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== Umbral Shroud ==

{{3.5e Magic Item
|name=Umbral Shroud
|price=195,000 gp
|bslot=Cloak
|cl=20th
|aura=Strong [[SRD:Abjuration|abjuration]] (DC 24)
|act=Use-activated (continuous)
|weight=½ lb.
|summary=Covering its wearer like a film of living shadowstuff, the umbral shroud grants unmatched power over darkness and shadows.
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''Covering its wearer like a film of living shadowstuff, the umbral shroud grants unmatched power over darkness and shadows.''

Often shaped like a cloak or tabard, the umbral shroud wreathes its wearer in malleable darkness, giving it [[SRD:Darkvision|darkvision]] out to 60 feet and a [[SRD:Concealment|concealment]] miss chance against attacks and targeted effects (20% within bright illumination, and 50% in shadowy illumination or darkness). The shroud bestows  a +8 circumstance bonus on [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]] checks when not in an area of bright illumination. The wearer of the shroud and any object he carries gain a +4 bonus to any saving throws against [[SRD:Light Effect|light]]-based effects. Creatures that are mortally baned by sunlight or any other kind of illumination, such as [[SRD:Vampire|vampires]], can move safely within the light while wearing the shroud, but still count as light-vulnerable [[SRD:Undead|undead]] for the purpose of spell damage. 

The shroud bestows the following additional benefits to its wearer.

*''Shadowglide {{Su}}:'' When in areas of shadowy illumination (but not darkness), the wearer of the umbral shroud may partake with the shadows around him to travel fast across vast distances, or cross short distances almost instantly. Under these conditions he may replicate the effects of the ''[[SRD:Shadow Walk|shadow walk]]'' and [[Eldritch Agent (3.5e Prestige Class)#Shadowstep|shadowstep]] abilities at will. The cloak grants the wearer increased speed and precision when traversing the [[SRD:Plane of Shadow|shadow plane]], enabling him to move up to 10 times as fast during a shadow walk and emerge on the exact location on the prime material he wishes.
*''Shadow Affinity {{Su}}:'' Spells of the [[SRD:Darkness Effect|Darkness]] descriptor cast by the wearer are automatically [[SRD:Heighten Spell|heightened]] by 2 levels and [[SRD:Widen Spell|widened]], and any [[SRD:Shadow Conjuration|shadow]]-based spell cast by the wearer (''[[SRD:Shadow Conjuration|shadow conjuration]]'', ''[[SRD:Shadow Evocation|shadow evocation]]'', and stronger variants thereof) are 20% more real.
*''Animate Shadows {{Su}}:'' The wearer of the umbral shroud can animate nearby shadows into shadowy manifestations. They function as [[SRD:Greater Shadow|greater shadows]], except any creature whose [[SRD:Strength|Strength]] is drained to 0 by these shadows is merely rendered comatose until such time as the drain is restored. As they are considered creatures of actual shadow instead of incorporeal [[SRD:Undead Type|undead]], these manifestations cannot be [[SRD:Turn or Rebuke Undead|turned]], but retain an undead's vulnerability to light. The animated shadows obey the wearer implicitly and cannot be otherwise compelled by an external influence, but last only for 1 minute after they are created. Any [[SRD:Round|round]] of exposure to bright illumination or [[SRD:Light Effect|Light]] effects counts as two rounds. Up to 20 shadows can be summoned per day, spread in any desired number over any amount of summonings, within the ability's limits. Summoning shadows is a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]].
*''Shadow Decoy {{Su}}:'' The umbral shroud can be expanded as a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]] to create a ''[[SRD:Simulacrum|simulacrum]]'' of the wearer asthat shares the wearer's consciousness and can be made to move and attack according to his will. The wearer and his decoy share senses, enabling the wearer to perceive what the decoy perceives through any sense it has. Only one shadow decoy may exist at any one time. If another shadow decoy is invoked, the previous one automatically falls apart. The shadow decoy's hit points carry over between summonings, and when brought down to 0 hit points the shadow decoy disperses and the wearer must wait for 10 minutes before it can be summoned again.
*''Venture Forth into the Shadows {{Su}}:'' When using the shroud's shadowglide ability, the wearer may ''[[SRD:Plane Shift|plane shift]]'' into the [[SRD:Plane of Shadow|shadow plane]] completely. While in the shadow plane, the wearer cannot use the shadowglide ability except to return to the material plane. The wearer may take up to 10 willing creatures along with him, provided they are all touching in some way.

Prerequisites: [[SRD:Craft Wondrous Item|Craft Wondrous Item]], ''[[SRD:Displacement|displacement]]'', ''[[SRD:Plane Shift|plane shit]]'', ''[[SRD:Shades|shadws]]'', ''[[SRD:Shadow Walk|shadow walk]]'', ''[[SRD:Simulacrum|simulacrum]]'', [[SRD:Caster Level|Caster level]] 20th.<br />
Cost to Create: 97,500 gp, 7,800 EXP, 195 days. 


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Author	Sulacu +
Body Slot	Cloak +
Cost	195,000 gp +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	Covering its wearer like a film of living shadowstuff, the umbral shroud grants unmatched power over darkness and shadows. +
Title	Umbral Shroud +