| madangrypally |
I have been trying to come up with a Shapechanging build for a high level campaign. At first I thought I would be stuck with a Druid but then I discovered an Alchemist can more easily fill the role.
Iv not heard of others mention the build and it takes a very high level to come online but as I am starting at those levels it was not an issue for me.
Improbable Elixirs: This will give you potions up-to half your level.
Potion of Disguise:
The disguise doesn't change your traits or statistics, nor does it give you any of the special abilities of the creature you're imitating. It might affect what items you can hold or wear.
The potion can increase your size if the creature is larger than you, to a maximum of Large, and it can shrink you to a creature of size Tiny. This doesn't change any of your statistics, with the exception of reducing your reach to 0 feet as a Tiny creature.
Normally polymorph effects like Animal Shape come with limitations as they are battle forms. The Potion of Disguise is not, though they do limit the size you can become.
Add in things like Eternal Elixers and Combine Elixers for more combos. Example: Change into a shark and give it swim speed potion, A bird disguise with a fly potion.
The reason this can be worth it is that this is a polymorph effect but it is not a battle form. Thus it does not have the same limitations as the battle form spells. There is still limitations on your new form but those limitations are much less severe than the battle form limitations.
This is more for a flavor build but I find these types of build the most rewarding. It also helps that our group uses Duel Build rules so I can tie this into another class to gain the most out of it.