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Starfox: /* Triple Form */

2024-07-04T13:13:35Z

Triple Form

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	If you are an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form.		If you are an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form.

	'''Humanoid.		'''Humanoid Form.
	You can assume a humanoid form.		You can assume a humanoid form.
	This is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.		This is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.

Starfox: /* Triple Form */

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Triple Form

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	'''Animal Form.'''		'''Animal Form.'''
	When you first gain this ability, select a beast with a challenge of 1/2 or less. Typical hengeyokai animals are foxes, crows, badgers, sparrows, and tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog), but any animal from tiny to large in size can be the animal form.		When you first gain this ability, select a beast with a challenge of 1/2 or less. Typical hengeyokai animals are foxes, crows, badgers, sparrows, and tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog), but any animal from tiny to large in size can be the animal form.
	You can change into the form of this beast. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. You retain your alignment and personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores ~~and related skills~~, and ~~hit points~~.		You can change into the form of this beast. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. You retain your alignment and personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, and Hit Points.
	You are limited in the actions you can perform by the nature of this new form, and you can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech.		You are limited in the actions you can perform by the nature of this new form, and you can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech.
	You retain your skills, and the bonus in each skill rather than recalculating skill bonuses based on the ability scores of your assumed form..		You retain your skills, and the bonus in each skill rather than recalculating skill bonuses based on the ability scores of your assumed form..

Starfox at 13:09, 4 July 2024

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	This is an original [[Sorcerer_(5A)\|Sorcerous Origin]] for [[5A]].		This is an original [[Sorcerer_(5A)\|Sorcerous Origin]] for [[5A]].

	Hengeyokai is a group of supernatural creatures in Japanese mythology, shape-changing animals capable of taking human form~~. Here, it has been rendered as a type of shape-changing sorcerer that can be a human or anthropomorphic animal that learns to shape-shift and other magical powers.~~		Hengeyokai is a group of supernatural creatures in Japanese mythology, shape-changing animals capable of taking human form.
	A hengeyokai can be a human that can assume an animal and hybrid form, an anthropomorphic animal that can assume human and animal form, or an animal that can take human or anthropomorphic forms, tough in game terms this would be either a human or an anthropomorphic animal.

	''Hengeyokai are shape-shifters, capable of taking animal, human, and hybrid humanoid animal forms. This can be an inborn ability inherited from a magical ancestor, a mystic ability derived from close identification with a particular animal, or a gift given by another hengeyokai.		''Hengeyokai are shape-shifters, capable of taking animal, human, and hybrid humanoid animal forms. This can be an inborn ability inherited from a magical ancestor, a mystic ability derived from close identification with a particular animal, or a gift given by another hengeyokai.
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	== Designer's Notes ==		== Designer's Notes ==
			Here, it has been rendered as a type of shape-changing sorcerer that can be a human or anthropomorphic animal that learns to shape-shift and other magical powers.
			A hengeyokai can be a human that can assume an animal and hybrid form, an anthropomorphic animal that can assume human and animal form, or an animal that can take human or anthropomorphic forms, tough in game terms this would be either a human or an anthropomorphic animal.

	This is a tricky subclass in that it goes deep into the rules for polymorph and transmutation spells.		This is a tricky subclass in that it goes deep into the rules for polymorph and transmutation spells.
	I tried to be practical about it, to make this into concrete rules that can apply to specific game situations, but I am afraid I have not done this far enough.		I tried to be practical about it, to make this into concrete rules that can apply to specific game situations, but I am afraid I have not done this far enough.

	In the future I may wish to link this more to sorcerer class mechanics like sorcery points.		In the future I may wish to link this more to sorcerer class mechanics like sorcery points.

Starfox: /* Polymorph Mastery */

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Polymorph Mastery

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	=== Polymorph Mastery ===		=== Polymorph Mastery ===
	Beginning at 14th level, when you cast ~~the~~ [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:polymorph Polymorph] on yourself, you can use a higher level spell slot to change into alternate types of creatures.		Beginning at 14th level, when you cast [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:polymorph Polymorph] on yourself, you can use a higher level spell slot to change into alternate types of creatures.
	'''5th:''' Humanoid, Construct, Giant, Monstrosity.		'''5th:''' Humanoid, Construct, Giant, Monstrosity.
	'''6th:''' Elemental, Ooze, Plant.		'''6th:''' Elemental, Ooze, Plant.

Starfox: /* Triple Form */

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Triple Form

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	'''Anthropomorphic Form.		'''Anthropomorphic Form.
	You can assume the form of a humanoid with traits that are a mix of human and animal.		You can assume the form of a humanoid with traits that are a mix of human and animal.
	~~If your are an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form and you have access to all your normal abilities.~~		This is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.
	~~If your are a human, this~~ is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.		If you are an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form.
	If ~~your normal form is a race that is neither human nor~~ an anthropomorphic animal, ~~you lose physical abilities you gained from racial abilities when you assume~~ your ~~anthropomorphic~~ form~~. This includes darkvision and such things as Dwarven Resilience and the fairy's Flight~~.

	'''~~Human~~.		'''Humanoid.
	You can assume a ~~human~~ form. If you are human or other humanoid that is not an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural ~~form and you have access to all your normal abilities.~~		You can assume a humanoid form.
	~~If your normal form is a race that an anthropomorphic animal, you lose physical abilities you gained from your race when you assume human~~ form.		This is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.
			If you are human or other humanoid that is not an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form.

	=== Equipment Transmutation ===		=== Equipment Transmutation ===

Starfox: /* Polymorph Mastery */

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Polymorph Mastery

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	'''8th:''' Celestial, Fiend.		'''8th:''' Celestial, Fiend.
	You cannot assume the form of a creature with the shapechanger tag.		You cannot assume the form of a creature with the shapechanger tag.
	You can assume the form of an object by polymorphing into a an Animate Object and remaining stationary.		You can assume the form of an object by polymorphing into an Animate Object and remaining stationary.

	=== Shape Mastery ===		=== Shape Mastery ===

Starfox: /* Focused Transmutation */

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Focused Transmutation

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	=== Focused Transmutation ===		=== Focused Transmutation ===
	Beginning at 6th level, while you are concentrating on a transmutation spell that affects only yourself, your concentration can't be broken ~~as a result of taking damage~~.		Beginning at 6th level, while you are concentrating on a transmutation spell that affects only yourself, your concentration can't be broken unless you become incapacitated.

	=== Polymorph Mastery ===		=== Polymorph Mastery ===

Starfox: /* Polymorph Mastery */

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Polymorph Mastery

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	=== Polymorph Mastery ===		=== Polymorph Mastery ===
	Beginning at 14th level, when you cast the [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:polymorph Polymorph] on yourself, you can use a higher level spell slot to change into alternate types of creatures.		Beginning at 14th level, when you cast the [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:polymorph Polymorph] on yourself, you can use a higher level spell slot to change into alternate types of creatures.
	'''5th:''' Humanoid, Giant~~, Goblinoid~~, Monstrosity.		'''5th:''' Humanoid, Construct, Giant, Monstrosity.
	'''6th:''' Elemental, Ooze, Plant.		'''6th:''' Elemental, Ooze, Plant.
	'''7th:''' Aberration, Dragon, Fey.		'''7th:''' Aberration, Dragon, Fey.
	'''8th:''' Celestial, Fiend.		'''8th:''' Celestial, Fiend.
	You cannot assume the form of a creature with the shapechanger tag.		You cannot assume the form of a creature with the shapechanger tag.
			You can assume the form of an object by polymorphing into a an Animate Object and remaining stationary.

	=== Shape Mastery ===		=== Shape Mastery ===

Starfox: /* Polymorph Mastery */

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Polymorph Mastery

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	'''7th:''' Aberration, Dragon, Fey.		'''7th:''' Aberration, Dragon, Fey.
	'''8th:''' Celestial, Fiend.		'''8th:''' Celestial, Fiend.
			You cannot assume the form of a creature with the shapechanger tag.

	=== Shape Mastery ===		=== Shape Mastery ===

Starfox: /* Triple Form */

2022-11-05T14:53:31Z

Triple Form

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	You can change into the form of this beast. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. You retain your alignment and personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores and related skills, and hit points.		You can change into the form of this beast. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. You retain your alignment and personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores and related skills, and hit points.
	You are limited in the actions you can perform by the nature of this new form, and you can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech.		You are limited in the actions you can perform by the nature of this new form, and you can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech.
			You retain your skills, and the bonus in each skill rather than recalculating skill bonuses based on the ability scores of your assumed form..
	Your gear melds into the new form. You can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of your equipment.		Your gear melds into the new form. You can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of your equipment.

	At 6th level you retain your ability to speak and cast spells in animal form, using your limbs for somatic components and a specific part of your body as an arcane spell focus. You must decide what part of your body this is. If this part of your body is bound, even by such simple means as a loop of string, you cannot cast spells.		At 6th level you retain your ability to speak and cast spells in animal form, using your limbs for somatic components and a specific part of your body as an arcane spell focus. You must decide what part of your body this is, common picks are horns, tail, ears, snout, or paws. If this part of your body is bound, even by such simple means as a loop of string, you cannot cast spells or use Hengeyokai features.
	You cannot ~~removes~~ such a seal yourself ~~or use magic to control or summon a creature to do so.~~		You cannot remove such a seal yourself.
	~~You retain your proficiency in all skills, but you have to recalculate skills based on physical ability scores in animal form~~.

	'''Anthropomorphic Form.		'''Anthropomorphic Form.
	You can assume the form of a humanoid with traits that are a mix of human and animal.		You can assume the form of a humanoid with traits that are a mix of human and animal.
	If your ~~natural form is that of~~ an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form and you have access to all your normal abilities.		If your are an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form and you have access to all your normal abilities.
	If your ~~normal form is~~ a human, this is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.		If your are a human, this is mostly a cosmetic effect, you assume an alternate shape, but still retain your racial abilities.
	If your normal form is a race that is neither human nor an anthropomorphic animal, you lose physical abilities you gained from racial abilities when you assume your anthropomorphic form. This includes darkvision and such things as Dwarven Resilience and the fairy's Flight.		If your normal form is a race that is neither human nor an anthropomorphic animal, you lose physical abilities you gained from racial abilities when you assume your anthropomorphic form. This includes darkvision and such things as Dwarven Resilience and the fairy's Flight.

	'''Human.		'''Human.
	You can assume a human form. If you are human or other humanoid that is not an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form and you have access to all your normal abilities.		You can assume a human form. If you are human or other humanoid that is not an anthropomorphic animal, this is your natural form and you have access to all your normal abilities.
	If your normal form is a race that an anthropomorphic animal, you lose physical abilities you gained from ~~racial abilities~~ when you assume ~~your~~ human form.		If your normal form is a race that an anthropomorphic animal, you lose physical abilities you gained from your race when you assume human form.

	=== Equipment Transmutation ===		=== Equipment Transmutation ===