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<blockquote data-quote="isoChron" data-source="post: 1127883" data-attributes="member: 5927">Shifter is a yes or no class. Shifter WITH access to the Ex-abilities is a straight yes.You can become a real killing machine as a fell troll or later as outsider. With the support of some druid levels (for protection spells like barkskin and elemental protections) it is a good choice for shapechange loving players. &nbsp;If you play 3.5 with the 3.5 wildshape (read limited polymorph) you can straight forget this class. Go for shapechange or take a wizard with lots of polymorph self. &nbsp;BYE&nbsp;EDIT: To answer your question: It totally depends on the DM. Perhaps let the player tell you his background story and give him 2 monsters per level that fit to the story and the lands he traveled. I won't give him the polar bear-form if he has never been in the north and therefor never battled on or at least studied a day. I would be very cautious about summon monster. Some will summon a monster and battle it to get the form into their repertoire. Beware of such shortcuts. And take care what monsters will appear in the campaign. Always keep in mind that some forms make the shifter a real, real, real powerhouse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="isoChron, post: 1127883, member: 5927"] Shifter is a yes or no class. Shifter WITH access to the Ex-abilities is a straight yes. You can become a real killing machine as a fell troll or later as outsider. With the support of some druid levels (for protection spells like barkskin and elemental protections) it is a good choice for shapechange loving players. If you play 3.5 with the 3.5 wildshape (read limited polymorph) you can straight forget this class. Go for shapechange or take a wizard with lots of polymorph self. BYE EDIT: To answer your question: It totally depends on the DM. Perhaps let the player tell you his background story and give him 2 monsters per level that fit to the story and the lands he traveled. I won't give him the polar bear-form if he has never been in the north and therefor never battled on or at least studied a day. I would be very cautious about summon monster. Some will summon a monster and battle it to get the form into their repertoire. Beware of such shortcuts. And take care what monsters will appear in the campaign. Always keep in mind that some forms make the shifter a real, real, real powerhouse. [/QUOTE]

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