Lix Lorn
2012-01-19, 07:02 PM
MIMETTE
Mimettes are a rare race of crossbreeds, created long ago by magic, combining the traits of humanoids with those of the aberrant shapeshifters known as Mimics. They can shift their forms in many ways, taking on the appearance of a normal humanoid, or using the favoured shape of their parent race-the chest. Many Mimettes actually spend a lot of time with part of their body in the form of a chest, the top half of their body curled up inside it.
TYPICAL MIMETTES
As befits a fluid, shapechanging species, Mimettes vary greatly in their natures and appearance. Some blend into the world of humanoids, never revealing their more esoteric forms and abilities, claiming the race of Changeling if pushed. Others do the opposite, giving up on civilisation and lurking in the wilderness, preying on travellers and adventurers as Mimics often do. Most take a middle path, refusing to stick to either life, instead living proudly as what they are.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
As Shapeshifters, a physical description is essentially useless for the Mimettes. However, their natural form rarely varies. They appear as a human, from the top of the legs up, but below is bonded to the bottom of a chest, which surrounds them. They are easily capable of fitting inside it, and often sleep there. Separating a Mimette from their chest is equally as fatal as separating a human from their legs. When they need to move, a Mimette will change their chest into something lighter-they generally form a second skin, resembling a tight bodysuit.
Relations With Other Races
When they first came to light, Mimettes were shunned as abominations, seen as a perverse fusion of the normal and the monstrous. However, their general friendliness and helpfulness are beginning to pay off-they are beginning to be accepted as oddities, rather than monsters, to be forgiven for their strangeness and adored for their talents. Humans in particular often find use for their abilities, while the forest elves are known to detest them.
Alignment
Mimettes show no real tendency to any of the nine alignments. Those that try to hide their nature tend towards lawful and/or good, while those that accept the life of a monster are often evil or chaotic. Those that are both lawful and evil, or chaotic and good are the most likely to seek another path: To stamp their mark upon the world, or to seek adventure.
Mimette Lands
Mimettes have no lands of their own. Most of them live in rural communities, while small amounts live in cities, or in the dungeons, caves, and dark, wild places favoured by Mimics.
Religion
Religious views vary greatly among Mimettes, with no one deity or pantheon having a particularly strong following. Deities that preach forgiveness are often favoured, especially those that denounce the philosophy that some creatures are monstrous by nature.
Language
Mimettes, by and large, get by speaking common, or the language of whatever community they have tried to integrate themselves into.
Common Names
Mimettes rarely choose names other than those similar to the people around them. Even if they desire to champion their species, they wouldn’t wish to curse their child with a name that draws further attention to what they are.
Adventurers
Mimettes are a generally passive race, preferring to stay in one place. This makes them more likely to be defences against adventurers than to become them. Of course, exceptions do exist-their natural strengths make them effective warriors, and their agility, charisma and disguises make them excellent thieves and con-artists.
Mimette Racial Traits
Abilities: Str +2, Dex +2, Con +2, Int -2, Wis -2 Cha +2. Mimettes mastery of form makes them strong of body, and their mercurial forms tend to be incredibly likeable. However, their ancestry makes them a little slow on the uptake.
Size: Medium, but see Mimic Shape.
Type: A Mimette is an Aberration, with the Shapechanger subtype. They are not subject to spells or effects that affect only humanoids, such as dominate person or charm person.
Movement Rate: 10ft in their natural form, but bear in mind Mimic Shape allows them to acquire the movement speed of another creature.
Mimic Shape: A Mimette can change their form to many different shapes, although the most common is a treasure chest. They may change their form to resemble any object of about the same volume. This ability can also be used to mimic an Alter Self effect, with the following differences: It has an unlimited duration, can be used to acquire humanoid or monstrous humanoid forms, and has a Caster level equal to the Mimette's total hit dice (Including class levels, but not LA). It takes a full round action to use.
Chest of Secrets: A Mimette’s most common form is similar to the Mimics; that of a treasure chest. The ‘chest’ actually follows them around irregardless of their form, taking on a subtler shape-such as very tight clothing-if it gets in the way. It grants a +3 bonus to natural armour, no matter what form the user takes, and can be used to store large quantities within-A Mimette has storage space equal to a Bag of Holding Type I within their own body, the chest forming a gateway to its inside.
Finally, if their form features a chest, they may use it to make a bite attack. This is a natural weapon dealing 1d8 damage, plus 1.5x their strength modifier.
Skills: A Mimette has a +4 racial bonus to disguise.
Favoured Class: Rogue, Factotum.
LA:+2
HD: 2 RHD.
Total Starting Character Level: Four Minimum, five for character levels.
Mimettes are a rare race of crossbreeds, created long ago by magic, combining the traits of humanoids with those of the aberrant shapeshifters known as Mimics. They can shift their forms in many ways, taking on the appearance of a normal humanoid, or using the favoured shape of their parent race-the chest. Many Mimettes actually spend a lot of time with part of their body in the form of a chest, the top half of their body curled up inside it.
TYPICAL MIMETTES
As befits a fluid, shapechanging species, Mimettes vary greatly in their natures and appearance. Some blend into the world of humanoids, never revealing their more esoteric forms and abilities, claiming the race of Changeling if pushed. Others do the opposite, giving up on civilisation and lurking in the wilderness, preying on travellers and adventurers as Mimics often do. Most take a middle path, refusing to stick to either life, instead living proudly as what they are.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
As Shapeshifters, a physical description is essentially useless for the Mimettes. However, their natural form rarely varies. They appear as a human, from the top of the legs up, but below is bonded to the bottom of a chest, which surrounds them. They are easily capable of fitting inside it, and often sleep there. Separating a Mimette from their chest is equally as fatal as separating a human from their legs. When they need to move, a Mimette will change their chest into something lighter-they generally form a second skin, resembling a tight bodysuit.
Relations With Other Races
When they first came to light, Mimettes were shunned as abominations, seen as a perverse fusion of the normal and the monstrous. However, their general friendliness and helpfulness are beginning to pay off-they are beginning to be accepted as oddities, rather than monsters, to be forgiven for their strangeness and adored for their talents. Humans in particular often find use for their abilities, while the forest elves are known to detest them.
Alignment
Mimettes show no real tendency to any of the nine alignments. Those that try to hide their nature tend towards lawful and/or good, while those that accept the life of a monster are often evil or chaotic. Those that are both lawful and evil, or chaotic and good are the most likely to seek another path: To stamp their mark upon the world, or to seek adventure.
Mimette Lands
Mimettes have no lands of their own. Most of them live in rural communities, while small amounts live in cities, or in the dungeons, caves, and dark, wild places favoured by Mimics.
Religion
Religious views vary greatly among Mimettes, with no one deity or pantheon having a particularly strong following. Deities that preach forgiveness are often favoured, especially those that denounce the philosophy that some creatures are monstrous by nature.
Language
Mimettes, by and large, get by speaking common, or the language of whatever community they have tried to integrate themselves into.
Common Names
Mimettes rarely choose names other than those similar to the people around them. Even if they desire to champion their species, they wouldn’t wish to curse their child with a name that draws further attention to what they are.
Adventurers
Mimettes are a generally passive race, preferring to stay in one place. This makes them more likely to be defences against adventurers than to become them. Of course, exceptions do exist-their natural strengths make them effective warriors, and their agility, charisma and disguises make them excellent thieves and con-artists.
Mimette Racial Traits
Abilities: Str +2, Dex +2, Con +2, Int -2, Wis -2 Cha +2. Mimettes mastery of form makes them strong of body, and their mercurial forms tend to be incredibly likeable. However, their ancestry makes them a little slow on the uptake.
Size: Medium, but see Mimic Shape.
Type: A Mimette is an Aberration, with the Shapechanger subtype. They are not subject to spells or effects that affect only humanoids, such as dominate person or charm person.
Movement Rate: 10ft in their natural form, but bear in mind Mimic Shape allows them to acquire the movement speed of another creature.
Mimic Shape: A Mimette can change their form to many different shapes, although the most common is a treasure chest. They may change their form to resemble any object of about the same volume. This ability can also be used to mimic an Alter Self effect, with the following differences: It has an unlimited duration, can be used to acquire humanoid or monstrous humanoid forms, and has a Caster level equal to the Mimette's total hit dice (Including class levels, but not LA). It takes a full round action to use.
Chest of Secrets: A Mimette’s most common form is similar to the Mimics; that of a treasure chest. The ‘chest’ actually follows them around irregardless of their form, taking on a subtler shape-such as very tight clothing-if it gets in the way. It grants a +3 bonus to natural armour, no matter what form the user takes, and can be used to store large quantities within-A Mimette has storage space equal to a Bag of Holding Type I within their own body, the chest forming a gateway to its inside.
Finally, if their form features a chest, they may use it to make a bite attack. This is a natural weapon dealing 1d8 damage, plus 1.5x their strength modifier.
Skills: A Mimette has a +4 racial bonus to disguise.
Favoured Class: Rogue, Factotum.
LA:+2
HD: 2 RHD.
Total Starting Character Level: Four Minimum, five for character levels.