Editing Shadowcaster (section)

==Making Shadowcasters work==
Because the class is self-contained within a single sourcebook, nearly all the options available to you are present IN that book, so there are very few combinations of multi-class options that work especially well outside of that.

That said, the help text says that Shadowcasters can qualify for prestige classes that only have a "Caster Level" requirement and do not specify Arcane/Divine, or require specific knowledge of a specific spell; 

However, they do not actually benefit where class advancement specifies increasing Arcane/Divine spellcaster levels. The ONE exception given is that they can qualify (and increase) as part of either casting requirement of '''Mystic Theurges'''.

Therefore ''outside'' of the Tome of Magic Sourcebook prestige classes that fit with Shadowcaster are extremely hard to find, there are only a handful of working options:
*''(note that virtually none of Complete Arcane/Mage/Divine prestige classes either qualify or actually increase shadowcasting level when they do qualify, multi-class Shadowcasters DO NOT increase in caster level the same way that [[Warlock]]s do)''

'''Ruathar (RotW), Fortune's Friend, Magical Trickster & Uncanny Trickster (Complete Scoundrel)''' are all easy to qualify prestige classes that  only requires knowing spells of a certain level and increases spellcasting from any class. They all have short level progression so you'd have to figure out what you want to do with them.

Non-Good Half Elves can take the '''Scar Enforcer''' in '''Races of Destiny''' also provides simple entry requirements and generic caster advancements, though it drops your Shadowcaster level by half. The same applies to the '''Ollam (Complete Adventurer)''' for Dwarves, but that requires you to be Lawful Good which is a bit unfluffy for Shadowcasters.

'''Stormsinger''' from '''Frostburn''' can be qualified by multiclassing a single level of Bard and taking some points in Perform (Sing). Once enterered you continue with a full shadowcasting progression (missing out only the single level). Though the class features are heavily focused on Bardic Music so may not necessarily fit with most builds.
:Interestingly enough, the '''Rimefire Witch''' and '''Frost Mage''' from the same book also work. Though the prior requires divine spellcasting, and the latter requires arcane spellcasting (both at level 1) they both increase spells in '''any''' spellcasting class, not just the one needed to qualify.

'''Paragnostic Apostle''' from '''Complete Champion''' works quite well, since the class abilities are broad enough that they apply to everything that you do, and you learn something to enhance your magic at each level and you gain full caster level progression. This is definitely a good option for Shadowcasters looking to enhance what their Mysteries can already do.

Shadowcasters can also take the '''Earth Dreamer''' class from '''Races of Stone''', which is quite easily qualified for and provides a bunch of extra spell-like or supernatural abilities that do not interfere with your core casting ability at all.

Despite the name, '''Divine Oracle''' from '''Complete Divine''' specifies the need for spellcasting abilities, but not whether they need to be arcane or divine; accordingly, Shadowcasters can qualify so long as they can find a way to get their Knowledge (Religion) skill up cross-class and be able to cast two divination spells, which is easy to do. (This isn't even an exploit; there's a sidebar explaining that the designers wanted non-divine casters to be able to qualify.) It expands spell lists ''(but not spells/mysteries "known")'' with some useful divination spells, grants immunity to surprise and an evasion-equivalent that works even whilst you're wearing armour, so it's potentially a good option.

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