You have awakened the shapeshifter’s nature that lies dormant in every living creature. You gain the following benefits:
Shape-shift. As an action, you can expend a vial of chaos energy, or draw on a source of chaos energy in your surroundings, to change your appearance and voice. You determine the specifics, including coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight, and you may change your size to Small, Medium, or Large.
Chosen form. You can appear as any creature you have seen before, provided its challenge rating is no higher than half your level (minimum 1/2). You can’t duplicate the appearance of an individual you’ve never seen. Your clothing and equipment adjust to fit your new form.
What you keep. Your game statistics don’t change, except as follows. You keep your Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution, as well as your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma, along with all of your skills, class features, spells, and proficiencies. If your form lacks a part you need to use something (hands for tools or somatic components, for example), the DM may require a check or deny the action.
What you gain. While shape-shifted, you gain the form’s movement speeds and senses. You can also use the form’s natural weapons: when you make an attack with one, use your own attack bonus and ability modifier, and roll the weapon’s damage dice, to a maximum of [2d6] while you are level 8 or lower. You do not gain the form’s special abilities, spells, or legendary traits.
Duration. Your new form lasts for [1 hour per vial]. It ends early if you drop to 0 hit points, if you use your action to end it, or if you leave an area of abundant chaos energy that you were drawing from.
Chaos energy. You must have a source of chaos energy to shape-shift. A vial is consumed on use. In places where chaos energy is abundant, no vial is needed.