Shadowsworn ... some help increasing Armor Class

[Volvogg]

Hey All,

Friend of mine showed me the shadowsworn class from Players Guide to the Crossroads and I thought ... awesome! Gotta play one. The one issue I do have is that fact that they don't receive the ability to cast their spells in light armor. Is this correct because as it stands the class has extremely limited options which can actually afford them better armor class.

I know of the usual tricks such as an armored kilts, the haramaki or ceremonial silken armor and of course the tried and true mage armor. The problem is that the shadownsworn does not receive mage armor on their spell list nor do they have UMD. Which brings me to my actual question: besides those methods I have already listed what other tricks can be used to boost armor class?

Another quick question ... are there any shadowsworn talents in other books?

Any and all comments are welcome.

Cheers
Volf

[Secret Wizard]

I don't know the class, but you can get Mage Armor to your spell list with a Samsaran with the Mystic Past Life racial trait.

What's this class' main casting stat? If it's INT, you could take a level in Student of War PrC for INT to AC. If it's WIS, a level in Monk (many options here, perhaps you could go Sensei to get Wisdom to attacks too, or something else?). If it's CHA, you can get a level in Oracle to pick up CHA to AC.

[Volvogg]

Secret Wizard wrote:

I don't know the class, but you can get Mage Armor to your spell list with a Samsaran with the Mystic Past Life racial trait.

What's this class' main casting stat? If it's INT, you could take a level in Student of War PrC for INT to AC. If it's WIS, a level in Monk (many options here, perhaps you could go Sensei to get Wisdom to attacks too, or something else?). If it's CHA, you can get a level in Oracle to pick up CHA to AC.

Forgot about the Samsaran! Thanks for pointing that out. Int is the main casting stat for shadowsworns. In light of what you said I guess I could take 1~2 levels of monk and the old Dragon Magazine feat Kung-Fu Genius. Another option is to take a trait, something like Dangerously Curious, in order to get UMD as a class skill. That way I could run around with wands of mage armor.

Thanks
Volf

[Secret Wizard]

Student of War 2 is also pretty nice, but requires you to take the Magical Knack trait to recover the lost caster levels. On the plus side, the feats you spend to enter the class are useful - but you need +5 BAB to qualify.

Anyway, good luck!