Ok, so I should definitely be studying instead of doing this, but the shifter is my favourite class, so whatever.
SO, my thought process is, since everyone wants very different things, the class can give some very basic options as a whole, but each Shifter picks a "menhir" (Name still in the workshop). This menhir would make the shifter more specialized.
I don't know much about 2e's polymorph, so someone can let me know if this is too powerful.
1st level. Wild appendage: At 1st level, all shifters get wild appendage. As a 2 action activity, the shifter can choose to gain a part of an animal. This lasts for 24 hours, until the shifter changes the the wild appendage, or until the shifter chooses to remove it (Single action) The shifter can choose what animal is giving her that appendage.
Some example appendages
Bird of prey eyes (+1 on perception, treat crit fail as fail)
Bull horns (Gain +1 on athletics, can shove as part of the action to use wild appendage)
Octopus tentacles (Reduce MAP by 1 for a -4 [-3 with agile], and a -8 [-6 with agile])
Wolf nose (scent goes from a vague sense to an imprecise sense)
1st level: At first level, each shifter chooses a menhir. This menhir is the source of her power, and details exactly what focus the shifter has on changing form.
EXAMPLE MENHIRS
Chimeric Menhir
Your are skilled at maintaing you wild appendage. you can have a maximum of 2 wild appendages at a time. You gain the Natures breadth feat (Allows the shifter to choose forms of creatures she hasn't seen before), and the Chimeric form focus spell (2 action focus spell that gives them 2 wild appendages at once)
Whole form Menhir
You have practiced changing your entire body. When you use wild appendage, you can choose to get one size bigger or smaller, whichever would make sense for that animal. You gain the Wild persona feat (Allows them to shapeshift to gain bonuses on disguise check), and pest form as a focus spell
Shifting menhir
You have a speed and grace with wild appendage. Gaining a wild appendage only takes one action, and removing it is a free action. You can the rapid form feat (after changing or gaining a wild appendage, gain a +1 on strikes. and the reflexive shift focus spell(Allows the shifter to gain a wild appendage as a reaction)
This is a first run, and I only did lvl one, but please let me know if you have any suggestions on how to improve :)
