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Ancestry :: Shapeshifter (variant)

Ancestry Features: Charismatic || Arcane Background (Gifted) with Shape Change || Secret

Attributes

Agility || Smarts || Spirit || Strength || Vigor || Wealth

Derived Stats

Pace || Parry || Size || Toughness (1)

Core Skills

Athletics || Common Knowledge || Notice || Persuasion || Stealth

Other Skills

Fighting || Focus || Healing || Riding || Thievery

Hindrances

Can't Swim - Campaign

Secret - Ancestry (Major) - As a child Malakai accidentally killed someone while shifted.

If this should ever be discovered by anyone but the closest allies, trade this Hindrance for Enemy, Shamed, Wanted, or another appropriate Hindrance approved by the GM.

Cautious - Minor - His tendency to run up the side of buildings notwithstanding, Malakai prefers to plan than make rash decisions.

Loyal - Minor - While he's not happy using violence, Malakai will absolutely put his life on the line for those he considers family and friends.

Pacifist - Minor - Malakai hates violence and will only fight when given no other choice, and won't allow the killing of prisoners or other defenseless victims.

Quirk - Minor - Malakai doesn't like to be touched.

(2 points spent on Attribute Increase (Agility), 2 points spent on Attribute Increase (Vigor))

Edges and Powers

Charismatic (Ancestry) - You get one free reroll on Persuasion rolls.

Arcane Background (Gifted) (15 pp) (Ancestry)

Shape Change (Variant) As a limited free action you may use the Change Shape power.

Dodge (free chargen) - The hero can anticipate attacks or move erratically under fire. Unless the victim of a surprise attack and taken completely unaware, Dodge subtracts 2 from all ranged attacks made against the character. Dodge does not stack with actual cover, however.

Free Runner - Your character practices “parkour” or is just very skilled at running, jumping, swinging, scampering up walls, and over obstacles. As long as there are obstacles he can bound on, bounce off, or swing on, he moves at his full Pace on Difficult Ground when on foot. He also adds +2 to his Athletics rolls when climbing and in foot Full Pace on Difficult Ground when on foot, +2 to Athletics rolls when climbing and in foot chases.

Advances

First Advance: Free Runner

Second Advance: Smarts d6->d8

Third Advance: Notice d6->d8; Thievery d4->d6

Fourth Advance: New Powers:

Darksight - Novice | Power Points: 1 | Range: Smarts | Duration: One hour

Trappings:

Farsight - Seasoned | Power Points: 2 | Range: Smarts | Duration: 5

Equipment

In progress:
Neat but worn and patched clothes
Good boots
Heavy leather jacket and leggings +2
Wooden baton (Using light club stats) | Damage Str + d4 | Min Str D4 | Weight 2
Utility knife | Damage Str + d4 | Min Str D4 | Weight 1
Canteen of water
Goggles
Backpack
Blanket
Spare clothes and boots
Grappling hook and rope or oher climbing gear?

Bio

Malakai's gift manifested in puberty. His mother was "a mean drunk, but only in private" and during an altercation with her he shifted into canine form. She was drunk and Mal - unable to figure out how to change back - panicked. It was a deadly combination.

When Mal's father got home, he covered up Mal's mother's death and pretended it was caused by a wild animal. To protect his son he forbade Mal from shifting or telling anyone about his gift. Afraid of getting "stuck" again Mal practiced in private, and learned free running to explain how he was able to get places most folks couldn't - and to get back down when he was in human form.

Power Detail

Shape Change​ available as a Limited Free Action

Rank: Novice| Power Points: Special | Range: Self | Duration: one day (Fantasy Companion variant)

Description: This power allows the caster to take the form of other living creatures. He can only turn into the base form of such beings, not elite or alternative versions. With a raise, the caster can increase the creature’s Strength and Vigor by one die type each. The Size of the new form is limited by the caster’s Rank.

A character’s held and worn items are assumed into the new form and reappear when the power ends.

While transformed, the character retains his Edges and Hindrances, and his Smarts, Spirit, and their linked skills. He gains the creature’s Agility, Strength, Vigor, and linked skills, as well as any powers common to that creature but not their Power Points, or any additional wounds or wound reduction abilities. His ability to use devices and communicate is limited to those of his form. The caster may maintain any powers cast before the shape change regardless of form.

Modifiers​

None

Darksight

Rank: Novice | Power Points: 1 | Range: Smarts | Duration: One hour

Darksight allows a hero to see in the dark. With success, he ignores up to 4 points of illumination penalties. With a raise, he ignores up to six points and can see in pitch darkness.

Trappings: Cat's eyes

Modifiers: none

Farsight

Rank: Seasoned | Power Points: 2 | Range: Smarts | Duration: 5

Farsight allows Farsight allows the recipient to see in detail over great distances. He can read lips or read fine print up to a mile distant. With a raise, he also halves Range penalties for Shooting, Athletics (throwing), or other abilities affected by Range

Trappings: Eagle eyes

Modifiers: none