Talk:Shadow magic

Actually, shadow magic is unrelated to the Shadow Weave, and uses the regular Weave. Although Tome of Magic 3.5 vaguely implies that Shadowcasters use the Shadow Weave, the Class Chronicles article for the Shadowcaster (here) clarifies that shadow magic users channel through the Weave, but may choose to learn to use Shadow Weave Magic if they wish.

Interestingly, this was confirmed several years before the Tome of Magic was actually published, on page 55 of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition: "shadow magic (not to be confused with the Shadow Weave)". This of course is referring back to the novels Crypt of the Shadowking and Curse of the Shadowmage. Races of Faerûn mentions more about shadow magic in its bits about Talfir, and says that Shadow Weave magic is only reminiscent of shadow magic (page 104). shadowdancers are also stated to use shadow magic, as are gnome artificers in Magic of Faerûn. -- BadCatMan (talk) 02:59, December 15, 2012 (UTC)