Shifter Powers
Unique Supernatural Ability: Purebred Animal Form. (New) This animal form is identical to the animal in nature except for the red glowing eyes that the animal has.
Base Supernatural Abilities: transform into one kind of animal, supernatural sense: smell (you can replace smell for another sense that fits better your chosen animal like sight for eagle shifters or hearing for werebats)
Supernatural Weaknesses: Silver, Witch Blood, Vampire’s Bite, Moon madness
Shifter Character Customization choices
This system is optional, but in place for those who want some direction in creating their characters.
Step One: Choose no more than two unclassified powers. These will be in your starter build and a part of your character's specialization.
Step Two: Choose no more than two powers from Tier One. These will be in your starter build and a part of your character's specialization.
Step Three: Choose no more than two powers from Tier Two. These will be in your starter build and a part of your character's specialization
Step Four: Choose no more than two powers from Tier Three. These will be in your starter build and a part of your character's specialization
Step Four: Choose no more than two powers from Tier Four. These will be in your starter build and a part of your character's specialization
Step Five: Choose no more than two powers from the General list. These will be in your starter build and a part of your character's specialization
Step Six: If you desire, you may select two abilities from the Human list because Otherkin are considered to have the same capabilities as humans.
You are limited to no more than 8 powers for your starter build. Choose them carefully. They will be the powers your character is most adept at and what comes most intuitively to them.
Unclassified List
Animal Shifting: Transform into another kind of animal. Can be acquired multiple times.
Monstrous Shifting: Transform into an animal form twice the size of the normal form.
Hunting Ground: Trap someone within your territory; they hit an invisible wall if they try to leave.
Spirit Shifting: Transform into the ethereal form of an animal or chimera. Cannot attack but is unharmed while in this form.
Commune with the Land Spirits: Speak with and learn the future from Earth Spirits.
Devour Knowledge: Gain knowledge from an animal or person whose flesh you have consumed.
Ancient Shifting: Transform into an extinct animal form.
Poison Blood: Poison those who drink your blood, causing fever and flu-like symptoms.
Poison Claws and Fangs: Deliver debilitating scratches and bites.
Camouflage: Remain invisible, silent, and untraceable to all senses. Cannot attack or move while in this state.
Scentless: Remain undetectable by scent.
Elemental Breath: Choose an element; inhale it and use it as a weapon.
Hunter’s Trap: Trap anyone who steps into a prepared trap for a period of time.
Unnatural Speed: Wield super speed far beyond other Shifters.
Rabid Frenzy: Fill someone with rage or madness.
Animal Lord: Summon animals.
Mask of the Beasts: Manifest animal appendages or characteristics. Can be acquired multiple times.
Hyper Reflexes: Dodge bullets and other projectiles.
Lightning Strike: Always hit your target when attacking.
Chimera: Mix different forms into one (two animals or animal + human) to create a hybrid.
Earn these with the task system
Tier One:
Alpha's Presence: Intimidate or command lesser beasts or weaker Shifters instinctively. Presence alone bends loyalty. Predator's Mind: Heightened focus; track prey for miles, never lose their trail once scented or sensed. Ferality: Tap into raw rage. Physical power doubles, but intellect and empathy fade for minutes. Pack Bond: Form a psychic or emotional link with up to three allies; feel their pain or distress. Beast Tongue: Speak directly to animals, translating between humans and beasts.
Tier Two
Lesser Shift: Manifest single animal traits without full transformation (claws, fur, eyes, reflexes). Intimidating Howl: Emit a fear-inducing roar or howl that unsettles mortals and low-tier supernaturals. Uncaged Leap: Perform massive, predator-like leaps across great distances or vertical heights. Demon's Brand: Reveal your creator’s mark, amplifying your power briefly but drawing infernal attention. Predator's Mirage: Move so swiftly between shadows or foliage that you seem in multiple places at once.
Tier Three:
Life Drain: Bite Each successful bite steals fragments of vitality; gives short bursts of regeneration. Controlled Frenzy: Retain awareness during “Moon Madness.” Channel rage into deliberate violence. Echo of the Wilds: Summon ghostly animal spirits from your ancestral forms for brief aid. Elderblood Shift: Mutate into a massive, demonic hybrid beast — horns, wings, or multiple heads. Toxic Hide: Bleed caustic ichor; anyone striking you in melee gets burned or poisoned.
Tier Four
Predatory Rebirth: When mortally wounded, cocoon in your animal form and re-emerge reborn after a nightfall. Elemental Merge: Fuse your body with your associated element (fire-wolf, stone-bear, storm-eagle). World Sense: Sense every presence touching your claimed territory — heartbeat, breath, or spirit. Demonic Howl: An infernal sonic eruption that stuns foes and shatters warded magic. The Prime Form: Merge all previous forms into a fearsome perfected shape blending beast, human, and demon traits.