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I felt there was a bit of grey area for the Change Shape ability so I made an addendum to it as well as made a few new related abilities my players wanted
Change Shape 6 RP: As written but with the following text: "The creature does not adjust its ability scores (although it gains any other abilities of the creature it mimics per alter self). This ability is at-will and the creature can remain in an alternate form indefinitely. This ability does not make the creature immune to polymorph abilities and if he is polymorphed against his will, he may not use this ability to change back. However, other shapechanging abilities, such as a druid's wild shape, function normally."
Beast Shape, Lesser 4 RP (or 6 RP, see text): You may transform into one Small or Medium animal as beast shape I (with the exception of being able to change into a tiny creature) but do not gain the size bonus to to your ability scores. For 6 RP, instead of 4 RP, you may gain the appropriate ability bonus. You may select one animal to change into at character creation. This cannot be changed afterwards. This ability is at-will and the creature can remain in the alternate form indefinitely. This ability does not make the creature immune to polymorph abilities and if he is polymorphed against his will, he may not use this ability to change back. However, other shapechanging abilities, such as a druid's wild shape, function normally.
Tiny Beast Shape, Lesser 6 RP: You may transform into one Tiny animal as beast shape I but do not gain the size bonus to to your ability scores (i.e +4 to Str or Dex). You may select one animal to change into at character creation. This cannot be changed afterwards. This ability is at-will and the creature can remain in the alternate form indefinitely. This ability does not make the creature immune to polymorph abilities and if he is polymorphed against his will, he may not use this ability to change back. However, other shapechanging abilities, such as a druid's wild shape, function normally.
I made my changes to Change Shape becaue i felt the wording was too broad and needed some balancing to make it more like the bestiary ability. Also, I felt handing a standard race creature a get-out-of-polymorph for free card was a bit much.
I put lesser in the last two because I figured an advanced creature might have a more powerful ability (such as being able to change into more than one creature, or having it treated as beast shape II)
The first ability came about because one of my players wanted to play a race of dogs who could turn into people, and the second because another player wants to play a tibbit at some point