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Hi everyone,
I am making new character for home campaign and I settled on illusionist, however, I am checking the Shadowcaster archetype and I am slightly confused by the first ability:
At 1st level, a shadowcaster uses his shadow to prepare additional spells. He must spend his entire period of spell preparation in dim illumination to use this ability. He may prepare a number of additional spell levels of spells equal to the level of the highest-level wizard spell he can cast. For example, if he can cast 6th-level wizard spells, he could prepare six 1st-level spells, two 3rd level-spells, or any similar combination that adds up to a total of six spell levels. These spells are stored in his shadow. He can only cast these spells when he is in an area of normal light or dim light. He gains Shadowtongue as a bonus language.
This ability replaces arcane bond.
The bolded part confuses me. Does it include all spells that wizard casts?
Additional question: How could I counter being in darkness? The campaign world will include a lot of demons, daemons and devils, so I am slightly afraid of darkness and deeper darkness spells.
Thanks on answers,
Malag
At 1st level, a shadowcaster uses his shadow to prepare additional spells. He must spend his entire period of spell preparation in dim illumination to use this ability. He may prepare a number of additional spell levels of spells equal to the level of the highest-level wizard spell he can cast. For example, if he can cast 6th-level wizard spells, he could prepare six 1st-level spells, two 3rd level-spells, or any similar combination that adds up to a total of six spell levels. These spells are stored in his shadow. He can only cast these spells when he is in an area of normal light or dim light. He gains Shadowtongue as a bonus language.
This ability replaces arcane bond.
The bolded part confuses me. Does it include all spells that wizard casts?
No, it only applies to the spells you have stored in your shadow.
Additional question: How could I counter being in darkness? The campaign world will include a lot of demons, daemons and devils, so I am slightly afraid of darkness and deeper darkness spells.
The standard tactic I see is a heightened continual flame so that the level of the continual flame is higher than that of darkness or deeper darkness.
-TimD