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2012-11-03, 08:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
I forget if there's a rule on this, but as a shadowdancer, could I carry an umbrella everywhere I go to ensure there's a shadow nearby? I can't remember if there's something about this in the rules, or if me and a bunch of friends joked about this working once years ago, but somehow I remember something about shadowdancers and umbrellas.
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2012-11-03, 09:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
This works perfectly fine. The shadow exists, and is not your own.
It also has the wonderful side-effect of giving you a badass umbrella.Avatar of Furude Setsuna, by Telasi.Originally Posted by Akagi
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2012-11-03, 09:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
It would also get bonus points if its also a rifle or crossbow.
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2012-11-03, 09:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
YOu mean this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8G5zsQohg
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2012-11-03, 09:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
Avatar of Furude Setsuna, by Telasi.Originally Posted by Akagi
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2012-11-03, 09:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 09:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
Last edited by Morcleon; 2012-11-03 at 09:59 PM.
Avatar of Furude Setsuna, by Telasi.Originally Posted by Akagi
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2012-11-03, 10:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 10:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
Avatar of Furude Setsuna, by Telasi.Originally Posted by Akagi
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2012-11-03, 10:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 10:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 11:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 11:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
Avatar of Furude Setsuna, by Telasi.Originally Posted by Akagi
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2012-11-03, 11:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-03, 11:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
I've decided my character will be named Oswald!
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2012-11-04, 12:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 01:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 01:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 01:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
See when a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, you can bet we've bought the vinyl.
-Snow White
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2012-11-04, 02:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 02:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 07:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
Yes, but it takes 0 time for the umbrella to fall that distance, so you have to ready an action to teleport at the right time. Because the trigger is your action (albeit a free action), you wait, readied, for a trigger that will not happen because you are waiting for it.
The solution, of course, is to use a cohort to hold the umbrella. However, because cohorts are NPCs, the DM will decide his/her actions. The cohort will then conscienciously close the umbrella before dropping it, to minimize damage to the folding parts, thereby eliminating the shadow (or rather making it too small to use). At this point you'll realize you should just use the cohort's shadow, but you have to wait until the next round to change your declared action.Last edited by Fitz10019; 2012-11-04 at 07:25 AM.
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2012-11-04, 09:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
from a raw and rai perspective anything your holding is going to be part of your shadow otherwise why not use the shadow provided by your clothing. and if you have a cohort holding it why not just use the cohorts shadow.
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2012-11-04, 02:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 02:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-04, 09:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A Shadowdancer with an Umbrella...
So if the argument is if you are holding the umbrella then how about this? Use the Shrinked Cone Hat trick with multiple hats on top of each other. (I have used this trick after multiple opponents cast AMF fields to shut down our mages. The first AMF has line of effect to the outside cone so that is the one that gets affected. Just make sure the command word is different for each cone, i.e. Cone 1 go!, Cone 2 go! etc. Now the question is... How many hats will be enough for you to use in a battle?
Remember the first hat should suffice for the combo because as soon as you jump you should be near a Shadow, but is good to have multiple hats for when you move.