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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 7593830" data-attributes="member: 2525">Right however re-skinning means that's hawks in that world. So the foes recognize a thing which appears as a hawk will have that ability, just as an owl in the normal setting would. So what MECHANICAL ADDITIONAL benefit is gained FROM THE RE-SKINNING (not from the owl abilities - that already exists). Re-skinning is just to make something feel cool to the player - not gain an actual benefit in the world other than the players (not the characters) personal satisfaction that it matches an image that is more pleasing to that player personally.I am not understanding your argument. Yes, owls are great. But we're not talking about the owl familiar itself. We're talking about the concept of re-skinning. I fail to see how re-skinning can be powergaming or gaming the system or anything like that. Unless you think the re-skinning is somehow secret from everyone in that setting except the person with the familiar? Which would I think be a houserule. Generally speaking, re-skinning doesn't change knowledge of people in that setting - if they'd know an owl can do that, then re-skinning a hawk to function like an owl means they'd know a hawk functions like that. I cannot think of a single mechanical benefit from re-skinning. That's not what re-skinning even means. It's purely fluff. It means nothing more than changing hair color of something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 7593830, member: 2525"] Right however re-skinning means that's hawks in that world. So the foes recognize a thing which appears as a hawk will have that ability, just as an owl in the normal setting would. So what MECHANICAL ADDITIONAL benefit is gained FROM THE RE-SKINNING (not from the owl abilities - that already exists). Re-skinning is just to make something feel cool to the player - not gain an actual benefit in the world other than the players (not the characters) personal satisfaction that it matches an image that is more pleasing to that player personally. I am not understanding your argument. Yes, owls are great. But we're not talking about the owl familiar itself. We're talking about the concept of re-skinning. I fail to see how re-skinning can be powergaming or gaming the system or anything like that. Unless you think the re-skinning is somehow secret from everyone in that setting except the person with the familiar? Which would I think be a houserule. Generally speaking, re-skinning doesn't change knowledge of people in that setting - if they'd know an owl can do that, then re-skinning a hawk to function like an owl means they'd know a hawk functions like that. I cannot think of a single mechanical benefit from re-skinning. That's not what re-skinning even means. It's purely fluff. It means nothing more than changing hair color of something. [/QUOTE]

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