Editing Shifter (section)

==Pathfinder==
[[Pathfinder]] has two versions of the Shifter. The first, literally the same thing as the Shifter here, is the [[Skinwalker]] race. Secondly, just to make things more confusing, the [[splatbook]] Ultimate Wilderness introduced the Shifter as a Pathfinder ''class''. This is a kind of hybrid [[fighter]]-[[druid]], and has some vague similarities to the [[Warden]]; a melee warrior character whose identity revolves around its ability to shapeshift at will, invoking animal "aspects" that grant different abilities. Unlike the druid, it gains only a few different "aspects" - 5 in total, by 20th level. Initially, it can only invoke Minor Forms, but at 4th level it gains its own version of the Wild Shape feature, which lets it invoke a Major Form - that's shifting into the animal into the animal in question. For example, the Bat Aspect grants Darkvision as a Minor Form, and the form of a Dire Bat as a Major Form. In all cases, the potency of both Minor and Major Forms increases as the Shifter levels. It can combine minor forms with its Chimeric Aspect class feature, produce Shifter Claws as a defensive weapon, and its Defensive Instinct ability encourages it to embrace its theme of forsaking metal armor by letting its [[Wisdom]] modifier affect its Armor Class and CMD.

For the full run-down, see '''[[Shifter (Pathfinder)]]'''.

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