Magic/Spells/Alter Self

Keywords: Polymorph

Prerequisites: See Text

Target: One Creature

Duration: Concentration or 1 minute per BCB(see description)

Range: Personal

Action: 4 AP

Saving Throw: Resilience

Spell Resistance: Yes

Description: You can alter yourself for as long as you concentrate or you can spend a spell point to allow the spell to continue without concentration for 1 minute per BCB; and may dismiss the spell as a 3 AP action.

When using alter self the caster applies a series of traits to themself. Traits are obtained from Alter and Form talents, but traits themselves do not change a creature’s base physical form, but instead apply special characteristics (such as natural attacks, size, movement modes, size adjustments, etc..). The caster may grant a maximum number of traits equal to 2 + 1 per 5 BCB and cannot grant the same trait more than once unless specified otherwise.

The list of traits you may apply are pulled from any known form or alter talents known. If a trait would grant a limb your form talent already grants you may gain the additional limb or choose not to (but still gain any benefits related to gaining that limb such as the aquatic form tail riptide).

Special: When you gain this spell, if you don’t already have one, select a single form or alter universal talent that you qualify for (if you do not qualify for any form talents you cannot select this spell). For the purposes of prepared casters this spell does not take a slot to prepare, but also cannot be used without a form talent prepared, additional form or alter talents take up slots as normal.

Lingering Alter
Prerequisite: Alter Self

Benefit: Your Alter Self spell lasts for 2 additional rounds after you cease concentration. When spending a spellpoint to allow it to last without concentration it lasts for 10 minutes per BCB.

Alter Other
Prerequisite: Alter Self

Range: Touch

Benefit: You may now use alter self on creatures you touch as part of casting. You may choose to affect yourself and the creatures touched as part of the same casting but you must spend an additional spell point to allow the spell to continue without concentration.

Geater Alter
Prerequisite: Alter Self

Benefit: You apply 1 additional trait as part of alter self, plus an additional trait at 10 BCB and every 10 thereafter.