Nightblades in short are experts of combat, stealth, and spell, utilizing the power of shadows to confuse, demoralize, and weaken their opponents. I like this alternate take, on how Shadow is more a force of nature than a creeping danger which hates all that is right and just. This is deliberate, for much of the material can be used by characters of any alignment. You might have noticed that the book doesn't really present shadow magic as sinister or evil, instead focusing on its variable nature. Certain individual spells, such as the famed Shadow Conjuration/Evocation line, could prepare a mage for any number of situations. The realms' mutability allows many spellcasters the ability to replicate all kinds of effects, from convincing illusions to life-sapping negative energy. We begin with a short introduction on how magic drawn from the Plane of Shadow often defies easy categorization. Instead of focusing on a narrow purview (such as illusion spells or arcane/divine stuff), Path of Shadows explores how the powers of darkness can be utilized in many interesting and different ways. So what is Path of Shadows? It is an 81-page crunch-focused book of new shadow-themed magic material, from the new Nightblade class (no, not that "nightblade") to new class archetypes, feats, spells, and magic items. As of this posting there's not a lot of reviews about it, but the concept is nifty enough that I picked it up myself. It's hard to believe that it's their first work, for it has high production values and came about as the result of a year's worth of hard work.
In spite of a similar-sounding name to Path of War, this publisher was Ascension Games, a new company with no previous works to its name.
With little fanfare in February 17th, 2015, a new 3rd Party Pathfinder product landed on the market.
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