I think this goes a bit too far - I believe SD should not get a spellbook, nor remotely resemble spellcasting classes - but something from here that I do like is giving them Darkness on a cooldown, since that's super useful for them as sneak-attackers, and it's very thematic seeing as how their whole "thing" is making shadows manifest. I always take the Gift of Darkness on my Shadowdancer characters for basically that reason. The only part of this idea I don't like is, well, Assassins also get that ability, and I admittedly prefer my classes to have a little more distinction.Archnon wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:53 pmI would really love to see Shadowdancer get a really small spell book based on the Shadow line of spells. Nothing too strong, ala the ranger spell book but keyed on intelligence as a casting stat. So like, the invisibility line, Shadow conjuration line, Maybe Shadow Evocation from the wizards spell book as a 4th level and darkness and camoflage spells. Spot/hearing and invisibility coutners. Something to give you a little more versatility. Toss in Cat's and Foxes as well. Give you some alternatives to hips that require a turn of casting.
As an aside, maybe instead of giving Shadow Mages access to evocation like they currently have been granted, what if they could just infini-cast the Shadow Conjuration line of spells (and also, probably, Darkness)? Maybe it's something you unlock at various levels. Darkness infini-cast is unlocked at level 15, Shadow Conjuration is unlocked at level 20, Shadow Evocation is at 25, and Greater Shadow Conjuration is unlocked as a capstone at level 30.