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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phlebas" data-source="post: 3853465" data-attributes="member: 23810">I'm up to 6th level as a shifter (Ranger 5, Weretouched master 1) with wildhunt, Longstride, and two throwing axes. For weretouched master, my ancestry is tiger (which has evolved over time - originally he was a more dog like) and i have a jaguar animal companion. In combat i rely on speed and a combination of thrown / mele'd axes twf and unarmed for when i can't be bothered drawing a weapon and want to get up close and personal. pretty much every feat so far has gone on a shifter feat - which has its own limitations but really does bring out the flavour of the character. only thing i would change is have less ability changes when shifting, and more physical (speed, claws, bite, scent, DR etc) to avoid number crunching skills / Attacks / hits etcI think its a wonderful rich character to play. From deep philosophy ("there's a beast in everyone - we know this to be true") to comic moments ("Fish!", "I meant to do that", "Lets play ambush!" - and a tendency to run after any thrown object) its got a huge potential. the fact shifters don't have a nation, just a hideaway in the reaches makes you potentially much more resentful of the world (especially if you meet silver flamers) and much more likely to attach yourselves to a group of adventurers. the fact that everyone you meet will know you're a shifter and be suitably wary is also good for RP opportunitiesIn our group we also have a warforged (trying to understand humans) and until an unfortunate incident with a minotaue zombie and a great axe, a kalashtar. the contrast in philosophies was quite funKalashtar: There is a shining soul in us allWarforged: What is a soul?Shifter: Its the beast screaming for release...We don't have a changeling in the group (I think....) but thats the whole point of them. they're the mystery.....I thnk they're a useful addition to Eberron, and could be slotted in most campaigns. Are they 'essential' ? well pretty much any race could be removed from eberron without to many issues... (human would be a challenge, but not impossible) but i think they have their own place and do make eberron one of the better settings (IMHO)</blockquote>

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