The Shadowcaster

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The Shadowcaster
Compared to the Commander and the Court Mage, the Shadowcaster was not a fan favorite… and yet it is returning? Why is that? Well my good readers, those who played a Shadowcaster in Solasta I know that one of its major flaws was that its identity, Shadow Casting, only came at level 13. Which is a little problematic when you start at level 1. This archetype was in our bucket of “thematically interesting, but poorly executed” which we wanted to revisit, and so we did!

Shadow Casting now unlocks at level 3 when you unlock the subclass, and allows you to use Sneak Attack on spells with attack rolls. You are also no longer limited in the schools to choose your spells from, which means you have more options to choose from.

At higher level, the Shadowcaster gains a stronger version of their previous Shadow Dodge, now named Into the Shadows, which allows them to teleport up to 25’ as a bonus action multiple times per day, as well as granting them two additional cantrips to learn.