Become Animal

Required	Animal Shaman 5
Range	Self, Imbued
Area	Self
Duration	24 Hours
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Cast Action	1 Hour Ritual (Initial Cast), Full Round (Transform)
Mana Cost	4
Effect	The shaman completes an intricate ritual which enables them to take on or cast off the spirit's form as a Full Round Action for the next 24 hours while imbued. A transformed shaman is no longer able to cast verbal or somatic spells or to wield weaponry, but reaches the maximum number of skill ranks in Unarmed Combat (Natural Weapons) and may utilize the associated fighting style while transformed. They also gain additional bonuses dependent on their totem spirit, as following: Totem Transformation Bonus Predator Spirit +Rank enhancement bonus to DEX or STR, +2 Armor Piercing, +2 Ignore Dodge, +Rank enhancement bonus to Initiative. Protector Spirit +Rank enhancement bonus to STR or CON, +2 Natural Armor, +2 Magic Defense, Interpose (May ready for free, or spend 2 mana to use as a Reactive Action.) Scout Spirit +Rank enhancement bonus to DEX or STR, +2 Dodge, +2 Resistance, Spirit's Movement type + Rank base Speed bonus* *If the totem animal's sole natural method of travel is not the same as the shaman's, the shaman's ground speed is reduced to 1/3 of the totem's base movement rounded down while transformed, however a transformed shaman gains a +Rank bonus to speed while using the totem's natural method of travel.