Become Animal Devices

magpieuk2014

I was just mucking around with one of my new-build characters (thank you, Double XP Witchcraft) and found myself thinking how much fun it would be to have a range of hybrid Become/Travel Powers which would enable your character to become a specific animal and be granted a relevant travel power, rather like a flesh-and-blood vehicle. Like a Vehicle (or the Bat Flight) power you wouldn't be able to interact with objects or enter instances without decloaking, but it might be fun (and character specific ) and allow for further RP/Customisation opportunities. It would be even nicer if the player/animal character was seen as unthreatening by NPCs, as it would allow for reconaissance and fact-finding. There is plenty of room for variation depending on setting - a black cat, stray dog or even a pigeon might suit an urban environment, whereas a white fox, wolf, bear or eagle would work nicely in Canada - and just as much opportunity for daft event prizes (Become Christmas Reindeer, Easter Bunny, Cartoon Bat on a String, an actual FoxBat, etc)

There are plenty of examples of characters able to do this in Comic lore and some players might be more comfortable with this type of transformation rather than making full on anthro characters.

metalheart

Suggested something like this before. Including dinos and a kitsune travel. I mean who doesn't want a become trex device and an mag5.

areee

I would like this if some of them were combat models with their own stats and attacks.