- For other uses of Shape Changer, see Shape Changer (disambiguation)
A Shape Changer was a spiny lizard man-like creature which could take any humanoid form to catch its prey (humans) unaware.[1]
Description[]
It would revert to its natural form when attacking. This form was green and scaly with a mouth full of sharp teeth and a multi-forked tongue, and with spines along the length of its spine down to the tip of its long tail. It was believed that it could physically change its general shape, size and features and could fill in the finer details with magical illusion.[1]
Shape changers would normally wear clothes, but most would be ruined or shredded as they transformed. They often took new clothing from the bodies of their victims.[1]
It often ambushed its prey by pretending to be some weak or helpless creature such as a goblin or a pixie, before its appetite would kick in and it would attack, normally with their sharp claws.[1]
Origins and Distribution[]
Shape changers were created many centuries ago by the wizard Axion. [2]
Other Media[]
- Clarecraft made a figurine called The Shape Changer in 1986 (re-released in 2004), as part of an officially licensed series of Fighting Fantasy Ornaments.
- The cover of The Forest of Doom, by Iain McCaig, features this creature and is one of the most widely used covers in the series, appearing not only on the book (and subsequent Puffin Books reprints), but also on the computer game version of the book, the jigsaw, in the colour plates in the A4 version of Out of the Pit, and also one of the covers featured in The Fighting Fantasy Poster Book.
- Martin McKenna also did an update of the Iain McCaig cover of Forest of Doom for Wizard Books, and again used the shape changer.
Further Notes[]
- Ian Livingstone cites this creature as being his favourite across all the Fighting Fantasy books.[3]
Further Information[]
More information can be found at:Source[4]
The Forest of Doom
(paras 203#, 286#, 308, 373) (Skill-10, Stamina-10) Notes# - denotes a reference with statistics |
See Also[]
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
- Armies of Death
- Forest of Doom (AFF)
- Forest of Doom (d20)
- Midnight Rogue
- Phantoms of Fear
- The Forest of Doom (book)
Novels
Sourcebooks
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Out of the Pit - p.102 (stats and illustrated)
- ↑ Shadowmaster - pg. 148-151
- ↑ 25th Anniversary Edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - 221
- ↑ Complete list of references catalogued by FF Titan Bestiary