Shapeshifting

## **Class Abilities**

> ***R O O K I E***
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> ***E X P E R T***
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  Alter minor changes to your appearance with other Void traits, including horns, wings, and gender, except elemental traits from elements you don't possess, and heights. If you are not a Void, this ability applies to your species traits.

> ***M A S T E R***
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 Back Limbs
 Torso
 Head
 Tail (per)

> ***G R A N D M A S T E R***
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 Back Limbs
 Torso
 Head
 Tail (per)

 Mutate
 Alter your size to appear larger in mass.

**Grand Masters of Shapeshifting:**

## **Elemental Ascents**

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== **Ability Troubleshooting:** ==

## Using Shapeshifting Practically

• **Think Before You Shift**

Knowing the potential of each of your animal parts and forms will save you corruption and mental strain. Your character's mentor will teach them the strengths and weaknesses of each animal, and the when's and how's of using them to fight. The form you decide to use should always be the best form to use in your situation. This way you don't have to scramble around picking different forms and making alterations to compensate for your missteps. A good shapeshifter has a small handful of forms, knows when to use them, and has go-to alterations to modify them. A better shifter also knows how to make effective decisions about their bodies when faced with new obstacles.

• **Take Time To Create Transformations**

Using Shapeshift is easy, but knowing how much corruption is required to create complicated forms is difficult. Take some time to figure out what kind of custom forms you want your shapeshifter to have and calculate how much corruption they use. These forms should be few and practical, this way knowing how much corruption you're using is as simple as remembering which form you're in. This also makes it much easier to keep track of corruption used for additional alterations in combat.

• **Practice Often**

As your character is trained and mentored, so to will you become more comfortable with playing your element freely. While it may look like a lot to remember now, your mentor and other trainers will guide you through using your ability sheet, give you tips and shortcuts, let you in on favored techniques or combos, and help you try out new ideas or strategies.

## Shapeshifting Cheat Sheet

#### Recovery (On Yourself)

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== **Star Combos:** ==

Plants

Water

== **Banned Combos:** ==

Drain

Poison

== **Progression Overview** ==

##### • **Rookie**

It is common to involuntarily transform into half of an animal upon unlocking, as full forms and more exclusive abilities are too complex. It takes a great deal to complete a full shift and you cannot hold your form for long. You are also only able to customize the look of your pelt. In order to progress, a rookie must study many creatures and practice familiarizing themselves with their shapeshifts often as possible.

##### **• Expert**

You have become able to alter the scent of your pelt and customize your species traits. You are also beginning to learn how to control inner body parts, which for now allows you to monitor the healing process of an injury. Your reference of shapeshifts are able to be utilized more easily but new forms must continue to be heavily studied.

##### **• Master**

Your ability to control the inside of your body has increased. Although you cannot control your own bones, you are now able to manipulate individual muscles, fibers, and tissues, which allow you to strengthen a weakened area, close a wound, etc. Your reference of forms is so great that you are now able to create forms made of mismatched parts, and can control your fur and hair as if it were an extension of you.

##### • **Grand Master**

Your understanding of living anatomy is so extensive that you are able to create entirely customized forms by building them conceptually. You also have a specific set of memorized forms which you may shapeshift into automatically.

== **Useful Items for this Element** ==

#### • Animology Book

> *A book of common critters and where the can be found. You cannot learn forms by reading about them or looking at illustrations.*
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## **F.A.Q.**

**Q.)** Can my Void learn new forms by looking at pictures of them?

* No. Shapeshifters cannot learn new forms via pictures and descriptions. All forms must be witnessed first-hand.

**Q.)** What happens when crystal bones are targeted?

* The shapeshifter will forcibly revert back to their original form the moment the action takes place.

**Q.)** Can I turn into fish?

* Sure! Just don't get eaten! Remember that you can only give yourself air lungs if you have Multishift.

**Q.)** I turned into a mouse and someone stepped on me. Am I dead?

* Probably. You can be seriously injured in smaller, more vulnerable forms. Your reaction depends on how much warning you had and how quickly you can change forms. Pay attention!

**Q.)** Can I talk while I'm an animal?

* That depends on your proficiency. Talking while in an animal form involves transposing multilingual vocal chords into animal bodies, which can only be done by those who know Multishift.

**Q.)** I saw a lobster in the forest?!

* NO YOU DID NOT.