At a glance
Level3
SchoolNecromancy
SphereSummoning
Range10 yds./level
ComponentsV / S / M
Duration1 round/level
Casting time6
Area of effectSpecial
Saving throwNone
ReversibleNo
SourceS&M
Description
Summons a ghostly beast that obeys the caster's silent mental command, requiring no concentration; it fights with free-willed tactics, so flank and rear bonuses apply. MV 24; AC 4; 15; 2d4; hp = 10 + caster . It is hit only by magical weapons and can itself strike creatures requiring +1 or better weapons. Immune to mind-affecting magic and to cold. Vulnerable to dispel magic, and it can be turned as undead of the caster's . If it is turned, destroyed or dispelled, the caster must vs. spell or be stunned for 1d4 . Being incorporeal it cannot manipulate objects; it scouts and distracts using animal senses.
Flavour
The caster calls forth the spirit of an animal to aid them, a beast-shade answering the summons.