Tanuki Shapeshifting

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Tanuki Shapeshifting is the general name given to a set of 16 abilities that tanuki can use. These abilities require the use of a special resource called Tanuki Balls.


Tanuki Balls

The special resource required to perform these shapeshifting techniques is known as Tanuki Balls, often shortened to TB. The amount of TB currently held by a tanuki counts as a statistic.

Any newly-generated tanuki, either player characters or NPCs, should start with 3 TB. There are three methods to obtain more TB.

  • The simplest and the safest method is to simply wait until Daily Reset; tanuki regenerate 1 TB on Daily Reset for free.
  • The "soft" generation method works during Resting. Tanuki have an extra option; they can select the number of day periods to use for resting, and choose to assign each day period to either sleeping normally (which heals Fatigue, as normal) or to meditation (which regenerates 1 TB per day period).
  • The "hard" generation method consists of instantly converting life energy (in the form of Nutrition, Hydration and Blood) in exchange for immediate TB. A tanuki can burn 500 ntri, 200 wtr and 1 Blood to generate 1 TB. This process is instantaneous, but cannot be done during combat.


Shapeshifting abilities

An ability can be cast at any time outside of combat, or during the tanuki's turn when in combat. In the latter case, casting an ability is instantaneous (as long as the tanuki has enough TB), and does not end the turn. Multiple abilities (or multiple instances of the same ability) can be chained at the same time as well, as long as there is enough TB to spend.

Ability name TB cost Effects Description
Fists of Stone 1 Strength +20% for 20 turns The tanuki's fists harden, taking on the texture and consistency of stone.
Gift of the Wood 1 Pain -20% The tanuki briefly pulses their entire body's shape and texture, performing a healing massage on themselves.
Stiff Resolve 2 Pain Sensitivity -20% for 20 turns The tanuki's entire body stiffens, visibly developing a tree bark-like texture that feels like stone to the touch.
Afterglow 2 Stress -8.0% The tanuki's body briefly flashes a greenish hue and begins emitting a powerful herbal scent, reminiscent of ginseng, rosemary, and orange.
Edging 3 For 30 turns, Bleeding is disabled, regardless of the amount of Wounds. The tanuki's body takes on the consistency of stone specifically at and around any open wounds, to stop them from bleeding temporarily.
Ironwood 3 Natural Armor Class is set to A1 for 30 turns The tanuki's skin hardens to the consistency of iron while remaining soft to the touch, gaining the properties of super-light soft armor.
Fists of Iron 4 Strength +40% for 20 turns The tanuki's fists harden, taking on the texture and consistency of iron.
Steelwood 5 Natural Armor Class is set to A2 for 30 turns The tanuki's skin hardens to the consistency of steel while remaining soft to the touch, gaining the properties of light metal armor.
S-Healing 5 Select a body part; that body part receives Light limb healing.
Healing skill bonuses and Nutrition/Fatigue apply at they normally would.
The tanuki's body briefly flashes a greenish hue and begins emitting a powerful scent of medicinal herbs.
Fists of Steel 6 Strength +80% for 20 turns The tanuki's fists harden, taking on the texture and consistency of armor steel.
Like the Wind 6 Agility +4 for 10 turns The tanuki's body considerably lightens, and feels as if full of air.
Ragingwood 7 Natural Armor Class is set to A3 for 30 turns The tanuki's skin hardens to the consistency of steel while remaining soft to the touch, gaining the properties of heavy metal armor.
Endless Pounding 8 Pain Sensitivity -80% for 20 turns The tanuki's entire body stiffens, visibly developing a hard, bony, dragon scale-like texture that feels hard as metal to the touch.
Super S-Healing 8 Select a body part; that body part receives Strong limb healing, and if broken, the fracture is healed.
Healing skill bonuses and Nutrition/Fatigue apply at they normally would.
Sane as S-Healing, but the scent is more powerful, and may feel mildly distracting to others.
Divine Coming 9 Pain -100% Same as Gift of the Wood, but the effect is more pronounced and looks as though their entire body is pulsating, growing and shrinking in parts as though rearranging itself.
Force of 1000 Suns 10 Controlled Fury for 10 turns The tanuki's pupils and irises disappear, their tail visibly fluffs up as if shocked by electricity, and their body appears to emit steam.
Certain tanuki under the effects of this ability were also observed having considerably flushed cheeks, as if very aroused or flustered.
Last modified on 2 May 2021, at 23:55