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I was thinking about having the main villain in a high-level campaign be a 12th level bard / 10th level Chronicler

He is the leader in a guild of assassins and uses the Epic Tales ability to give his followers his performance buffs during combat without him actually having to be there.

The Deadly Performance ability kills someone through either joy or sorrow. One of his main ways to kill people involves using his Deadly Performance ability with his Greater Epic Tales to basically send a letter that kills whoever reads it. Basically, a short anecdote or profound truth that causes the reader to die of sorrow, kind of like the movie the Ring.

Is this use of Deadly Performance with Greater Epic Tales feasible? Also, would the letter radiate magic?

New to this website. 4 questions.

1. Shadowdancer's at 10th level get a DR 10/- while in shadows or dim lighting. If a character is wearing shadow armor would you allow that alone to great him the bonus? A player's argument is that the armor creates shadows that "blur" his movement.

2. Would you allow a character to use magic to create his own dim lighting to benefit from this?

3. Would this work in complete darkness or just dim lighting and shadows?

4. Lastly, If a character is fighting a giant or creature that casts a large shadow. What kind of penalty, if any, would you impose if the shadowdancer is actively trying to stay within the creatures shadow to gain its special DR?