mabriss lethe
2014-03-21, 10:20 AM
Summon Shadow: Should your first 3 levels of Shadow dancer be added to calculate the Shadow's HD? Here's the relevant text.
Every third level gained by the shadowdancer adds +2 HD (and the requisite base attack and base save bonus increases) to her shadow companion.
Argument for the extra HD: Classes often use wording such as "for every X level beyond Y." That wording is absent here.
That would start the shadow at 5 HD and cap it off at 9 HD.
Argument against: Epic Shadowdancer (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/prestigeClassProgressions.htm#epicShadowdancer)exp licitly calls out the shadow's HD progression within the table. It gains its 9th HD at Level 12.
That would imply that shadow starts at 3 HD with the cap is at 7 HD within the PrC proper.
I'm sure the latter was the intent, but the wording is a bit unclear.
Every third level gained by the shadowdancer adds +2 HD (and the requisite base attack and base save bonus increases) to her shadow companion.
Argument for the extra HD: Classes often use wording such as "for every X level beyond Y." That wording is absent here.
That would start the shadow at 5 HD and cap it off at 9 HD.
Argument against: Epic Shadowdancer (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/prestigeClassProgressions.htm#epicShadowdancer)exp licitly calls out the shadow's HD progression within the table. It gains its 9th HD at Level 12.
That would imply that shadow starts at 3 HD with the cap is at 7 HD within the PrC proper.
I'm sure the latter was the intent, but the wording is a bit unclear.