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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 6079767" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>When considering possible shapes for that character then, what kind of limits should I keep in mind?</p><p></p><p>In particular, what sort of creatures exist in this world? More or less normal D&Dish fantasy, or do you have setting-specific races and creatures?</p><p></p><p>Also, I am considering methods by which the character 'gains' new possible shapes. Mostly as fluff, though could also be considered a complication, I suppose. My first thought is that he has to imbibe some portion of the creature, though it doesn't necessarily have to be dead.</p><p></p><p>But then I thought, that might be weird if he wants to turn into, say, an elf. </p><p></p><p>So I'm thinking now of distinguishing a Morph power, which lets him change shape into humanoid forms but only for appearance's sake, as something separate from the more powerful...but more limited...shapechanging array, which gives him some of the power of the forms he takes, but requires that kind of physical 'sample' to be taken.</p><p></p><p>Or, alternatively, maybe just a physical touch is all that's needed? Or maybe touch to steal an appearance, or 'eating' to take the powers and abilities as well? I realize that to actually gain a new shape in the array, experience must be spent. This is just working out a system by which that takes place in-game.</p><p></p><p>Background-wise, I'd like this character's past to be murky even to himself. One of his big in-game motivations is to discover who and what he is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 6079767, member: 4936"] When considering possible shapes for that character then, what kind of limits should I keep in mind? In particular, what sort of creatures exist in this world? More or less normal D&Dish fantasy, or do you have setting-specific races and creatures? Also, I am considering methods by which the character 'gains' new possible shapes. Mostly as fluff, though could also be considered a complication, I suppose. My first thought is that he has to imbibe some portion of the creature, though it doesn't necessarily have to be dead. But then I thought, that might be weird if he wants to turn into, say, an elf. So I'm thinking now of distinguishing a Morph power, which lets him change shape into humanoid forms but only for appearance's sake, as something separate from the more powerful...but more limited...shapechanging array, which gives him some of the power of the forms he takes, but requires that kind of physical 'sample' to be taken. Or, alternatively, maybe just a physical touch is all that's needed? Or maybe touch to steal an appearance, or 'eating' to take the powers and abilities as well? I realize that to actually gain a new shape in the array, experience must be spent. This is just working out a system by which that takes place in-game. Background-wise, I'd like this character's past to be murky even to himself. One of his big in-game motivations is to discover who and what he is. [/QUOTE]
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