Shapeshifters are one of my favorites to play so far, waiting for those new forms and learning about them is great.

One thing about the class is the randomness in the way you gain a form. This is part of the fun, being the surprise, but it can also be a damper on gameplay and/or roleplay if you get a form that burdens your goals as a character.

I thought it might deepen the skill level of the class for gampeplay more if they introduced a system similar to the Thieves "thief points", but for shapefocus or "focus points". The idea would be, you could put a lot of focus into one style, and get really powerful forms in a certain class (offensive, utility, etc) or you could spend a few points on the side to get, like, an air form or water form. Or maybe even spread the points evenly to have a decent form in each class. Though that may prove weak at level 50, because you'd essentially have a form somewhere in the power level between 2nd and 3rd tier forms, and no 4th tiers of any style.

I guess, this system would allow you to either earn forms the same way we do now, with only 2 styles, 1st - 4th Tier in mainfocus and 2n-4th tier minorfocus. Though there wouldn't be major and minor focus, you'd just be spending your points in a manner that buys form in the same way they are distributed now, or you could put enough points in one style to get a 1st - 4th tiers, but then spread out the rest of your points so you could have 2nd - 3rd tier forms in more than one other style. Having a spare water or air creature would be a useful tactic, for instance. This system would allow for another technique, where theoretically you could put all your points in one style only, and get something like a 5th tier form, though this may be too strong, so maybe put a cap on styles too.

It would also be neat if there was an aspect where you could focus your character on certain animal spirits. A shapeshifter who is adept in serpents, felines, canines, bovines, birds, etc. Would be a neat twist, almost like having spirit animals or animal guides.