Delden Roev
2023-01-01, 08:51 PM
So I'm in the process of building an Abjuration Specialist Wizard (in particular, they will be focused in dispelling, counterspelling, and antimagic) in a gestalt 3.5 campaign, and am considering using Shadow Weave Magic due to some details regarding the character's motivations and background. While this doesn't necessarily benefit an Abjurer directly and wouldn't really be an optimized build, I like the concept of this character using "the gaps in the Weave" to cast magic-unraveling spells against her foes... basically neutralizing magical energy with its negative counterpart.
Fluff aside, looking for RAW answers to the following questions regarding feat/spell mechanics, assuming all published 3.5 materials (including Forgotten Realms and Dragon/Dungeon Magazine sources) are allowed.
Question #1: The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting included a feat called "Shadow Weave Magic" that basically allowed the character to cast spells via a non-standard conduit of magic (without going into too much lore, they would begin using the Shadow Weave instead of the standard Weave, and had assorted benefits with certain types of spells and hindrances with others). This feat actually led into a feat chain that further specialized the character in casting spells that the Shadow Weave was more suited towards, but this is irrelevant to my current question. Once this feat has been selected, the character uses the Shadow Weave forevermore for all spellcasting, which prompts the question: Is there a way for a Shadow Weave user to return to using the Weave once this feat has been selected (excluding loss of the feat)? Ideally looking for a way for the character to choose whether or not they are casting with the Weave or the Shadow Weave with each spell cast.
Question #2: Champions of Valor included a 3rd level spell called "Rend Shadow Weave" that basically creates a small Dead Magic Zone (DMZ) exclusive to the Shadow Weave. This is a nice addition, as one of the primary draws to using the Shadow Weave is that DMZ's normally only affect Weave users. Presumably, Rend Shadow Weave can only be cast by a Weave user, which prompts the question: Does an analogous "Rend Weave" spell exist (or hinted to) in any published materials for Shadow Weave users to create DMZ's in the Weave? Alternatively: Is it reasonable to assume that a Shadow Weave user casting this spell would instead damage the standard Weave?
Question #3: Are there any RAW ways to create a DMZ other than use of the spell(s) mentioned above?
Fluff aside, looking for RAW answers to the following questions regarding feat/spell mechanics, assuming all published 3.5 materials (including Forgotten Realms and Dragon/Dungeon Magazine sources) are allowed.
Question #1: The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting included a feat called "Shadow Weave Magic" that basically allowed the character to cast spells via a non-standard conduit of magic (without going into too much lore, they would begin using the Shadow Weave instead of the standard Weave, and had assorted benefits with certain types of spells and hindrances with others). This feat actually led into a feat chain that further specialized the character in casting spells that the Shadow Weave was more suited towards, but this is irrelevant to my current question. Once this feat has been selected, the character uses the Shadow Weave forevermore for all spellcasting, which prompts the question: Is there a way for a Shadow Weave user to return to using the Weave once this feat has been selected (excluding loss of the feat)? Ideally looking for a way for the character to choose whether or not they are casting with the Weave or the Shadow Weave with each spell cast.
Question #2: Champions of Valor included a 3rd level spell called "Rend Shadow Weave" that basically creates a small Dead Magic Zone (DMZ) exclusive to the Shadow Weave. This is a nice addition, as one of the primary draws to using the Shadow Weave is that DMZ's normally only affect Weave users. Presumably, Rend Shadow Weave can only be cast by a Weave user, which prompts the question: Does an analogous "Rend Weave" spell exist (or hinted to) in any published materials for Shadow Weave users to create DMZ's in the Weave? Alternatively: Is it reasonable to assume that a Shadow Weave user casting this spell would instead damage the standard Weave?
Question #3: Are there any RAW ways to create a DMZ other than use of the spell(s) mentioned above?