Though seen by many as beastkin, or worse yet, lycanthropes, Shifter's are far more than anyone could imagine, Shifters are mortals with an innate connection to the Feywild, bounded as one, these beings souls are touched by the spirits themselves, entwined and connected it is said each Shifter's soul is bound to that of a spirit that tether's them to reality and to their senses, for without this tether the beast that lives within the heart of each shifter would surely take hold of its host.
5e Racial Stats
- Ability Score Racial Traits: A shifter increases one ability score of their choice, other than their sub-race ability score, by 2.
- Type: Shifters are humanoids with the Fey and Shapechanger subtypes.
- Size: Shifters are medium.
- Speed: Shifters have a base speed of 30 ft.
- Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and either Sylvan or Aklo.
Darkvision (x)
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fey Ancestry (1)
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Keen Smell (1)
You gain advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and Wisdom (Survival) checks when using your sense of smell.
Shifting (2)
As a bonus action, you can assume a more bestial appearance. This transformation lasts for 1 minute, until you die, or until you revert to your normal appearance as a bonus action. When you shift, you gain temporary hit points equal to your level + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 temporary hit point). You also gain additional benefits that depend on your shifter subrace, described below. Once you shift, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest.
Totemic Focus (2)
A shifter is born to a particular totem spirit, choose from the following list: Air, Earth, Fire, Shadow, or Water, once chosen this choice cannot be changed. As an action, you can call upon your totem spirit tied to your birth to harness its spiritual energy, binding it to you to aid you in your time of need. While bound to your totem spirit, you gain the listed totem's benefit for the next hour. You can use this feature once, regaining its use after completing a long rest.
- Air Totem: Your base walking speed is increased by 30 feet, and you gain resistance to Lightning damage.
- Earth Totem: Your current and maximum Hit Points are increased by 2 per HD that you possess, and you gain resistance to Acid damage.
- Fire Totem: Any martial or fire-damage dealing spell attack that you make deals an additional 1d4 points of Fire damage, and you gain resistance to Fire damage.
- Shadow Totem: You can as a bonus action slip into any source of dim-light or darkness within 5 feet of you and teleport to another source of dim-light or darkness within 60 feet as a bonus action. Additionally, you have resistance to Necrotic damage.
- Water Totem: You can breathe both air and water and gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed. Additionally, you gain resistance to Cold damage and are immune to Environmental pressure effects caused by a deep, underwater environment.
Shifter Subrace
The beast within shapes each shifter physically and mentally. The four major subraces of shifter include: beasthide, longtooth, swiftstride, and wildhunt. Choose a subrace for your shifter.
Beasthide
- Ability Score Increase: The beasthide shifter increases their Constitution score by 2.
- Natural Athlete (1): You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.
- Shifting Feature (1): Whenever you shift, you gain 1d6 additional temporary hit points. While shifted, you have a +1 bonus to your Armor Class.
Longtooth
- Ability Score Increase: The longtooth shifter increases their Strength score by 2.
- Fierce (1): You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
- Shifting Feature (1): While shifted, you can use your elongated fangs to make an unarmed strike with the Light weapon property. If you hit with your fangs, you can deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Swiftstride
- Ability Score Increase: The swiftstride shifter increases their Dexterity score by 2.
- Graceful (1): You have proficiency in the Acrobatics skill.
- Shifting Feature (1): While shifted, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. Additionally, you can move up to 10 feet as a reaction when a creature ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This reactive movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.
Wildhunt
- Ability Score Increase: The wildhunt shifter increases another score of their choice other than their first chosen score by 2.
- Natural Tracker (1): You have proficiency in the Survival skill.
- Shifting Feature (1): While shifted, you have advantage on Wisdom checks, and you gain Blindsight out to 30 feet.
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