Quite.

I have fun playing this up with Kael(my bear Elven shifter adept-well kinda mystic adept but he's got some nice crunchy adept powers.) It takes people getting used to the fact that sometimes, he just wants to go...well, be a bear in the woods. And after ripping enemies to shreds in his bear form it's all he can do if he hasn't eaten that day not to have a nom, but he tries to sorta fight that.

If teammates are around. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) He doesn't take his bear form in public(in the way that ''if there are potentially any cameras...or survivors.'') But given that he's still as strong as his giant Kodiak form in his elven form it's not like he needs to all the time. But balancing the two out is a pretty fun role-play challenge, as is learning things the more metahuman way. He had a mentor thankfully so he can read, write, speak well and all of that, but he is still fairly 'blank' when it comes to certain things.

Sounds very much like the Jaguar shifter adept assassin in the group I GM for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bear Who Walks Through Walls was constantly on the lookout for food. He dug into a bunker where there was a hacker we needed to enforce dumpshock on (and open a gate) and the bear went strait for the fridge. My character (the semi-hacker) went in behind and actually dealt with the hacker* and the computers.

*Yoinked all his cables out, he took dumpshock, saw the bear, and ran screaming for the hills.

Now, Bear Who Walks Through Walls was the total pacifist, correct? That had to be interesting. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Bear raided the guy's minifridge.

There are so many ways of taking down shifters it isnt even funny anymore.

Think about it.

1.Fire
Incendiary Grenades
Yes, you heal the damage and your fur grow out...and keeps feeding the flames so you burn even more as your regenerating ability keeps adding fuel to the flames.

2.Electricity
Stick'N'Shock/Tazers/Drone Theft Protection Electro Shock (S10 Stun)
Put em to sleep and then douse them with whatever seems useful.

3.Allergies
Right, a little more difficult as Silver is a bit expensive - But all you need is to hit with ONE shot at a +6 to damage.

Silver Bullets
Silver Nitrate Solution (Squirt Gun?)
Silver Nitrate Splash Grenade

4.Magic
No Regenerate (I'd suggest fireball since their fur would burn)

5.Animal Instinct
Knowledge is half the battle, people with animal knowledge of the shifter in question should get some advantage in knowing their instinctive behavior - And no, a ball of yarn thrown against a Cat Shifter wont do a thing.

6.Other Gear
Splash Grenades with Irritants (Pepper Punch, Nausea Gas, FAB III). Injection vector attacks with FAB III (Dart Guns)

Keeping in mind that this works with some people as well.

There's a reason I'm diagnosed ADOS.

Attention Deficit--Oooh Shiny.

Yea, im suspecting that I have ADD and perhaps a small bit of Aspergers

Ditto on that. I don't mesh with Real People well.

Yup, my horde of imaginary fanboys and ghost friends are so much better - not to mention the voices in my head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)

Nah, I got none of those. But it's soooo much easier to deal with stupid people when you can just eat them and be done with it.

Seconded! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

You don't need to be a 'shifter for that, you know...

Just a cannibalistic troll with the following:
Suprathyroid Gland
Corrosive Spit Metagenic Quality
Fangs metagenic Quality
Ogre Stomach Metagenic Quality
Dark Secret (Cannibal)

Mr.Munchy the troll works for the mob, he disposes of troublesome people but nobody knows exactly how he does is since they seem to just dissappear...

Or, you know, a ghoul.

But a ghoul has no choice. Sure, they're creepy, but they're a known creepy. A guy who chooses to be a cannibal, because he likes the taste? Much creepier (and therefore more interesting as an antagonistic, named NPC)

You mean a Blood Adept? I see a million (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) right there.

Why does he have to be a magically awakened character? Creepy enough with just a normal Joe Schmoe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Because the Awakened are IMO the most likely to do that, unless you like putting people with severe mental issues in the world at random. Not only that, people with severe, illegal mental issues who would be arrested fast.

3 agility, if you hardmax it? Plus low mental stats and reaction. He'd be able to take damage like crazy, but wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

And yet there are people who are cannibals today. *shrug* (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
What makes an Awakened "More Likely" in your opinion, as I do not see it.

3 is average. and Mentals of 4 are above average. I see no limitations here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

The Troll Bear Shifter with the low agility isn't really the biggest problem, because melee isn't usually the best option in game and he's going to have trouble hitting anyone with a little bit of dodge. So being able to soak damage and punch things hard isn't a disproportionate threat.

The problem is if you stack Troll Tiger Shifter stats.

8/13 Body | 4/9 Agi | 2/7 Rea | 7/12 Str | 1/4 Cha | 1/4 Int | 1/4 Log | 1/5 Wil

Now you've got a damage sponge which is also super agile, slightly harder to hit, and really strong.

Looks like a typical Troll Street Sam to me... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)