Summon shadow

[Konchuu]

I have just reached high enough level in shadow dancer to be able to summon a shadow. Now my question is this, in PnP a shadow summoned by a shadow dancer is supposed to have the same alignment as the one who summoned it. In NWN2 however it is always Chaotic Evil. What?s the official stand on this? Would it be ok to ignore the lazy way obsidian implemented the shadow and still say that it is not evil even though the game states that it is?

[rustediron]

just don't summon it lol: it's against the law, it's practically useless to non-casters, and if you're just going to use it as a decoy, well then you ARE chaotic evil

[Konchuu]

Well I know it’s uselessly weak in a fight and I also know that it’s illegal to summon it but the question was if it was evil.

[rustediron]

lol, true.

[Scourn]

Shadows are evil

[Konchuu]

Normal shadows yes but unlike a normal shadow, this shadow’s alignment is supposed to match that of the Shadowdancer. Well at least in PnP.

[Vekin]

just don't summon it lol: it's against the law, it's practically useless to non-casters, and if you're just going to use it as a decoy, well then you ARE chaotic evil

It also gets innoccent priestess standing next to you in trouble Infact so much trouble even DMs wont believe you did not summon it!

[Wyvern76]

The shadow dancers shadow, is just the Dancers shadow animated. It is not necromancy. It in not evil. It should not be against the law.

[Darkended Blade]

^Thats something you could argue about IC, not OOC.

[nutranurse]

Yep, I have a shadow dancer (not here though) Fun stuff trying to explain that it is YOUR shadow you are summoning and not some herald of the Hells.
Safe bet, anything with the word 'summon' in it.... do not do it unless in combat.

[rustediron]

If what's bugging you is that you don't want to be captured by an over-zealous paladin, you could always RP that it's the same alignment as you, if you do get caught. Then they can cast detect evil on you, rather than on your shadow.

But Darkened Blade has a point, you can't expect the paladin to know that, and therefore it should be argued IC.

[Vekin]

If what's bugging you is that you don't want to be captured by an over-zealous paladin, you could always RP that it's the same alignment as you, if you do get caught. Then they can cast detect evil on you, rather than on your shadow.

But Darkened Blade has a point, you can't expect the paladin to know that, and therefore it should be argued IC.

Thats already happened...Takhla was the one they thought had summoned it though.

Shadows are down as undead in the monster manual, in Sundren necromancy is illegal so really you should summoning shadows unless you want the Paladins on you.

[Wyvern76]

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*raises fists*
"The tyrany of the Paladins must be stopped! Freedom to the people! Not just humans with sticks up their asses! To the people!"

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[undeadsteak]

Yay! Lets kill them all and replace them with blackguards. They're better. I promise!

[rustediron]

Screw paladins and blackguards both! elv roolz! race war!