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Shadow Monsters (Illusion)
Level: Mage 4
Mana: 10. Long duration. Base Success: 75%.
This spell draws material from the Demiplane of Shadow in order to form partially real illusions of one or more monsters to fight in the caster's name. These creatures are functionally identical to the creature illusions created by spectral force, but they are 20% real -- their attacks inflict 20% real damage to all creatures (and 80% psychosomatic damage to any creatures that do not see through the illusion). Likewise, they can affect inanimate objects with a Strength score equal to 20% of the Strength of a real creature of their type.
The downside of this is that they only have 20% of the hit points of a normal creature of their type -- if a creature that sees through the illusion strikes them for damage, or they suffer damage from an inanimate source such as a trap, and this damage brings their current hit points to less than 80% of their total, they are dispelled and cease to exist with regard to all characters.