LazGrizzle |
..it is very odd that Shapeshifter, a Ranger Archetype, forces you to specifically take the natural weapons combat style in the archetype, yet none of Animal forms give any natural attacks...so you essentially have to be a race that has them already., right?
Well, I really dig the Skimwalker race, and want to do a natural attack based character with it (and who can resist a Skinwalker, Texas Ranger). However, if I cannot assume my bestial Skinwalker form, as well as use Aspect of the Bear from Shapeshifter at the same time, Shapeshifter is useless as an archetype unless you are a race that has inherent natural weapons at all times...and how many of those are there?
So should I just forego the shapeshifter archetype, and use a Skinwalker that has natural combat style, or say eff the walker, and do shapeshifter with Ike cat or rat folk?
Dafydd |
While you are better off taking a race that has a natural attack, you can be a normal elf or dwarf or etc.
The style allows you to take Aspect of the Beast feat. It can give you a pair of claw attacks. Of course, if you take a race with a natural attack, you can take the feat to gain the senses or instincts (gaining/increasing lowlight and darkvision or bonus to survival and initiative).
A nice GM might even let you take the feat at first level, considering the archtype means you will take the style.