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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fieari" data-source="post: 1337522" data-attributes="member: 16221">Phoenix Physiology-A phoenix has four natural forms.The first form, into which it is hatched or born (either case may occur, but in either case the result is the same) externally appears entirely human.  The real only differences between a human being and a phoenix in this form is the blood (phoenix blood is inherantly magical, as it must be in order to transform emotion into energy) and the fact that even in this form, the phoenix's bones are hollow and slightly stronger than a humans.  This makes them considerably lighter than a human being of the same size.(A quick web search reveals that the human skeleton, on average, accounts for 15% of weight, so I'd suggest that a phoenix weighs 10% less than a human of the same size)The second form is likewise, except that elemental wings seem to sprout from the phoenix's back (or merely hover behind his/her back).  These wings are generally considered works of art amongst the species, esspecially as they are formed mentally and are not actually required for flight.  As mentioned before, these elemental wings may be used as a weapon, comparable to a dragon's breath attack.The third form is where the phoenix transforms his/her entire flesh into his/her element.  While this occasionally has advantages, and can provide a small boost in magical abilities while in this form, it is usally not intentional to enter this state.  Instead, it is a side effect of the phoenix's metabolism being given too much energy.. a state that generally occurs when they consume various forms of sucrose (while a phoenix doesn't have to eat, he/she CAN eat if he/she wishes).The fourth form is avian in nature.  The bird in question may or may not be composed entirely on the element of the phoenix.  If not, he/she will appear as a medium to large sized raptor (such as a falcon or hawk) with elongated feathers the color of his/her aura.  This form is only available after the phoenix has grown wings (the 2nd form).The HD level seems about right, I think...A note on "Caster Level" as well.  A phoenix is not neccessarily able to cast any given spell of its level or lower like a dragon is.  I included the "caster" level for purposes of saving throws and such, since the saving throw for a spell is generally linked to the caster level.  In the stories I've written so far, a water phoenix is able to cast "Teleport (with error)" when 12 (actual) years old (she looks 9ish).  This spell would of course not be available to any spell caster at 1st level, but for bookkeeping purposes, she casts it as a 1st level mage.  Does that sound reasonable, or should I phrase it differently, or...?By the way, I also have quite a number of campaign ideas that revolve around these guys, and even one or two that would involve one (or the entire party) as PCs.</blockquote>

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