Doppelganger's Shadow (3.5e Martial Discipline)
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The discipline of Doppelganger's Shadow has a mostly unknown history. Only a few practitioners scattered through history, where they learned it or who they teach it to remaining a mystery. It is said that the founder of the discipline was a changeling, who sought the power through shadow magic. The discipline focuses on deceit and creating a partly real clone of oneself, allowing a skilled user to be in many places at once.
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Game Mechanics of the Doppelganger's Shadow
Available To: Scoundrel or Swordsage
Discipline Skill: Move Silently (Dex) - Doppelganger's Shadow is best used with deceit and stealth.
Discipline Weapons: Bows, Dagger, Kunai, Kusarigama, Quickening Katana, Nunchucks, Seven-Branched Sword, Short Sword - The adepts of Doppelganger's Shadow trained both with concealable farming tool as weapons and the weapons used by their enemy.
Saves: DC 10 + Maneuver Level + initiator's Intelligence modifier
Legacy Weapon: Kunai of a Thousand Blades
Maneuver Granting Item: Replicant's Headband
Discipline Feat: Copy Eye
Tactical Feat: Something
Special: A swordsage or scoundrel must give up one of her disciplines in order to access Doppelganger's Shadow. Unless specified otherwise, all of Doppelganger's Shadow manuevers are supernatural abilities.
Maneuvers of the Doppelganger's Shadow Discipline[edit]
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1st-Level Maneuvers
- Clone Dash Strike: Strike — You deliver a single melee attack within 30 feet of you.
- Ledge Trick: Rush — You create copies of yourself to help you jump and climb, they can also break your fall.
- Masked Visage: Stance [Shadow] — You disguise yourself as per disguise self, however the disguise melts under direct sunlight.
- Shadow Flank: Boost [Shadow] — You use your shadow to flank with yourself for one round.
- Throw Voice: Stance — You gain the ability to project your voice with a limited ventriloquism.
2nd-Level Maneuvers
- Deadman Walking: Strike [Shadow] — You take the appearance of a deceased person.
- Doppelganger's Transposition: Rush [Shadow Teleportation] — Create an illusory image of yourself, which you may alter switch position with.
- Sacrificial Copy: Counter — You create a copy of you to take a hit.
3rd-Level Maneuvers
- Attack of the Clones: Strike — You create a small army of yourselves to deal damage in an area.
- Immediate Disguise: Counter [Shadow] — You quickly transform into someone else, but quickly revert. You can cause an attack to miss with a well-timed transformation.
- Mirror Reflection Stance: Stance [Shadow] — Benefits from the mirror image, but break if you are struck.
4th-Level Maneuvers
- Clone Throw: Rush — You are thrown by your clones, soaring through the air.
- Replicant Jab: Counter — You immediately strike back a creature that damaged you with a clone.
5th-Level Maneuvers
- Clone Pincer Strike: Strike — You make a charge attack, splitting into two to deliver a pincer attack.
- Shadow Doppelganger Stance: Stance — You create a copy of yourself that is capable of initiating strikes.
6th-Level Maneuvers
- Exploding Duplicate: Counter [Fire] — You create an explosive clone of yourself, damaging your opponent as he misses an attack.
- High Speed Duplication: Boost — You become a swarm of yourself for 1 round.
7th-Level Maneuvers
- Never-ending Barrage: Strike — You make ranged attacks over a large area, gaining cover and leaving difficult terrain behind.
- Orochimaru's Cloning Technique: Counter — You create a short-lived clone of yourself after you are slain.
8th-Level Maneuvers
- Infinite Clone Attack: Strike — A massive version of Attack of the Clones, which can pummels an entire battlefield.
- Presence of Many: Stance — You become able to occupy multiple square, perform mass actions, and strikes opponent as if you flanked them.
9th-Level Maneuvers
- Perfect Copy: Strike [Shadow] — You become a perfect copy of an opponent.
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| Author | Leziad + |
| Class | Scoundrel or Swordsage + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Martial Discipline + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Skill | Move Silently + |
| Summary | Doppelganger's Shadow is a discipline which mixes shadow illusion to deceive your opponents and duplicate yourself. + |
| Title | Doppelganger's Shadow + |
| Weapon | Bows +, Dagger +, Kunai +, Kusarigama +, Quickening Katana +, Nunchucks +, Seven-Branched Sword + and Short Sword + |
