Automatic Feats 2

Granted to every character of this race at creation. They cost nothing and cannot be declined.

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  Dismiss Rage

  Activate this ability to prematurely end your rage effects.
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  Shifter Traits

  As a Shifter, you are considered both a Humanoid and an Animal for the purpose of effects.

Selectable Feats 2

Available only to this race, and taken with a feat slot like any other — being the right race makes them available, it does not grant them.

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  Beasthide Shifter

  Passive: +1 Constitution. Active: Activate this Shifter ability to shift your form, granting you a +4 Rage bonus to Armor Class and Constitution, a +2 Morale bonus to Fortitude saves, and a -2 penalty to Wisdom. When the form ends, however, you will lose the hit points granted to you by increased Constitution and become fatigued. Your form will last for 30 seconds plus an additional amount of time based on your Constitution. You can prematurely end your form by using the Dismiss Rage feat. This shares charges with Barbarian's Rage feat, and anything that grants bonuses while Raging will grant bonuses with this. Shifting your form in this way prevents Spellcasting, and prevents the use of other abilities that cannot be used while Raging.
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  Wildhunt Shifter

  Passive: +1 Wisdom. Active: Activate this Shifter ability to shift your form, granting you a +4 Rage bonus to Wisdom and Dexterity, a +2 Morale bonus to Will saves, and a -2 penalty to Strength. When the form ends, however, you will become fatigued. Your form will last for 30 seconds plus an additional amount of time based on your Constitution You can prematurely end your form by using the Dismiss Rage feat. This shares charges with Barbarian's Rage feat, and anything that grants bonuses while Raging will grant bonuses with this, with the exception of abilities that add Strength While Raging, such as Barbarian's Power Rage. Shifting your form in this way prevents Spellcasting, and prevents the use of other abilities that cannot be used while Raging.

Enhancements Full tree →

The Shifter tree. Hover a cell for what it does; the full page has every rank and description.

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Brute Fighting

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 25% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.

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Hunt & Track

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 Spot, Listen, and Intimidate

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Extend Shifting

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

Your Shifting and Barbarian rages lasts 25% longer.

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Hardy Shifting

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 Constitution while Shifting or Raging.

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Self-Reliant

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 to Will Saving Throws

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Shifted Defenses

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Choose an upgrade based on your Subrace

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Natural Armor

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+2 Natural Armor

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Howl

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 5 AP

Release a mighty howl, granting nearby allies +2 Action Boost bonus to PRR and MRR, plus an additional 2 per 5 character levels you have for 20 seconds.

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Magic Fang

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Increases the Enhancement Bonus of the target's natural weapon by 1, plus 1 per five caster levels. An item can have only one temporary item enchantment at a time. Only works on players, hirelings, or pets, and only if they are Animals, Vermin, Magical Beasts, Dragons, or Fey. Equipping a new weapon cancels the effect. This can be cast while Raging.

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Maul

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 5 AP

Melee Attack: Requires an equipped Melee weapon. Make an attack similar to the Druid spell Maul:

This attack applies a bleeding effect that deals 1d4 slash damage every 2 seconds for 8 seconds. Striking the target successfully may also intimidate the target based on the player's intimidate skill.

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Empowered by Nature

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

Choose an upgrade based on your Subrace

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Augment Summoning

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

Grants the Augment Summoning feat: Your summoned creatures, charmed minions, pets, and hirelings have +4 to all ability scores, increased health, and increased fortification.

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Stronger Howl

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

When you Howl, nearby enemies take -2 to Attack, minus an additional 2 per 5 Character Levels you have for 20 seconds.

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Favored Enemy

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

Select a Favored Enemy

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Exceptional Shifting

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 15 AP

Choose an upgrade based on your Subrace

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True Hunter

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 15 AP

You gain +2 to Saves vs. Enchantments and Illusions, Freedom of Movement, and +10 to Spot.

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Howl of Terror

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 15 AP

You utter a terrifying howl, filling your foes with a paralyzing fear. Foes around you are paralyzed for 6 to 24 seconds. Will save (18 + WIS Mod + Enchantment bonuses) negates. This can be cast while Raging.

Core Enhancements

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Extra Shifting

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

+1 Rage uses per rest. (You expend Rage uses to activate your Shifting).

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Ability Score

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP

Select an Ability Score to boost

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Extra Shifting

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

+2 Rage uses per rest.

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Ability Score

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP

Select an Ability Score to boost

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Regenerating Shift

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

You regenerate 1 Rage use every 90 seconds.

Shifter

Racial Past Lives

Earned by reincarnating out of a life as this race. Each is a separate feat, taken in order.

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  Shifter I

  You were a Shifter in a past life. You gain +1 to the Spot skill. This is the first of three Past Life: Shifter feats, each of which grants a different bonus.
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  Shifter II

  You were a Shifter in a past life. You gain +1 to Dexterity. This is the second of three Past Life: Shifter feats, each of which grants a different bonus.
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  Shifter III

  You were a Shifter in a past life. You gain +1 Racial Action Point. This is the final Past Life: Shifter feat.