Building a shape shifter with interesting rules

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by ericthered

the broken bones don't mend. The bones don't belong to the creature at all, they get them from other sources. In fact, the bones don't even have to be "bone", or from a real animal, the creatures can use bones made of wood, stone, or metal. In a high tech setting, I'd let them use plastic. The trick is they can't copy individuals with these bones, and look kind of odd when they use them.

Oh. That sounds pretty minor, then. -10%, or maybe just a Nuisance Effect, if they can replace the broken 'bones' themselves without too much trouble.