As a serial shifter player these days, I *really* like this idea.

That said, I suspect the imm response would be that it isn't too difficult to get enough EPs to spin/roll by the time you get a tier 1 form, and in so doing encourages low level RP (I'll let y'all know if I ever get immexp after 2am EST) and effort to be put into a character, rather than encouraging deleting at 35 or 44.

I'd rather give every shifter a free spin OR roll. I have no issue blowing EPs on those, but I also know that you're losing the opportunity to take one of the few other decent shifter edges right out of the gate. (I also tend to think it punishes newbies by not letting them take a form for a try-out before deciding if they want to keep it, but that's a whole other issue.)

And while we're on the subject of shifters, how about the getting rid of the variable levels for gaining forms? An extra two levels in the forties before getting a tier 1 is just agonizing.