06-24-2022, 07:57 PM | #11 |
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Re: Value of Disadvantage that forces you to shapeshift involuntarily?
The closest thing to an "official" disadvantage is Involuntary Shapeshifting from GURPS 3E Shapeshifters.
Cost is -5 to -30 points based on how often you encounter the conditions which trigger your change. When the character changes, they lose all memories of their previous form and become an NPC under the GM's control. Presumably, this disad didn't make it into GURPS 4E because it isn't much of a disadvantage and could be modeled by giving standard Shapeshifting the Nuisance Effect and Uncontrollable limitations. GURPS Powers and other books add the Cyclic and External Trigger special limitations. Last edited by Pursuivant; 06-24-2022 at 08:04 PM. |
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06-24-2022, 09:12 PM | #14 |
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Re: Value of Disadvantage that forces you to shapeshift involuntarily?
A 'Jekyll and Hyde' type character that I was working on when my desktop worked had Alternate Form connected to Split Personality, so when the persona switched, so did the shape. That may not be what you want, though.
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06-24-2022, 11:40 PM | #16 |
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Re: Value of Disadvantage that forces you to shapeshift involuntarily?
The Shapeshifting advantage takes ten seconds, by default. And the OP seems to be talking in terms of not being able to fight during those ten seconds.
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06-25-2022, 02:10 AM | #17 |
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06-25-2022, 08:05 AM | #19 | |
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If the setting is changeling friendly, then accidentally changing would be "oops, haha, my bad", possibly a social faux pas a la wrong fork. Changeling Hostile - mob with torches & pitchforks... *the uncontrolled change isn't the big points, it's what this means for your character / group in the setting.
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06-25-2022, 02:59 PM | #20 |
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Re: Value of Disadvantage that forces you to shapeshift involuntarily?
The GURPS 3E Involuntary Shapeshifting disad that I referenced requires Split Personality as well.
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