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Description

Animal Spirits are bestial totems often chosen for their ferocity and hunting skills. Shaman who bind these spirits are most commonly tribal hunters or warriors. When binding an animal's spirit as her Totem, the shaman must choose between one of three animalistic archetypes: Scout; Predator; or Protector. What creature(s) may be bound as an animal spirit and whether they are a good fit for the desired animal spirit archetype is ultimately subject to Storyteller approval.

Totem Powers and Movement Types

Totem Powers Animal spirits imbue the shaman's body with Totem Powers instead of imbuing equipment. Due to the way that Imbuement works, an Animal Shaman may not maintain a Pact of Imbuement with multiple Animal Spirits at the same time.

Movement: While Manifested, an animal spirit gains a movement type appropriate to its natural method of travel (e.g. sharks and fish Swim; birds have Flight; frogs may Climb) and may not use any type of movement that would be unnatural for its species. Bird spirits may not walk, fish spirits may not move overland, and so on. If a totem animal may reasonably utilize more than one type of movement (such as a crocodile or walrus being able to both swim and walk on land) the Storyteller may choose to assign it a secondary movement type with a -3 penalty to its base speed regardless of spirit archetype.

Spirit Powers

With each rank the shaman gains either improved spirit stats for Manifest Spirit or an additional Imbue Power as well as a spell of that rank. Additional spells may be purchased for 2 GXP x Rank.

Rank 1

The shaman gains the spell Manifest Spirit, allowing her to call upon a spirit of a chosen archetype: Rank 1 Scout; Rank 1 Predator; or Rank 1 Protector.

Imbuement

While the shaman is imbued with an animal spirit, she gains Natural Weapons (claws, talons) OR Natural Armor (tough skin, scales) based on her totem animal that must be determined at the time of purchase and cannot be changed. The Natural Weapons have a base damage of 2d10 and provide 1 Armor Piercing. If Natural Armor is chosen, it provides 1 Defense that stacks with the shaman's Armor Value; this increases to 2 Defense at Rank 3.

When gaining this power, choose the totem animal spirit's natural environment (forest, plains, mountains, desert, etc.). In this environment, the shaman gains +2 Perception and +2 Survival.

Spells

Spell	Description
Stalk Prey	While imbued, the shaman may use improved senses to hunt down a specific target.
Environmental Attunement	Shaman may perform a ritual to attune themselves to their environment, learning important information such as what animals inhabit the region, water sources, and local dangers.
Rapid Hunter	As a Fast Action the shaman may transfer some of their Speed to their Manifested Animal Spirit.

Rank 2

Manifestation

When manifested, the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: Rank 2 Scout; Rank 2 Predator; or Rank 2 Protector.

Imbuement

The shaman gains +Rank enhancement to Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. The shaman must choose which statistic is enhanced when this power is obtained, and it may not be changed.

Spells

Spell	Description
Pass Without Trace	While imbued with a Totem, the shaman gains concealment from their environment and does not leave a trail.
Speak with Animals	The shaman gains the ability to communicate with natural beasts.
Magic Fang	Enhance natural weapons with a spell.

Rank 3

Manifestation

When manifested, the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: Rank 3 Scout; Rank 3 Predator; or Rank 3 Protector.

Imbuement

The shaman gains +2 Initiative & Speed. This bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. Additionally, they may ignore Skill and Speed penalties for passing through difficult terrain in the totem's natural environment.

Spells

Spell	Description
Phantom Strike	While imbued, the shaman may attempt to attack from stealth without breaking their concealment.
Animal Mount	The shaman may ride a friendly animal or manifested animal spirit of sufficient size.
Animal Frenzy	A Manifested Totem goes into a berserk rage.

Rank 4

Manifestation

When manifested, the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: Rank 4 Scout; Rank 4 Predator; or Rank 4 Protector.

Imbuement

When this power is taken, the shaman may choose two benefits from the following:

+1 Health
+1 Natural Armor
+1 Dodge
+1 Resistance

The chosen benefits are treated as base Statistics and not Enhancement bonuses. The same bonus may not be selected multiple times even if it would be provided by different Spirits.

Spells

Spell	Description
Learn Weakness	If the shaman is imbued with their totem when confronting declared Prey, they may rapidly learn its weaknesses.
Animal Allies	Shaman and totem call upon the spirit's living kin for assistance.
Augment Beast	Enhance a manifested spirit with magical ability.

Rank 5

Manifestation

When manifested, the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: Rank 5 Scout; Rank 5 Predator; or Rank 5 Protector.

Imbuement

When the shaman attacks with natural weapons, they cause savage wounds which require twice as many points of healing to cure. Non-Lethal damage requires 1 point of healing, while Lethal damage requires 2 points per point of damage inflicted. Additionally, if lethal damage is dealt, target bleeds 1 dice a round for Rank rounds unless a full round bind action is taken or they reach full health from magical healing. The Bleed effect stacks with bleeds from other powers such as Fighting Styles.

Spells

Spell	Description
Instinct	While the shaman is imbued with their totem, they may occasionally rely solely on instinct to avoid incoming attacks.
Become Animal	The shaman completes an intricate ritual that allows them to take on the form of their totem spirit while imbued.
Dire Growth	Drastically enhance a Beast or Spirit for a short time, granting size and physical bonuses.

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+Animal Spirits are bestial totems often chosen for their ferocity and hunting skills. Shaman who bind these spirits are most commonly tribal hunters or warriors. When binding an animal's spirit as her Totem, the shaman must choose between one of three animalistic archetypes: [[Scout Animal Spirit|Scout]]; [[Predator Animal Spirit|Predator]]; or [[Protector Animal Spirit|Protector]].  What creature(s) may be bound as an animal spirit and whether they are a good fit for the desired animal spirit archetype is ultimately subject to Storyteller approval.
+=Totem Powers and Movement Types=
+'''Totem Powers''' Animal spirits imbue the shaman's body with Totem Powers instead of imbuing equipment. Due to the way that Imbuement works, an Animal Shaman may not maintain a Pact of Imbuement with multiple Animal Spirits at the same time.
-Animal Spirits are bestial totems often chosen for their ferocity and hunting skills. Shaman who bind these spirits are most commonly tribal hunters or warriors.
+'''Movement''': While Manifested, an animal spirit gains a movement type appropriate to its natural method of travel (e.g. sharks and fish Swim; birds have Flight; frogs may Climb) and may not use any type of movement that would be unnatural for its species. Bird spirits may not walk, fish spirits may not move overland, and so on. If a totem animal may reasonably utilize more than one type of movement (such as a crocodile or walrus being able to both swim and walk on land) the  Storyteller may choose to assign it a secondary movement type with a -3 penalty to its base speed regardless of spirit archetype.
-'''Important''': Animal spirits imbue the shaman's body with aspects of their nature (a Totem Power) instead of imbuing equipment. However, like other spirits, Animal Spirits may still be Manifested during which time the shaman loses the bonuses provided by the Totem Power.
+=Spirit Powers=
+With each rank the shaman gains either improved spirit stats for [[Manifest Spirit]] or an additional Imbue Power as well as a spell of that rank. Additional spells may be purchased for 2 GXP x Rank.
-=Spirit Spells=
+==Rank 1==
+The shaman gains the spell [[Manifest Spirit]], allowing her to call upon a spirit of a chosen archetype: [[Scout_Animal_Spirit#Rank_1|Rank 1 Scout]]; [[Predator_Animal_Spirit#Rank_1|Rank 1 Predator]]; or [[Protector_Animal_Spirit#Rank_1|Rank 1 Protector]].
+===Imbuement===
+While the shaman is imbued with an animal spirit, she gains Natural Weapons (claws, talons) OR Natural Armor (tough skin, scales) based on her totem animal that must be determined at the time of purchase and cannot be changed. The Natural Weapons have a base damage of 2d10 and provide 1 Armor Piercing. If Natural Armor is chosen, it provides 1 Defense that stacks with the shaman's Armor Value; this increases to 2 Defense at Rank 3.
+When gaining this power, choose the totem animal spirit's natural environment (forest, plains, mountains, desert, etc.). In this environment, the shaman gains +2 Perception and +2 Survival.
-==Rank 1==
+===Spells===
 {| class="tdgrey1"
 ! Spell
 ! Description
 |-
-| '''Totem Power'''
+| [[Stalk Prey]]
-||
+|| While imbued, the shaman may use improved senses to hunt down a specific target.
-* While the caster is imbued with their totem they gain natural weapons based on their totem animal (claws, talons, etc). These Natural Weapons are 2d10 +1 AP.
-* When gaining this power, chose the totem animal's natural environment (forest, plains, mountains, desert). In this environment you gain +2 Perception and +2 Survival.
-|-
-| [[Sense Prey]]
-|| While the caster is imbued with their totem they may declare a target to be Prey. The caster must have an item of the target's, tracks, or a scent belonging to them. After studying the scent for a Full Round, the caster gains a +Rank bonus to Search checks to track the target. Additionally, the caster may concentrate to sense the prey in the vicinity as per Sense Life spell, sensing the target's approximate direction and distance as long as the target is within 50 yards per Rank. Only one target may be declared Prey at a time.
 |-
 | [[Environmental Attunement]]
-|| Caster performs a 10 minute ritual to attune themselves to the environment, learning what animals inhabit the region, water sources, and local dangers. The caster may treat the region as if it were their totem animal's natural environment for 24 hours.
+|| Shaman may perform a ritual to attune themselves to their environment, learning important information such as what animals inhabit the region, water sources, and local dangers.
 |-
 | [[Rapid Hunter]]
-|| As a Fast Action the caster may transfer some of their Speed to the Manifested Animal Spirit. A maximum of half the caster's base speed may be transferred in this manner. The caster may end this transference as a Free Action and they will return to their normal speed on the following round.
+|| As a Fast Action the shaman may transfer some of their Speed to their Manifested Animal Spirit.
 |}
 ==Rank 2==
+===Manifestation===
+When [[Manifest Spirit|manifested]], the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: [[Scout_Animal_Spirit#Rank_2|Rank 2 Scout]]; [[Predator_Animal_Spirit#Rank_2|Rank 2 Predator]]; or [[Protector_Animal_Spirit#Rank_2|Rank 2 Protector]].
+===Imbuement===
+The shaman gains +Rank enhancement to Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. The shaman must choose which statistic is enhanced when this power is obtained, and it may not be changed.
+===Spells===
 {| class="tdgrey1"
 ! Spell
 ! Description
-|-
-| '''Totem Power'''
-|| The caster gains +Rank enhancement to Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. The caster must choose which statistic is enhanced when this power is obtained and it may not be changed.
 |-
 | [[Pass Without Trace]]
-|| While imbued with a Totem, gain concealment from the environment and do not leave a trail.
+|| While imbued with a Totem, the shaman gains concealment from their environment and does not leave a trail.
 |-
 | [[Speak with Animals]]
-|| Communicate with natural beasts. Gain +2 to Gather Information and Diplomacy rolls to communicate with animals from the spirit's natural environment.
+|| The shaman gains the ability to communicate with natural beasts.
 |-
 | [[Magic Fang]]
-|| Manifested Spirit gains +Rank enhancement bonuses to natural weapons.
+|| Enhance natural weapons with a spell.
 |}
 ==Rank 3==
+===Manifestation===
+When [[Manifest Spirit|manifested]], the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: [[Scout_Animal_Spirit#Rank_3|Rank 3 Scout]]; [[Predator_Animal_Spirit#Rank_3|Rank 3 Predator]]; or [[Protector_Animal_Spirit#Rank_3|Rank 3 Protector]].
+===Imbuement===
+The shaman gains +2 Initiative & Speed. This bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. Additionally, they may ignore Skill and Speed penalties for passing through difficult terrain in the totem's natural environment.
+===Spells===
 {| class="tdgrey1"
 ! Spell
 ! Description
 |-
-| '''Totem Power'''
+| [[Phantom Strike]]
-|| Gains +2 Initiative & Speed. This bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. Additionally ignore Skill and Speed penalties for difficult terrain in the spirit's natural environment.
+|| While imbued, the shaman may attempt to attack from stealth without breaking their concealment.
-|-
-| [[Predator]]
-|| While imbued with a totem the caster gains: While stealthed you may make standard physical attack with a Large or smaller weapon against your Prey and immediately make a stealth roll vs. the Prey’s perception +2. If successful they do not perceive you and are considered Flat Footed. For each time you use this strike on your Prey, they gain an additional +2 to their perception. If the target’s perception roll succeeds or the target dies the effect immediately ends. This power may not be combined with Maneuvers from Fighting Styles.
 |-
-|
+| [[Animal Mount]]
-||
+|| The shaman may ride a friendly animal or manifested animal spirit of sufficient size.
 |-
 | [[Animal Frenzy]]
-|| Manifested spirit goes into a berserk rage.
+|| A Manifested Totem goes into a berserk rage.
 |}
 ==Rank 4==
+===Manifestation===
+When [[Manifest Spirit|manifested]], the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: [[Scout_Animal_Spirit#Rank_4|Rank 4 Scout]]; [[Predator_Animal_Spirit#Rank_4|Rank 4 Predator]]; or [[Protector_Animal_Spirit#Rank_4|Rank 4 Protector]].
+===Imbuement===
+When this power is taken, the shaman may choose two benefits from the following:
+* +1 Health
+* +1 Natural Armor
+* +1 Dodge
+* +1 Resistance
+The chosen benefits are treated as base Statistics and not Enhancement bonuses. The same bonus may not be selected multiple times even if it would be provided by different Spirits.
+===Spells===
 {| class="tdgrey1"
 ! Spell
 ! Description
-|-
-| '''Totem Power'''
-||
 |-
 | [[Learn Weakness]]
-|| While the caster is imbued with their totem when confronting declared Prey they rapidly learn its weaknesses. After each full round the caster observes the Prey in combat they gain a stacking +1 Competency Bonus to Attack Rolls and Defense against the Prey. When first obtained at Rank 4, the maximum cumulative bonus is +2. The maximum cumulative bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. This bonus is applied after all modifiers and multipliers. This bonus disappears after 24 hours, and the Prey must be re-engaged in combat to rebuild the bonus.
+|| If the shaman is imbued with their totem when confronting declared Prey, they may rapidly learn its weaknesses.
 |-
-|
+| [[Animal Allies]]
-||
+|| Shaman and totem call upon the spirit's living kin for assistance.
 |-
 | [[Augment Beast]]
-|| Grant enhancements to Manifested Spirit.
+|| Enhance a manifested spirit with magical ability.
 |}
 ==Rank 5==
+===Manifestation===
+When [[Manifest Spirit|manifested]], the shaman's spirit gains the stats of the chosen archetype: [[Scout_Animal_Spirit#Rank_5|Rank 5 Scout]]; [[Predator_Animal_Spirit#Rank_5|Rank 5 Predator]]; or [[Protector_Animal_Spirit#Rank_5|Rank 5 Protector]].
+===Imbuement===
+When the shaman attacks with natural weapons, they cause savage wounds which require twice as many points of healing to cure. Non-Lethal damage requires 1 point of healing, while Lethal damage requires 2 points per point of damage inflicted. Additionally, if lethal damage is dealt, target bleeds 1 dice a round for Rank rounds unless a full round bind action is taken or they reach full health from magical healing. The Bleed effect stacks with bleeds from other powers such as Fighting Styles.
+===Spells===
 {| class="tdgrey1"
 ! Spell
 ! Description
-|-
-| '''Totem Power'''
-|| When this power is taken caster may choose two benefits from the following:
-* +1 Health
-* +1 Natural Armor
-* +1 Dodge
-* +1 Resistance
-The chosen benefits are treated as base Statistics and not Enhancement bonuses. The same bonus may not be selected multiple times even if it would be provided by different Spirits.
 |-
 | [[Instinct]]
-|| While the caster is imbued with their totem, once per encounter gain a Rank bonus to Dodge. This may be applied re-actively when an attack is declared, but before damage is rolled. This may be applied even if the caster would otherwise be Flat-Footed.
+|| While the shaman is imbued with their totem, they may occasionally rely solely on instinct to avoid incoming attacks.
 |-
-|
+| [[Become Animal]]
-||
+|| The shaman completes an intricate ritual that allows them to take on the form of their totem spirit while imbued.
 |-
 | [[Dire Growth]]
 || Drastically enhance a Beast or Spirit for a short time, granting size and physical bonuses.
 |}

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Contents

Description

Totem Powers and Movement Types

Spirit Powers

Rank 1

Imbuement

Spells

Rank 2

Manifestation

Imbuement

Spells

Rank 3

Manifestation

Imbuement

Spells

Rank 4

Manifestation

Imbuement

Spells

Rank 5

Manifestation

Imbuement

Spells

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