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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4892342" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Don't discard the Shifter idea too quickly. Most of a Lycan's benefit comes in combat...which is precisely how long most of a Shifter's benefits last.</p><p></p><p>You might take a longshot and scan the Monster Manuals to see if there are any fuzzy races with minimal LA that might suit your purposes.</p><p></p><p>You could also take levels in one of the Psionic classes (probably PsyWar) and choose things like the "Claws of the Beast", "Bite of the Wolf," "Body Adjustment," "Psychofeedback" etc., and simply <em>claiming</em> that your PC has a new form of Lycanthropy.</p><p></p><p>I've looked at your list of available sources...some of the ones I wish you had access to simply aren't there.</p><p></p><p>There are all kinds of fuzzy races in sources like <em>Savage Species</em> (the Anthros, in particular), <em>Oriental Adventures</em> has the Hengeyokai, DCv1 has a doglike race of humanoids, Magic of Incarnum has the Totemist. The 3PP AU/AE has both a canid race (the hyena-like Sibbecai) and a very nice Totemic Barbarian (in some ways, better than the Unearthed Arcana version). All obviously absent from your list.</p><p></p><p>Another longshot build would be Druid/Full Arcane Caster of your choice/Geomancer, taking all of the "wolfy" Drift options. While not truly a Lycan, he could explain that the magic he uses is slowly bringing forth the spirit of his totem animal...or that of an ancestor who had been a Lycan.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No biggie- this is brainstorming! We throw out all the options we can come up with, then sort for viability and fitness for the character concept.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4892342, member: 19675"] Don't discard the Shifter idea too quickly. Most of a Lycan's benefit comes in combat...which is precisely how long most of a Shifter's benefits last. You might take a longshot and scan the Monster Manuals to see if there are any fuzzy races with minimal LA that might suit your purposes. You could also take levels in one of the Psionic classes (probably PsyWar) and choose things like the "Claws of the Beast", "Bite of the Wolf," "Body Adjustment," "Psychofeedback" etc., and simply [I]claiming[/I] that your PC has a new form of Lycanthropy. I've looked at your list of available sources...some of the ones I wish you had access to simply aren't there. There are all kinds of fuzzy races in sources like [I]Savage Species[/I] (the Anthros, in particular), [I]Oriental Adventures[/I] has the Hengeyokai, DCv1 has a doglike race of humanoids, Magic of Incarnum has the Totemist. The 3PP AU/AE has both a canid race (the hyena-like Sibbecai) and a very nice Totemic Barbarian (in some ways, better than the Unearthed Arcana version). All obviously absent from your list. Another longshot build would be Druid/Full Arcane Caster of your choice/Geomancer, taking all of the "wolfy" Drift options. While not truly a Lycan, he could explain that the magic he uses is slowly bringing forth the spirit of his totem animal...or that of an ancestor who had been a Lycan. No biggie- this is brainstorming! We throw out all the options we can come up with, then sort for viability and fitness for the character concept. [/QUOTE]
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