I Am the Darkness (Looking for build)

[Rainshine]

I'm looking to build a character who fights from the shadows, as it were, and carries them with him/her, drawing bonuses from them. No Dragon, and a preference for PF stuff. Some way for them to be under the effect of darkness/deeper darkness pretty much constantly without being penalized by it. I've seen several classes/ACFs/feats that lend themself to the idea, but none that struck me as terribly useful or powerful.

Caster, weapons killer, summoner, poisoner, any or all that will work.

[mabriss lethe]

A binder from Tome of Magic can do this from level 5 onward with improved binding and the Tenebrous vestige

[gorfnab]

Since you mentioned PF, how about the Nightblade (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-classes/ascension-games-llc/nightblade)? Also, here is a handbook (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?418529-Into-the-Darkness-a-Guide-to-the-Nightblade) for it that might be of use.

[DrMotives]

You could build a shadow hand swordsage.

[Gildedragon]

Dark creature shadow hand swordsage
Or
Dark Creature shadowcaster
Or
Dark Creature shadowcraft mage

[Inevitability]

Various creatures can take a standard action in anything less than broad daylight to gain Total Concealment, becoming essentially invisible.

[ben-zayb]

You might want to check out this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?409650-Junkyard-Wars-XI-Magical-Darkness-Improved-Familiar-Wizard) old contest for ideas

[Rainshine]

I'm not so interested in a HiPS/stealth character as I am one that actually carries darkness with him. The Tenebrous does that and one of the Nightblades kindof do that, thank you

[Gildedragon]

Then what you want might be a shadowcraft mage with shadowcrafter levels. You can make your shadow illusions more than 100% real

[Florian]

I'm looking to build a character who fights from the shadows, as it were, and carries them with him/her, drawing bonuses from them. No Dragon, and a preference for PF stuff. Some way for them to be under the effect of darkness/deeper darkness pretty much constantly without being penalized by it. I've seen several classes/ACFs/feats that lend themself to the idea, but none that struck me as terribly useful or powerful.

Caster, weapons killer, summoner, poisoner, any or all that will work.

Half-Elf Oracle with 2 level dip into Umbral Court Agent.
Mystery: Darkness
Racial Subtype/ART: Elf-Raised.
FCB: Elven Oracle FCB

Traits: Vile Domain (Darkness), Warrior of Old.
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Power Attack, Spell Focus (Illusion), Tenebrous Spell, Solid Shadows, Augment Summoning.

Mysteries: Army of Darkness, Dark Secrets (FCB to get Shadow Enhancement and such to spells known), Shadow Mastery (FCB)

Go from there...