[Class/Race] Infurianism

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Infurianism

Similar to lycanthropy, this trait can be passed through an infection similar, again, to lycanthropy. Not triggered by the lunar cycle, but instead by negative emotion, a 'Fury' is an extremely volatile person that can transform into an unspeakably terrifying creature that appears similar to its normal form, but with jet black skin, red eyes, and sharp fangs. Its mouth also seems much larger, nearly spreading from ear to ear. The number of teeth double, every one sharp. It has black claws that simply appear to be sharp fingers. A Fury is uncontrollable, and will kill even its closest friends if they are too close.

Prerequisite: Must be bitten or scratched by another Fury (Can be done in a back-story), and must be humanoid.

Benefit: The base character gains +1 Strength, +1 Dexterity, and +1 Constitution in normal form, and its transformed stats are +3 to all physical abilities.

Drawback: The character loses 2 Wisdom, and its Fury form's Wisdom becomes 5. A character must succeed on a Will check (10 + HD/2 + Type of Emotion) (Sadness counts as 1, Frustration 2, Anger 3, Fury 4) every time a negative emotion is felt. The Fury form is uncontrollable, and must be role-played as such. The form attacks the nearest target, friend or foe, moving on chaotically. The player may role-play this unless they do a bad job, in which the DM may take over.

Player Characters who become infurianism loose any unused experience points they may have, plus their last level as if drained of life energy due to the trauma of the change. First level characters loose all abilities specific to their class (spells, weapon specialization, etc) until they reach second level, at which point they drop back to first level with all such abilities restored.

Level Adjustment: +1

Roleplaying Ideas: Characters will be very emotional, often becoming angered easily, as well as sad and happy easily. Very interesting people, but you don't want to be on their bad side.