Patron Request: Laguz Base Race from Fire Emblem

 Ronald J Paris made me aware that I had forgot to post the Laguz base race when I should have- so the subraces went out without base abilities to replace! I’m making amend for my mistake so here it is as an extra.

Laguz (Advanced Race, 12 RP)

Laguz are similar to skinwalkers, but more powerful (“laguz” means “changer” in their world’s language). Laguz are not descended from lycanthropes but from powerful druids and shamans who bonded deeply with their animal totems, absorbing their forms and powers. They appear as normal humans that can assume a powerful hybrid animal form at will.

Type: Humanoid (shapechanger) (0 RP)

Size: Medium (0 RP)

Speed: Normal (0 RP) 30 ft.

Ability Score Modifiers: Standard (0 RP) +2 Str, +2 Cha, -2 Int.

Languages: Linguist (1 RP) Laguz begin game speaking Common. They can learn any languages they want as bonus languages if they have a high Intelligence score (except Druidic and other secret languages)

Defense Racial Traits

Lycanthropic Resistance (3 RP): Laguz have damage resistance 5/silver.

Magical Racial Traits

Beast Shape (Advanced Trait, 7 RP): As a supernatural ability, laguz can change shape to and from a Medium-sized hybrid form that resembles their ancestral totem animal as a standard action. In this shape, a laguz gains a +2 racial bonus to Dex, plus one of the following features (her choice):

• Two claw attacks dealing 1d4 points of damage each.
• A bite attack, dealing 1d4 points of damage,
• +2 racial bonus to natural armor.

These benefits last until the laguz returns to her humanoid form as a swift action. A laguz must first return to her humanoid form before changing to animal form again to change benefits.

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Sense Racial Traits

Low-Light Vision (1 RP)

Different laguz subraces have slightly different abilities from one another. Only dragonblood laguz are significantly more powerful and are considered as a monstrous race in their own right.