Shapeshifting and Skill Levels -- points spent on a skill in each form

[Not another shrubbery]

I've always assumed that Shapeshifting does not copy any racial skills, unless you're doing a full (i.e., including mental) change. I let natural weapons be used at DX, with a familiarity penalty until the character has had some experience in the form. I treat Brawling as a separate skill for different morphological configurations, though it can make sense to allow Hth skill in one form act in a complementary fashion while in another form, possibly adding a favorable modifier in some instances.