Changelings
"Changelings have the supernatural ability to alter their appearance, changing their size, shape, appearance and voice to resemble any member of a medium-sized humanoid race. A changeling can use this ability at will, and the alteration lasts until they change shape again. If killed, a changeling reverts to their natural form."1
"Members of most other races have a clear answer to the question “What am I?” Not so with changelings. The mutability of changelings means that they have no one clear place in the world. Changelings live within other races’ societies and cultures. They lack any true culture or society of their own and hence most live as aliens among other races."2
"In general, changelings are prudent and cautious, preferring to take risks only when they feel that their chances of success are good or the payoff is worth it. They appreciate the finer things in life and take great pleasure in the comforts of a wealthy lifestyle when they can obtain it. They avoid direct confrontation, preferring stealthy strikes and hasty retreats whenever possible. In conversation, they are soft-spoken but have a gift for drawing out more information than the other party intends to reveal."
"Nobody with any sense completely trusts a changeling. Many people, however, have reason to do business with them. Most members of other races treat changelings with caution."1
Description
Physique. Changelings stand between 5 and 6 feet tall and average about 140 lb in their true form. They have pale gray skin, and their hair is thin and fair. Their limbs are long and slightly out of proportion. Their eyes are blank and white, and their facial features are somewhat indistinct, as though they're not quite as finished as those on a human.
Age. Changelings reach adulthood at age 15. They hit middle age around 45 and are considered old past age 60. While changelings can transform to conceal their age, the effects of aging affect them the same as any humanoid race.
Size. A Changeling's size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:
Size modifier = 2d4
Height = 5 feet + 1 inch + your size modifier in inches
Weight = 115 pounds + (2d4 x your size modifier in pounds)
Suggested Names. Bin, Dox, Fie, Hars, Jin, Lam, Nit, Ot, Paik, Ruz, Sim, Toox, Yug.
Racial Traits
Creature Type. Your creature type is Humanoid.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Shapechanger. As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight, but not so much that your size changes. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You can't duplicate the appearance of a creature you've never seen, and you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs that you have. Your clothing and equipment aren't changed by this trait.
You stay in the new form until you use an action to revert to your true form or until you die.
Changeling Instincts. You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Deception, Insight, Intimidation, and Persuasion.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
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