Hi,
1. I have a question regarding the bestial form of the skin walker. When i (Skin walker Fanglord) change into bestial form i can chose between several bestial features (bite attack, increased base speed, dark vision, claw attack).
What is, however, unclear to me is, how my exterior shape changes. Do i only get the exterior features that correspond to the chosen bestial feature (long snout for bite attack, a tail for increased base speed, claws for claw attack and yellow eyes for dark vision) or do i get all of the cosmetic changes, regardless of the bestial feature?
2. If i understand that correctly, Skin Walkers are not Lycanthropes and therefore not influenced by the moon, right?
2- Skinwalkers are to true weres what the planetouched races (tiefkings, sylphs, etc) are to their outsider ancestors : distant descendants. The actual books likely in more details about that.
1- I don't remember any clear answer to that, so : Unclear, but I'd go with "however much you want " (could be me forgetting something).
Just because you got fangs doesn't mean you have a bite attack (see: the orcs' tusks). If you picked the speed, the fangs will look cool but nothing more. Whether because they're not big and pointy enough or because the structure of your jaws and biting muscles aren't'adapted enough, or some other reason.
Or maybe your mastery of the shapeshift is good/bad enough that you only show what you can use.
Either way the change is visible. How and how much is up to you and/or your gm.