Shapeshifter Regeneration, Question on the exact rate Options

[U_Fester]

I have a question on Shapteshifter regeneration. I have searched my manuals, read back posts and the such, but I can not find the exact rules/rate for Shapeshifter PC regeneration. Any help would be much appreciateded.

Thanks

[Demosthenes]

iirc a PC shapeshifter regenerates (Essence)/2 at the end of every combat turn, when in their natural form.
Also iirc, they don't regenerate at all in human form, and there's all kinds of other complicated silly stuff about regenerating drain and stun damage and physical drain and all of that nonsense...it's something of a can of worms, really.
Rules should be in SRComp.

[ Spoiler ]

They're gimped, in other words, pale shadows of the crack-whore munchkin-mongering beasts of doom they should be! :silly:

Sorry. Too much coffee.

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This post has been edited by Demosthenes: Feb 8 2005, 05:13 PM

[BitBasher]

That was in 2nd edition. No longer valid.

In 3rd edition, all creatures with regeneration (pc's included) erase all their damage at the beginning of every combat round unless the conditions are met that causes them not to regenerate at all. Boom baby!

[Demosthenes]

Thanks Bit.

Note to self: must by SR3 Companion...

Shapechangers are no longer gimped by having a stupid version of a power that works inconsistently.

Note: what bothered me was the inconsistency, not the poor fuzzy-wuzzies being mistreated. Not my cup of tea, though I can see why some people might want to play one...

[U_Fester]

[mfb]

yep.

[Aes]

Which is why you geek them right after the mage. :P

[Capt. Dave]

[Tarantula]

Which is why you have the mage levitate them, then geek them while they can't do much.

[BitBasher]

[Nikoli]

Sick though, Shapeshifter with empathic healing...

Forget offering free medical services in the barrens, you can finally get recognized by Krash Kart and Doc Wagon as a sentient and receive a SIN just like real people.

[Jrayjoker]

So is there an allergy that limits the regen, like silver bullets on a werewolf?

[Nikoli]

nope, I think it either ups the damage code or the power, but I can't recall which.

[Jrayjoker]

So the only way to geek them is to do overdamage?

[Nikoli]

Well, when they receive a deadly wound, you roll a 1d6, on a 1 they didn't heal and have to recover normally, otherwise they are a-okay (aside from potential magic loss)

[Jrayjoker]

And that assumes they are magical, would the essence loss affect them in any way if they were not magical?

[Nikoli]

most shifters are magical, being awakened creatures, it would be veritable suicide to not have some magical skills

[BitBasher]

[Nikoli]

well, they are dual natured.
that's a flaw for a reason.

[BitBasher]

[U_Fester]

Thanks for all the info. Now I can see why one of the guys wants to play this so baddly.... that and he averages a player getting killed every 1.5 games.

[Jrayjoker]

Just because he can't save his character's life with some reasonable planning and sane actions doesn't mean he should get off the hook with a shapeshifter. I'd let him do it, but throw weapon foci at him at an alarming rate for trying to break the game.

[U_Fester]

With both of our GM's I don't think that will be a problem at all. ;)

[BitBasher]

Remember, don't let him off the hook too easily. One of the most important and overlooked things about a shapeshifter is that a shaprshifter is NOT a human that can turn into an animal. It's an animal that can mimic a human. He should have to play his animal nature and dock him karma if he doesn't. Most shapwshifters really dont work all that well in scociety. There's nothing humna about a shapeshifter except their look, and only then only part of the time.

[algcs]