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[–] The_Cleanup_Batter@ttrpg.network 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

A changeling might use a different name for each mask and persona and adopt new names as easily as they change faces. The true name of a changeling tends to be simple and monosyllabic; however, there are often accents to a changeling's name that are expressed through shapeshifting, something single-skins will likely miss. So, two changelings might have the name Jin, but one is Jin-with-vivid-blue-eyes and one is Jin-with-golden-nails.

I'm more concerned about why your changeling father is trying to conceal the fact that he is your father from you. It's not like changelings pick a shape and then stick to it forever. He could literally just flick his blue eyes or golden nails or whatever and you would know that it's your dad.

Edit: Wait is this a meta meme about some dude banging his dad?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

You would know because you communicate with other changelings through the bond. They know everything about each other.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago

Finally a proper use of this meme

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 years ago

Why do shapeshifters need a family?

They could do a mitosis.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago

It's Oedipus with a single parent playing both roles.

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

According to Pathfinder lore for changelings, it is unlikely that your dad would have also been a changeling (but I guess it could work).

Also, it would be just a difficult to tell as any other being that gained a transformation spell/ability. Being a changeling doesn’t necessarily give any kind of transformation ability.

[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Pathfinder changelings are very different from D&D changelings which is what the meme is referencing. D&D changelings are a race of shapeshifters from the Eberron setting. Pathfinder changelings are the children of hags and are overall closer to the actual folklore of a changeling.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Its just smells

[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago
[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] Lag_Incarnate@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago

This is why I like the idea of monster languages. All the changelings can speak changeling, which while it isn't used for full conversations, they might go "y'know, the... er-uh, boss?" and it's slipping in a codeword like "trust?"

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Senex@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Archpawn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

D&D doesn't have incest rules, so it doesn't matter.