One of the most renowned abilities possessed by vampires, this power allows you to take the form of a wolf or bat, literally shifting your flesh and bone into a new state. Although such a beast is no more alive than the vampire, it is capable of flying, running, or using its animal senses just like a living member of its species.

Spend 1 Blood point and use a standard action to transform into either a bat (your flight form) or a wolf (your fight form). You may end your Shape of the Beast transformation at any time by expending a simple action.

While in your flight form, you gain a +3 bonus to Dodge-based defensive test pools and can fl y at your normal movement speed. However, due to the bat’s small size, your Physical attribute is reduced to 3 for the purpose of Physical attacks. While in your fight form, you gain a +2 bonus to Brawl based attack test pools, and your brawling attacks, biting or clawing, inflict aggravated damage.

Both of your animal forms convert and retain the significant physical qualities and notable appearance-related flaws of your humanoid shape, such as one eye, a shock of white hair, or any other distinctive features. Vampires on paths still seem monstrous when in animal form, and Nosferatu or other disfigured vampires make for ugly animals, indeed. Shape of the Beast is a transformative power and cannot be combined with other transformative powers.