Path of the Shifter
By John Sitton (jms10@ra.msstate.edu
* Magic Shifter
The user spends experience (1:basic, 2:intermediate, 3:advanced) to learn a Protean discipline effect as a ritual along this path of thaumaturgy. It requires a teacher and allows the kindred to teach the ritual as a discipline. The kindred may research a new protean effect if she so chooses. For the purposes of usage and learning there is no difference between having the actual discipline or the thaumaturgy effect.
** Protean Mind
This level allows the kindred to teach herself the rituals along a discipline. It requires that two levels must be known and that the kindred learn the levels in order filling in any gaps.
*** Mask of the Flesh
Spend 2 mentals to change your appearance or 3 to look like someone you know. This is not Ofuscation, and people may realize that you're not who you appear to be. It costs nothing to return to true form and happens automatically if torpered.
**** Mimic
Do a Test to learn a protean effect witnessed. (Div 5 x level of effect; occult & investigation retests) Individualized storyteller rulings on non-vampiric protean effects (for big games, probably don't allow it).
***** Gift of the Shifter
You may learn one level beyond your Thaumaturgy level in Rrotean disciplines at their full out of clan cost (or in clan if it's an in clan discipline) assuming the magus has learned all the lower levels of the discipline.
Rituals
BasicChameleon Flesh: Spend a mental, 2 turns concentrating, and the magus's flesh will take on any desired coloration (hair and nails too) The Shift takes two turns and costs nothing to drop.
IntermediateCreature's Form: The magus may spend a willpower and shift to the form of any desired animal that she chooses (must have been seen by the magus). The form can't be bigger than a large horse. It takes 15 min morph.
AdvancedBecome the Myth: The magus may become anything living scientifically possible by spending a willpower. (ie no firebreathing dragons, but unicorns and velociraptors are ok). It may be no bigger than an elephant (becoming a humpback whale is post advanced). It takes 30 minutes to morph.