Skinchanger

Your Conclave works in concert with the various Circles of Druids across the land. Through study and training amongst the devotees of the Circles, you have gained knowledge of how to use the Primal Magic at your disposal to assume the form of a beast and contend with the elemental forces of nature.

Second Skin

Choose one of the following:

Fight - Choose a beast form without a Flying speed with a CR of .25 or lower. Your AC while in Beast Form is 10+DEX+CON+WIS.

Flight - Choose a beast form with a Flying speed with a CR of 0. While in Beast Form, you may use a Bonus Action to Dash or Disengage on any turn you did not take the Attack action.

As an Action, you can transform into your Beast Form. While transformed you take the stat block of the beast whilst retaining your hit points, hit die, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and skill proficiencies. Any ability score improvements gained by increasing levels of this class also apply to the Beast Forms stat block. You can transform back to your normal form as an Action. Any gear worn while in your normal form melds into you as you transform and you do not gain any benefits from such items.

Skinchanger Magic

Your study of the Druids control of the Weave has left you with a knowledge of how best to defend yourself and turn their power against them. You learn the following spells which do not count against your number of known spells.

• Level 3: Absorb Elements
• Level 5: Animal Messenger
• Level 9: Protection from Energy
• Level 13: Polymorph
• Level 17: Reincarnate

 

Fight Fire with Fire

• Gain the Druidic Warrior Fighting Style if you do not know it already; this Fighting Style cannot be changed with the use of Martial Versatility.

Bestial Instincts

• Fight: while in Beast form, your attacks count as magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance. Additionally, you may use your WIS for attack and damage rolls.
• Flight: when you assume your Beast form, your movement does not provoke opportunity attacks until the end of your turn. While in Beast form, you can Disengage as a Bonus action.

Leader of the Pack

• While in Beast form, you are always under the effects of Speak with Animals. Additionally, you have ADV on all CHA checks against Beasts that can understand you, regardless of your form.

Duality of Survival

• You gain all benefits of both Fight and Flight, to include taking a second Beast Form that fits all criteria but with an increased max of CR=1. Additionally, you can choose to replace the Beast Form learned from Second Skin with another that fits all criteria but with an increased max of CR=1.
• Due to your lack of familiarity with your new form(s), the ASIs gained at 4th, 8th, and 12th level do not apply to any Beast forms gained from this feature.