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[–] The_Cleanup_Batter@ttrpg.network 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 5 points 1 year ago

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

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

Finally a proper use of this meme

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 year ago

Why do shapeshifters need a family?

They could do a mitosis.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Lag_Incarnate@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year 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?"

[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago