Greater wildshape III

Type of feat: class
Prerequisite: shifter 5

Specifics: At fifth level, a shifter may shift into the the form of a manticore, basilisk, or drider three times per day.

Use: selected

[edit] Notes

Requires Hordes of the Underdark.
This form of shapeshifting cannot be dispelled.
At shifter level 10, unlimited uses of this ability are gained via infinite greater wildshape III.
The shapes are replaced by stronger epic versions at shifter level 15.
Manticore spikes choose "standard hostile" targets, meaning that under the "hardcore" difficulty setting in a "Full PvP" area, the spikes will target allies as well as enemies.
Because the manticore spikes target an area, this attack has interesting properties not intuitive for a volley of spikes.
- Manticore spikes will seek out all targets near the nominal target, including those not in the shifter's line of sight.
- Targeting a point just the right distance from a group of enemies can cause only some of that group to be in the area of effect, resulting in fewer creatures being targeted, hence more spikes per target. If the result is a single target, and five spikes successfully hit this target, damage is 5 times 5d4, or 25-100.
Manticore spikes do not have a magical bonus to attack, so they are affected by all forms of damage reduction. Furthermore, damage reduction applies per spike, not per volley. Thus, since the maximum damage of a single spike is 20, damage reduction of 20/+1 will completely block all damage from manticore spikes, barring critical hits. (See also perfect self.)

The following table shows the character's new strength, dexterity, constitution and AC (before applying item bonuses). Note that only the highest AC bonus from items will merge.

Shape	Str	Dex	Con	AC	HP	To hit	Attacks	Special	Unarmed	Merge
basilisk	16	-	-	20 (+10 dodge)	+30	BAB + 3	bite 1d8+3 (20/x2)	petrify gaze [fort DC = 12 + shifter level / 2], (shifter level / 5 + 1) / day, 10 ft cone	yes	armor
drider	16	16	15	20 (+8 dodge, +3 dex, -1 size modifier	+20	BAB + 5	+2 drider spear 1d8+3 (20/x3) +2 piercing on-hit: poison [DC=16] 1d2 str	darkness, (shifter level / 10 + 1) / day, 6 rounds SR 14 freedom discipline +2	no	weapon, armor, items
manticore	20	19	15	21 (+7 dodge, +4 dex)	+30	BAB + 5	claw/claw/bite 2d4+5/2d4+5/1d8+5 (20/x2)	tail spikes: ranged touch attack, unlimited uses per day, hurls (shifter level/2) spikes, each doing (shifter level/2)d4 piercing damage with a critical hit rating of 20/x2, capped at shifter level 10 (5 spikes, each doing 5d4 damage). Spikes are evenly distributed over all targets in a gargantuan (8.33 meter radius) area.	yes	armor

Shape	Str	Dex	Con	AC	HP	To hit	Attacks	Special	Unarmed	Merge
epic basilisk	17	17	-	23 (+10 dodge, +3 dex)	+60	BAB + 3	bite 1d8+3 (20/x2)	petrify gaze [fort DC = 12 + shifter level / 2], (shifter level / 5 + 1)/day, 10 ft cone	yes	armor
epic drider	19	17	18	24 (+8 dodge, +3 dex, +4 deflection, -1 size modifier	+60	BAB + 9	+5 drider spear 1d8+4 (20/x3) +5 piercing on-hit: poison [DC=20] 1d2 str	darkness, (shifter level / 10 + 1)/day, 6 rounds magic missile, unlimited (number of missiles tagged to caster class level, 5 missiles at caster level 9) SR 18 freedom discipline +6, hide +8, move silently +8 cleave damage reduction 5/+20	no	weapon, armor, items
epic manticore	20	19	-	30 (+12 dodge, +4 dex, +4 deflection)	+60	BAB + 5	claw/claw/bite 2d4+5/2d4+5/1d8+5 (20/x2)	damage reduction 5/+20 power attack tail spikes: ranged touch attack, unlimited uses per day, hurls 5 spikes, each doing 5d4 piercing damage with a critical hit rating of 20/x2. Spikes are evenly distributed over all targets in a gargantuan (8.33 meter radius) area.	yes	armor, items