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	===5e===		===5e===
	Shifters first made it into 5e in the early "Eberron Update" [[Unearthed Arcana]], before [[Keith Baker]] put out his own glorified playtest version in the ''Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron''. The final version appeared in ''Eberron: Rising ~~From The~~ Last War'', and was mostly identical to Baker's version... save for replacing his "+1 Dexterity is the shifter core racial trait" so the Beasthide shifter could have a +2 Constitution/+1 Strength racial ability modifier, and stripping out all racial traits other than the Shifting feature and the subrace-based skill bonus.		Shifters first made it into 5e in the early "Eberron Update" [[Unearthed Arcana]], before [[Keith Baker]] put out his own glorified playtest version in the ''Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron''. The final version appeared in ''Eberron: Rising from the Last War'' and was mostly identical to Baker's version... save for replacing his "+1 Dexterity is the shifter core racial trait" so the Beasthide shifter could have a +2 Constitution/+1 Strength racial ability modifier, and stripping out all racial traits other than the Shifting feature and the subrace-based skill bonus. ''Mordekainen's Monsters of the Multiverse'' wouldn't change much from this aside from making the skill proficiencies independent from the subrace and switching some things about shifting itself, limiting its uses per day and changing the temp HP to a more amenable 2xProficiency Bonus.

	::Ability Scores: Depends on subrace.		::Ability Scores: Depends on subrace.
	::Size: Medium		::Size: Medium
	::Darkvision 60 feet		::Darkvision 60 feet
	::Shifting:As a bonus action, you can assume a more bestial appearance. This transformation lasts for 1 minute, until you die, or until you revert to your normal appearance as a bonus action. When you shift, you gain temporary hit points equal to your level + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 temporary hit point). You also gain additional benefits that depend on your shifter subrace, described below. Once you shift, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.		::Shifting: As a bonus action, you can assume a more bestial appearance. This transformation lasts for 1 minute, until you die, or until you revert to your normal appearance as a bonus action. When you shift, you gain temporary hit points equal to your level + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 temporary hit point). You also gain additional benefits that depend on your shifter subrace, described below. Once you shift, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.
	::~~Laguages~~: Common		::Languages: Common
	::Subraces		::Subraces
	:::Beasthide		:::Beasthide
	:::*Ability Scores: +2 to Constitution, +1 to Strength		:::*Ability Scores: +2 to Constitution, +1 to Strength
	:::*Natural ~~Athletee~~: You have proficiency in Athletics.		:::*Natural Athlete: You have proficiency in Athletics.
	:::*Shifting Feature: Whenever you shift, you gain 1d6 additional temporary hit points, and while shifted, you have a +1 bonus to your AC.		:::*Shifting Feature: Whenever you shift, you gain 1d6 additional temporary hit points, and while shifted, you have a +1 bonus to your AC.
	:::Longtooth		:::Longtooth

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	[[File:4e Shifter PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Longtooth and Razorclaw Shifter.]]		[[File:4e Shifter PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Longtooth and Razorclaw Shifter.]]
	'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power. In truth it's the other way around: Lycanthropes of Eberron are corrupted shifters created by either Dealkyr or one of the Overlords, depending on whom you believe (or maybe both). As usual with Eberron, there's no hard canon on that, only speculations and researches of characters in-setting, with actual truth left for each DM to set.		'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power. In truth it's the other way around: Lycanthropes of Eberron are corrupted shifters created by either Dealkyr or one of the Overlords, depending on whom you believe (or maybe both). As usual with Eberron, there's no hard canon on that, only speculations and researches of characters in-setting, with actual truth left for each DM to set.

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	Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.		Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.

	~~==Dungeons & Dragons==~~
	Shifters are known to be native to two settings; [[Eberron]], which is where they started, and the [[Nentir Vale]]. They also became a thing in the [[Forgotten Realms]] during the post-[[Spellplague]] era, but presumably they've been retconned out of the setting with how much fans hated that edition.		Shifters are known to be native to two settings; [[Eberron]], which is where they started, and the [[Nentir Vale]]. They also became a thing in the [[Forgotten Realms]] during the post-[[Spellplague]] era, but presumably they've been retconned out of the setting with how much fans hated that edition.

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	==Pathfinder==		==Pathfinder==
	~~Called '''Skinwalkers''' in ''~~[[Pathfinder]]~~''. The basic Skinwalker is~~ the ~~product of a tryst between a lycanthrope and an intelligent humanoid~~. The vast majority of Skinwalkers are half-[[human]], although [[halfling]], [[dwarf]], [[orc]] or [[elf\|elven]] (and possibly even [[gnome]]) Skinwalkers are said to be possible. Deciding to [[Roleplaying\|RP]] as a non-human Skinwalker does not affect their base stats, the ~~only~~ thing ~~it might effect is your size and thus the things that your size would effect (such~~ as the ~~size of the damage dice you would roll for natural attacks~~, ~~and since Skinwalkers are natural attack machines, choosing to be a small race is gimping yourself).~~		[[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.

	~~The bog-standard Skinwalker~~ is descended from a non-descript werebeastie, but with variant bloodlines rules released in later [[splatbooks]] you can say who's your daddy. Complete with different modifiers to [[Ability Scores]], skills and unique spell-like abilities. Some are absurd and niche, but some are pretty awesome. New options include:
	*'''Aerieborn:''' Wereraptors. Of the predatory bird variety, not the [[~~meme\|"Clever girl"]] variety. Wise and perceptive and one of the few "nice" Skinwalkers. They can't fly naturally, at best they can only feather fall, which is lame.~~
	*'''Bloodmarked:''' Descended from werebats! They are like quasi-[[vampires]], valuing their flock hierarchy and having a thirst for blood. Can turn into bats to fly around and do bat things.
	*'''Coldborn:''' The only truly good Skinwalker~~, the were-bear derived Coldborn is a stoic and powerful defender of the natural order of things.~~
	*'''Fanglord:''' Arrogant tiger assholes. They are strong and agile, capable of great cunning and tend to rise to the top of human organizations by means of charisma, intimidation and treachery.
	*'''Nighskulk:''' Sneaky wererat spawn which typically infest urban areas and cities. Physically underwhelming (compared to other Skinwalkers), but they can sicken with a natural attack.
	*'''[[Rage]]bred:''' The spawn of a wereboar. They will <u>fuck you up</u> with natural attacks, making them a perfect choice for a [[barbarian]] ~~in a~~ race ~~that already makes a stupendous choice for a barbarian.~~
	*'''Scaleheart:''' Cold and patient swamp-dwellers. ~~Somehow said to be the most common type of Skinwalker~~, ~~because I know when I see a crocodile the first thing that runs through my mind is "[[Heresy\|I wanna fuck that!]]"~~
	*'''Seascarred:''' Fuckin' were-sharks! They tend to think highly of themselves as kings of the sea, with their ferocity they can continue to ~~fight on the brink of death. Most of their ability is tied to the water and aquatic life, but they can survive on land indefinitely.~~
	*'''Witchwolf:''' [[Werewolf]]? Were- is a masculine prefix. Wyfwolf. Savage and cunning as their sires, they tend to be found near forest and field, often in the service of [[witch]]es. They get 1/day Magic Fang to add a little more bite to their bite.

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

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	[[File:4e Shifter PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Longtooth and Razorclaw Shifter.]]		[[File:4e Shifter PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Longtooth and Razorclaw Shifter.]]
	'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power. In truth it's the other way around - Lycanthropes of Eberron are corrupted shifters created by either Dealkyr or one of the Overlords, depending on whom you believe (or maybe both). As usual with Eberron, there's no hard canon on that, only speculations and researches of characters in-setting, with actual truth left for each DM to set.		'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power. In truth it's the other way around: Lycanthropes of Eberron are corrupted shifters created by either Dealkyr or one of the Overlords, depending on whom you believe (or maybe both). As usual with Eberron, there's no hard canon on that, only speculations and researches of characters in-setting, with actual truth left for each DM to set.

	On their own world, they suffer from something of a bad reputation; this is because Eberron has twelve moons (and used to have 13), which means that, originally, werebeasts were A Big Fucking Problem. It got so bad that the [[Church of the Silver Flame]], the resident "uber-good church", led a genocidal anti-lycanthrope crusade that pretty much wiped them all out. However, since this is Eberron and thusly squeaky-clean black 'n' white alignment isn't a thing, the Silver Flame also got trigger happy and massacred thousands of innocent, harmless shifters in the process. The shifters have never really forgiven the Silver Flame for this and tend to be some of its most zealous criticizers, if not full-fledged anti-church terrorists in the most hard-up cases. And in case you think you could be bros with werewolves tough luck, because were-creatures were even bigger dicks than the church and actively set Inquisition on shifters in order to get them involved in the war and get some heat off themselves, so to these days there's a lot of bad blood between shifters and lycanthropes.		On their own world, they suffer from something of a bad reputation; this is because Eberron has twelve moons (and used to have 13), which means that, originally, werebeasts were A Big Fucking Problem. It got so bad that the [[Church of the Silver Flame]], the resident "uber-good church", led a genocidal anti-lycanthrope crusade that pretty much wiped them all out. However, since this is Eberron and thusly squeaky-clean black 'n' white alignment isn't a thing, the Silver Flame also got trigger happy and massacred thousands of innocent, harmless shifters in the process. The shifters have never really forgiven the Silver Flame for this and tend to be some of its most zealous criticizers, if not full-fledged anti-church terrorists in the most hard-up cases. And in case you think you could be bros with werewolves tough luck, because were-creatures were even bigger dicks than the church and actively set Inquisition on shifters in order to get them involved in the war and get some heat off themselves, so to these days there's a lot of bad blood between shifters and lycanthropes.

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	[[File:4e Shifter PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Longtooth and Razorclaw Shifter.]]		[[File:4e Shifter PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Longtooth and Razorclaw Shifter.]]
	'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power.		'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power. In truth it's the other way around - Lycanthropes of Eberron are corrupted shifters created by either Dealkyr or one of the Overlords, depending on whom you believe (or maybe both). As usual with Eberron, there's no hard canon on that, only speculations and researches of characters in-setting, with actual truth left for each DM to set.

	On their own world, they suffer from something of a bad reputation; this is because Eberron has twelve moons (and used to have 13), which means that, originally, werebeasts were A Big Fucking Problem. It got so bad that the [[Church of the Silver Flame]], the resident "uber-good church", led a genocidal anti-lycanthrope crusade that pretty much wiped them all out. However, since this is Eberron and thusly squeaky-clean black 'n' white alignment isn't a thing, the Silver Flame also got trigger happy and massacred thousands of innocent, harmless shifters in the process. The shifters have never really forgiven the Silver Flame for this and tend to be some of its most zealous ~~criticisers~~, if not full-fledged anti-church terrorists in the most hard-up cases. And in case you think you could be bros with werewolves tough luck, because were-creatures were even bigger dicks than the church and ~~activelly~~ set Inquisition on shifters in order to get them involved in the war and get some heat off themselves, so to these days there's a lot of bad blood between shifters and lycanthropes.		On their own world, they suffer from something of a bad reputation; this is because Eberron has twelve moons (and used to have 13), which means that, originally, werebeasts were A Big Fucking Problem. It got so bad that the [[Church of the Silver Flame]], the resident "uber-good church", led a genocidal anti-lycanthrope crusade that pretty much wiped them all out. However, since this is Eberron and thusly squeaky-clean black 'n' white alignment isn't a thing, the Silver Flame also got trigger happy and massacred thousands of innocent, harmless shifters in the process. The shifters have never really forgiven the Silver Flame for this and tend to be some of its most zealous criticizers, if not full-fledged anti-church terrorists in the most hard-up cases. And in case you think you could be bros with werewolves tough luck, because were-creatures were even bigger dicks than the church and actively set Inquisition on shifters in order to get them involved in the war and get some heat off themselves, so to these days there's a lot of bad blood between shifters and lycanthropes.

	Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.		Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.

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	'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power.		'''Shifters''' are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf\|werebeasts-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power.

	On their own world, they suffer from something of a bad reputation; this is because Eberron has twelve moons (and used to have 13), which means that, originally, werebeasts were A Big Fucking Problem. It got so bad that the [[Church of the Silver Flame]], the resident "uber-good church", led a genocidal anti-lycanthrope crusade that pretty much wiped them all out. However, since this is Eberron and thusly squeaky-clean black 'n' white alignment isn't a thing, the Silver Flame also got trigger happy and massacred thousands of innocent, harmless shifters in the process. The shifters have never really forgiven the Silver Flame for this and tend to be some of its most zealous criticisers, if not full-fledged anti-church terrorists in the most hard-up cases.		On their own world, they suffer from something of a bad reputation; this is because Eberron has twelve moons (and used to have 13), which means that, originally, werebeasts were A Big Fucking Problem. It got so bad that the [[Church of the Silver Flame]], the resident "uber-good church", led a genocidal anti-lycanthrope crusade that pretty much wiped them all out. However, since this is Eberron and thusly squeaky-clean black 'n' white alignment isn't a thing, the Silver Flame also got trigger happy and massacred thousands of innocent, harmless shifters in the process. The shifters have never really forgiven the Silver Flame for this and tend to be some of its most zealous criticisers, if not full-fledged anti-church terrorists in the most hard-up cases. And in case you think you could be bros with werewolves tough luck, because were-creatures were even bigger dicks than the church and activelly set Inquisition on shifters in order to get them involved in the war and get some heat off themselves, so to these days there's a lot of bad blood between shifters and lycanthropes.

	Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.		Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.

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	*'''Scaleheart:''' Cold and patient swamp-dwellers. Somehow said to be the most common type of Skinwalker, because I know when I see a crocodile the first thing that runs through my mind is "[[Heresy\|I wanna fuck that!]]"		*'''Scaleheart:''' Cold and patient swamp-dwellers. Somehow said to be the most common type of Skinwalker, because I know when I see a crocodile the first thing that runs through my mind is "[[Heresy\|I wanna fuck that!]]"
	*'''Seascarred:''' Fuckin' were-sharks! They tend to think highly of themselves as kings of the sea, with their ferocity they can continue to fight on the brink of death. Most of their ability is tied to the water and aquatic life, but they can survive on land indefinitely.		*'''Seascarred:''' Fuckin' were-sharks! They tend to think highly of themselves as kings of the sea, with their ferocity they can continue to fight on the brink of death. Most of their ability is tied to the water and aquatic life, but they can survive on land indefinitely.
	*'''Witchwolf:''' [[Werewolf]]? ~~Herewolf~~. Savage and cunning as their sires, they tend to be found near forest and field, often in the service of [[witch]]es. They get 1/day Magic Fang to add a little more bite to their bite.		*'''Witchwolf:''' [[Werewolf]]? Were- is a masculine prefix. Wyfwolf. Savage and cunning as their sires, they tend to be found near forest and field, often in the service of [[witch]]es. They get 1/day Magic Fang to add a little more bite to their bite.

	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 similrities 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.		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 similrities 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.