, so you will not trigger Pressure Plates and Bear Traps.
AP Cost 1 Ranks 1 Progression 30
Greater Shadowdancer Spell Focus	Rank 1 +1 Spell DCs Rank 2 +2 Spell DCs Rank 3 +3 Spell DCs
AP Cost 1 Ranks 3 Progression 30
Shadow Mastery	Epic Moment: Dissolve into a whorl of shadow for 20 seconds, leaving your corporeal form behind. While in this form, you are considered Invisible regardless of what you do. You also gain 3d6 Sneak Attack Dice, 50% Incorporeality, as well as the effects of Dark Imbuement, Paranoia, and Meld into Darkness as if they had been fully trained and upgraded. When non-boss enemies miss you in this state, they are slain by their fear, automatically taking a Phantasmal Killer effect with no save.
AP Cost 2 Ranks 1 Progression 30