Changeling
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Beyond the Material Plane exists a creature known as a Changeling, a creature that is everchanging, unpredictable and highly dangerous, the Changeling has the ability to change their form on a whim, usually to blend in and assimilate with it’s surroundings, for whatever purpose it deems to do so. The Changeling is a creature of pure contradiction, contrarianism, and a being of pure rebellion to existence and philosophy.
Characteristics
Changelings in their truest states appear as prisms, three-dimensional objects, in a very simplistic form, with multiple faces, sides and such that don’t deviate further, they constantly have their appearance changing, with their texture, colour and shading appearing different every time, they may appear as a ball of flesh at one time, but then appear as a glob of slime another within a split second. When mimicking creatures of the Material Plane, a changeling has slight deviations or lacks certain details that can lead to their downfall to those that are observant, due to not being able to truly see into the Material Plane.
Changelings are very angry creatures, despising all from the Material Plane, due to their own superiority complex, they believe that the Material Plane is a mockery, completely imperfect, and treats it as just an ugly and distorted falsehood of the Fourth Dimension, which they deem as a place with no flaw.
Native Environments
Changelings come from the Fourth Dimension, a plane known little to those on the Material Plane, but a plane of complete and utter beauty, where perfection exists, a flawless plane that exists outside of the Material Plane. It appears as everything to the Changeling, a place where there is no suffering or pain to Changelings, however, to those of the Material Plane, is a completely incomprehensible jumble that reveals the darkest forms of mankind and triggers an innate, primal fear and rage.
History
Changelings are creatures that dwell on everything, not having a concise history, they were there when the universe was formed, and will be there when the universe is destroyed and beyond that time. Changelings tend to develop obsessions on specific objects, hyper-fixating over the imperfections and changing it’s forms to match the perfect ideal to them. This does spark deep controversies within other Changelings, leading to millenia-long battles of objects being constantly changed, observers on the outside of these conflicts consider this as “Marriage”, however, this is far from the truth, as Changelings do not have the ability to love anything other then themselves.
Society & Culture
In the Fourth Dimension, Changelings are the lowest and most weakest form of creature, due to being able to travel into the Material Plane freely. Changing ones form is considered taboo to most Fourth Dimension creatures, however, the Changeling does not have the innate ability to care what others think of it, relying on pure whim. They are treated horribly by those higher then them in the Fourth Dimension, transferring their hate to who they believe is inferior, which usually consists of everyone in the Material Plane.
Changeling Racial Modifiers
| Table: Changeling HP, MP and SP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Racial Modifiers | At Level 1 | Every Level After |
| Health Points (HP) | 75 + Vitality % | 1d6 x 5 + Vitality % |
| Magic Points (MP) | 150 + Psyche % | 1d12 x 5 + Psyche % |
| Stamina Points (SP) | 100 + Fortitude % | 1d8 x 5 + Fortitude % |
Changeling Racial Traits
Racial Modifiers – When not choosing a subrace, you gain a +10% to two ability scores of your choice.
Size – Changelings can start as any size, and can spend 1 minute to change their form to match any size.
Movement Speed – Changelings move at 2m/TP.
Languages Known – Changelings start knowing Highspeak, for every +5% Intellect Modifier they have, they may learn an additional language.
Major Traits
Change – Changelings have the ability to change their appearance for 2 TP, they may appear as any item, object, person, or anything similar equal to their own size, or if the item’s cost is less then the level of the changeling, 1 level is equal to C$5. When changing, they transform exactly into the item and have all of the functionalities, but they must know what the item is and what it looks like to change into it. Changelings may also choose to revert to their true form for 2 TP, they are always affected by hover while in their true form (unless the changeling chooses not to be affected).
Weeping – Changelings may let out a loud weep once per combat for 1 TP. This weep dispels all powers, perks, effects, electronics and everything within the Changelings view in a 200m radius. Those who can hear this weep and are within the Changeling’s line of sight take 500 (d4%) Sonic damage.
Superiority Complex – Changelings automatically hit on all creatures that are 5 levels or lower then the changeling, those that are 5 levels lower then the Changeling cannot take any actions against effects that the Changeling performs, unless they are immune to the effect or the effect does not work against them.
Minor Traits
Horrific – Changelings, in their true form, automatically cause every creature that sees it to become panicked. Creatures that are 5 levels above the Changeling or are Fourth Dimensional creatures are unaffected by this ability.
Fourth Dimensional – Changelings can freely travel to and from the Fourth Dimension, they are immune to all forms of terrain or any movement affecting abilities. They automatically succeed against all physical grapples and binds.
Loathing – Changelings automatically fail their next immediate action when they are critically hit. When they fail this action, they are immediately enraged at the closest target, and are affected with the Wrath perk, even if they wouldn’t have the prerequisites for 1 round.
Changeling Subraces
Subraces are variants of the main race that change the abilities and aesthetic of the race, Subraces are not mandatory to choose, but you may only choose one subrace for your character.
Star
The Star Changeling is a Changeling who’s true form appears as a star, these Changelings are highly aggressive, violent and prone to outbursts of rage and anger, using their energy to channel complete and utter destruction to everything that moves, consuming what lingers around it, the Star Changeling typically has obsessions over flesh and meat, eating indiscriminately out of pure anger.
Star Racial Modifiers – Star Changelings receive a +10% Psyche, +5% Nerve, and a -5% Luck
Star Power – Star Changelings regenerate MP equal to the amount of damage they’ve received.
Pentagon – Star Changelings receive a +50% damage bonus to all attacks that deal force damage.
The Hunger – Star Changelings gain the perk Devour. After devouring, they receive Haste for 1 round.
Square
The Square Changeling is a creature who takes on a Cube in their true form. These changelings are stout, sometimes considered lazy and unmoving, these Changelings like staying in one spot, being largely territorial, they react when being approached and react incredibly quickly once a creature steps in it’s ambiguously decided territory.
Square Racial Modifiers – Square Changelings receive a +10% Fortitude, +5% Nerve and a -5% Agility
Perfect Symmetry – Square Changelings receive no penalties to Defensive actions when using them as Dual-Wield actions.
Faces – Square Changelings cannot be exposed if they have not moved in the round.
Unflinching – When being attacked in Melee range, the Square Changeling’s action always goes first.
Triangle
The Triangle Changeling is a creature who takes on the form of a Tetrahedron while in their true form, they are openly hostile to anything and everything, mainly doing it out of mischievous sadism then any other purpose, they tend to stay away from others and attack from afar.
Triangle Racial Modifiers – Triangle Changelings receive a +10% Nerve, +5% Muscle and a -5% Fortitude
Trigonometry – Triangle Changelings have their range doubled for all ranged attacks performed by them, this includes powers and all magical attacks that have a range beyond 1m.
Spiky – Triangle Changelings gain a +20% bonus to all Grapple actions, 25% of all melee damage that they receive is reflected onto the attacker
Transmission – Triangle Changelings receive Telepathy as a power, this costs no MP for them to cast.
Circle
The Circle Changeling is a creature that appears as a sphere, wandering aimlessly, this Changeling moves quickly and is used to changes in terrains, wandering for hours at a time, only resting and stopping when it runs out of energy, before it quickly wanders further, not to see the sights of their surroundings, but just purely for it’s own obsession with travelling.
Circle Racial Modifiers – Circle Changelings receive a +10% Agility, +5% Nerve and a -5% Social
Spherical – Circle Changelings double their movement speed while using a Double Time action.
Well-Rounded – Circle Changelings do not need to eat or drink.
Bounce – Circle Changelings can choose to negate all fall damage once per day, when performing this ability, they immediately bounce in any direction equal to half of the amount of distance that they’ve fallen.
Diamond
The Diamond Changeling appears as a Diamond, also known as an Octahedron when in their true form. These changelings are the most sane on the surface, focusing entirely on interacting with others and learning how to communicate normally with creatures of the Material Plane, however, their deeper issues become apparent when they find a person to obsess over, developing goals to show that they are superior to that person in every way, shape and form, actively destroying their life for their own pleasure.
Diamond Racial Modifiers – Diamond Changelings receive a +10% Social, +5% Nerve and a -5% Muscle
Integrity – Diamond Changelings receive a +20% bonus to all Persuasive actions.
Irregularity – Diamond Changelings halve their critical chance on all actions, however, the critical multipliers are doubled.
Splendour – Diamond Changelings gain the perk Avarice. While in this mode, you can detect the exact amount of currency and it’s value in a 10m radius.