Shifter homes and professions

tecnowraith

First Post

• Nov 8, 2006

• #1

I have been wandering about shifters. Would Shifters pick homes near bodies of water like a like, or an ocean? Also would they choose to a life to travel on ships as a sailor, sea or air?

 

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frankthedm

First Post

• Nov 8, 2006

• #2

Lycanthrope heritage usually does not include aquatic forms so the blood would not encorage or discourage living near water. Without a alternate transport system, people live near water for the convienence / nessesity.

I picture shifters having violent tempers though so I could picture then choosing homes and jobs where they could be left mostly alone.

 

Klaus

First Post

• Nov 8, 2006

• #3

tecnowraith said:

I have been wandering about shifters. Would Shifters pick homes near bodies of water like a like, or an ocean? Also would they choose to a life to travel on ships as a sailor, sea or air?

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Why not? There's a whole line of shifters that have Swim speeds (Truedive) or Fly speeds (Glidewing, iirc). They're dolphin/shark or bat-descended.

For more on the personality of shifters, see Races of Eberron. They're always ready for the Journey Yet To Come.

 

Sejs

First Post

• Nov 8, 2006

• #4

Depends on the individual, but there's no reason why they wouldn't. Shifters are a very physically oriented people, so most occupations that center around the water would suit them just fine. Plus they tend to roam around a lot, which also fits a life at sea.

 

tecnowraith

First Post

• Dec 2, 2006

• #5

Yeah i see what you mean now after reading about Journey Yet To Come. My other question is what is the point for the Shifter trait Dreamsight? It really does not help a druid or any other Wisdom based caster in the long run.

 

Klaus

First Post

• Dec 2, 2006

• #6

tecnowraith said:

Yeah i see what you mean now after reading about Journey Yet To Come. My other question is what is the point for the Shifter trait Dreamsight? It really does not help a druid or any other Wisdom based caster in the long run.

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... until you get Dreamsight Elite and the ability to See Invisibility when you shift.

And that's not taking into account that you gain +2 Wis while you shift, if that's your primary trait. How is that not helpful?

 

tecnowraith

First Post

• Dec 6, 2006

• #7

Klaus said:

... until you get Dreamsight Elite and the ability to See Invisibility when you shift.

And that's not taking into account that you gain +2 Wis while you shift, if that's your primary trait. How is that not helpful?

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Yeah but how would +2 Wis be helpful to a druid for only only a few a rounds sense the Wis is closely related to spellcasting?

 

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FalcWP

Explorer

• Dec 6, 2006

• #8

Well, for a Druid, it'd be +1 to the DC of their spells, which is a nice boost. Also, while I can't seem to find anything that allows or disallows it, I don't think it'd be too game-breaking to say that you can spontaneously cast a summon nature's ally spell from an unfilled slot. So, a 7th level Shifter Druid goes from a 16 Wisdom to an 18, he would get a bonus 4th level slot, and could use Summon Nature's Ally IV. Now, like I said, I can't seem to find any rules one way or the other on that, but it'd be worth looking into.

 

Klaus

First Post

• Dec 6, 2006

• #9

tecnowraith said:

Yeah but how would +2 Wis be helpful to a druid for only only a few a rounds sense the Wis is closely related to spellcasting?

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+1 DC of spell saves, +1 to Will saves, +1 to Spot, Listen, Survival. If the character is a Monk, +1 to AC.

Also, a dreamsight druid is tempted to take the Moonspeaker PrClass. One of the class' features makes the ability modifier of your primary trait permanent, so the dreamsight would get +2 Wis permanently.