Doppelganger
Doppelgangers are a strange race of shapeshifters that can mimic the appearances of other humanoids. They often hide among other humanoid civilizations, often implanting changelings of their young into key points of interest. Doppelgangers born and raised among other humanoids can remain in disguise their whole lives, possibly not even discovering their own powers until a dangerous scenario or meeting another doppelganger.
CREATURE TRAITS (17 XP)
- Types Size 5 Sapient Bipedal Organism (Aberration, Doppelganger, Humanoid, Shapeshifter)
- Reach 5 feet
- Speed Land 30 feet
ATTRIBUTES (2 XP)
- +2 Charisma, +2 Constitution
LANGUAGES (1 XP)
- Starting Languages: Common, any two others
- Bonus Languages: Any except secretive languages like Druidic.
INNATE ABILITIES (14 XP)
- Change Shape (4 XP): A doppelganger has Transformation as an innate biotic power with the Master of Disguise, Multiform, and Outfit Morphing upgrades applied (Tier 4 total).
- Darkvision (2 XP): Doppelgangers ignore concealment created by dim lighting and darkness. They cannot see color in darkness, only shades of grey.
- Deceptive (2 XP): A doppelganger is proficient with the Bluff and Disguise skills. If already proficient from another source (such as gaining it as a class skill from their class), they instead gain a +2 innate (racial) bonus to the skill.
- Innate Armor (2 XP): A doppelganger has a +1 innate (natural armor) bonus to Armor Rating.
- Shapeshifter (4 XP): A doppelganger can revert to their natural form as a two-action (standard) activity, automatically dispelling any morph or polymorph effects affecting them.
VARIANTS
Mimic (20 XP): Scholars have hypothesized that Doppelgangers and Mimics must have some common ancestor. A mimic has the same statistics as a doppelganger except that their shape in their natural form is Blobular, they have a bonus to Stealth instead of Bluff, they have Object Form as a tier 3 innate biotic power instead of Shapeshifting, lose the Linguist trait in exchange for the Xenophobic trait, begin play knowing Undercommon instead of Common, and gain Adhesive as a tier 4 innate biotic power that can only target themselves. Mimics also have a -2 racial penalty to Intelligence. Due to their xenophobic and solitary nature, mimics behave more like beasts than people despite their intelligence.
ADDITIONAL ABILITIES
Doppelgangers begin with their innate traits and can gain additional traits from the following list as feats.
ALIEN PHYSIOLOGY (4 XP)
Prerequisite: Doppelganger.
Benefit: You gain Resistance 2 vs. Compulsion and Sleep effects.
EMPATHIC REFLECTION (3 XP)
Prerequisite: Doppelganger, Psychic Impostor
Benefit: When using detect thoughts, you gain a +2 competence (insight) bonus on Bluff and Sense Motive rolls against affected creatures.
MALLEABLE FLESH (2 XP)
Prerequisite: Doppelganger, Constitution
Benefit: Your innate (natural) armor bonus increases by +1.
PSYCHIC IMPOSTER (4 XP)
Prerequisite: Doppelganger, Charisma
Benefit: You gain detect thoughts 3 as an innate magical power and become proficient with Sense Motive. If already proficient from another source (such as gaining it as a class skill from their class), they instead gain a +2 innate (racial) bonus to the skill.
TRUE DOPPELGANGER (2 XP)
Prerequisite: Doppelganger, Charisma
Benefit: Your Change Shape gains the Vocal Mimicry and Olfactory Mimicry upgrades, allowing it to mimic specific individual's voices and scent.