====== Shadowbard ======

**School:** Illusion (Shadow)

**Tier:** 5

===== Casting =====

**Casting Time:** 1 Standard Action

**Range:** Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 CL)

===== Effect =====

**Target:** Location within range

**Duration:** 1 round/CL

**Saving Throw:** None

**Spell Resistance:** No

===== Description =====

You conjure up a quasi-real phantom singer that is visible as a shifting, shadowy duplicate of yourself. The singer follows you automatically, moving as you move even if you [[priority:magic:spells:tier5:teleport|Teleport]]. The singer cannot be damaged, but can be dispelled. When a shadowbard comes into being, it immediately begins a Minstrel Song of your choice — it has access to all of the Songs and Talents that you do. It continues that Song until you direct it as a Move Action to switch to a different performance. For a Shadowbard to play Minstrel Songs, it consumes TP or MP (your choice) at half the normal rate, to a minimum of 1 TP or MP per round of performance.