I am working on creating my first Shifter character, and I was wondering, does the Moon affect Shifters? I looked around and D&D Beyond's listing of them does not mention the moon even once: Shifter Listing
I ask because the first sentence in the Shifter listing states the following: "Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy."
So, according to the listing they have lycanthropy in their blood.
The Werewolf listing states the following for lycanthropy: "A lycanthrope can either resist its curse or embrace it. By resisting the curse, a lycanthrope retains its normal alignment and personality while in humanoid form. It lives its life as it always has, burying deep the bestial urges raging inside it. However, when the full moon rises, the curse becomes too strong to resist, transforming the individual into its beast form — or into a horrible hybrid form that combines animal and humanoid traits. When the moon wanes, the beast within can be controlled once again."
So, assuming that Shifters are 'partially lycanthropes' from the vague description in their listing, does the moon not affect them due to the 'partial' nature, or does it?
Thoughts?
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Greetings D&D Beyond,
I am working on creating my first Shifter character, and I was wondering, does the Moon affect Shifters?
I looked around and D&D Beyond's listing of them does not mention the moon even once:
Shifter Listing
I ask because the first sentence in the Shifter listing states the following:
"Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy."
So, according to the listing they have lycanthropy in their blood.
The Werewolf listing states the following for lycanthropy:
"A lycanthrope can either resist its curse or embrace it. By resisting the curse, a lycanthrope retains its normal alignment and personality while in humanoid form. It lives its life as it always has, burying deep the bestial urges raging inside it. However, when the full moon rises, the curse becomes too strong to resist, transforming the individual into its beast form — or into a horrible hybrid form that combines animal and humanoid traits. When the moon wanes, the beast within can be controlled once again."
So, assuming that Shifters are 'partially lycanthropes' from the vague description in their listing, does the moon not affect them due to the 'partial' nature, or does it?
Thoughts?
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
The moon has no effect on Shifters.
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RAW (and probably RAI) no. If you want to add that as a factor in your RP, that's probably something you could work out with your DM.
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