Question about what makes an Oni

[Thomas Jones]

Ok, I know that Oni are Kami that have taken the form of mortal races. But why do oni take the forms that they do? Is there some factor that determines whether one becomes a Ja noi or a Nogitsune, or is it all just random?

[GM Rednal]

"Oni are a race of evil spirits, native to the Material Plane, that manifest physical bodies based upon the shapes and desires of humanoid mortals", and "The type of oni a spirit transforms into is influenced by a wide variety of variables, ranging from the nature of what the oni spirit was before to the location where it is reborn into the realm of flesh and blood."

So, it's not always obvious what the factors are, but it's definitely not random.

[Thomas Jones]

GM Rednal wrote:

"Oni are a race of evil spirits, native to the Material Plane, that manifest physical bodies based upon the shapes and desires of humanoid mortals", and "The type of oni a spirit transforms into is influenced by a wide variety of variables, ranging from the nature of what the oni spirit was before to the location where it is reborn into the realm of flesh and blood."

So, it's not always obvious what the factors are, but it's definitely not random.

Thanks for the info