Shadow Bard (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)

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Shadow Bard

A shadow bard possess the ability to move and strike from the shadow as a rogue, she also possess multiple roguish spells and the ability to manipulate shadow and darkness to her whim.

Class: Bard

Level: 1st-19th

Replaces: Inspire Courage, Inspire Greatness, Song of Freedom

Benefit: A Shadow Bard gain the following class features, this Alternate Class feature cannot be combined with another which alter the Bard's spellcasting.

Spellcasting: A shadow bard add the following spell on her bard spell list, if she already has those spells on her bard spell list she use whichever one is lower level.She must still add the spells to her spell known normally.
1st- claws of darkness^SpC, creeping darkness, darkbolt^BoVD, deeper darkness
2nd- knock, legion of sentinels^PHB2, lesser shadow body^{1 2}, true darkness
3rd- darkstorm, hound of doom^CW, shadow conjuration
4th- howl of the shadow wilds, screen, shadow evocation, shadow walk, project image
5th- greater shadow conjuration, shadow body¹, simulacrum
6th- greater shadow evocation
¹As shadow body, except an Illusion (Shadow) spell.
²As shadow body but last 1 round/level and still limited to your normal movement, thus in order to reach a space you might need a jump check or climb a ladder.

Sneak Attack: A Shadow bard has the sneak attack progression of a Shinobi.

Maneuver-like Abilities (Ex) or (Su): At 2nd level, 4th level and each 4 level thereafter the Shadow Bard learn one Maneuver-Like Ability she meet the prerequisites of, using her character level as her initiator level. She must select her maneuver-like abilities from the Shadow Hand discipline. She may refresh her Maneuver-Like Ability (including those granted by other sources) by making a DC 15 Perform check as a move action, recovering one maneuver-like ability plus one additional per 5 points she beat the DC.

Shadowcraft (Su): At 7th level and each odd level thereafter, you increase the effect of your shaodw conjuration and shadow evocation line of spell by 5% on a successful will save, to a maximum of 75%.

Hides in Plain Sight (Su): A 8th level shadow bard gain hides in plain sight as a Shadowdancer.

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