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I just noticed that the FAQ allows the Eagle Shaman (and ONLY the Eagle Shaman) to fill holes in the size of totem animals available when wildshaping by applying the Giant Template to Eagles. I believe that some of the other Animal Shamans have similar holes in their size line-up, but according to the FAQ, the other Animal Shamans cannot fill those holes by using the Giant Template.
Shouldn't the rule be more even-handed, such as if there is any animal matching the Animal Shaman's Totem animal type available in a size category, then the Animal Shaman is limited to that animal(s), but if a particular size category has no animal matching the Animal Shaman's Totem, then the Giant Template can be applied to an animal of the appropriate type from the next smaller category? Or something along these lines.
If the Devs are worried about abuse (where someone might get to choose which of several animals to apply the Giant Template to), they could simply identify which Animal Shamans have holes in their available animals and specify which animals get the Giant Template.
For example, the Boar Shaman has small (Pit Boar), medium (Boar) and large (Dire Boar) sizes, but is missing any huge boar.
Similarly, the Bear Shaman has medium (Black Bear) and large (Grizzly, Polar and Dire Bear) sizes, but is missing any small or huge bear.
I've seen GMs, as a houserule, allow the Giant Template to be added to an appropriate animal, but a RAW option would be nice (for PFS if nothing else).
So if you think all Animal Shamans should get the same treatment as Eagle Shamans, please hit the FAQ button!
Thanks
That's not really what the FAQ system is for, at least according to the guidelines in the rules forum.