Monstrous Blood feats are a type of Heritage feat which is available to those with a monstrous creature as an ancestor, specifically a Doppelganger, Hag, Lycanthrope, Minotaur, or Vampire. To take a monstrous blood feat, you must possess the Monstrous Bloodline feat, a monstrous ancestral bloodline through another means, be a member of a race descended from one of the ancestors listed above, or have a class feature specifically granting you access to monstrous blood feats.
As a type of Heritage Feat, any creature that is one of the specific creatures listed above may select these feats as though they possessed the Monstrous Bloodline feat and a number of bloodline levels equal to their Hit Dice. (This does not actually grant them an ancestral bloodline.) They must meet all other prerequisites before selecting a feat.
Monstrous Blood Feats | Benefit |
|---|---|
General | |
| Monstrous Bloodline | Monstrous blood has found its way into your ancestry. |
| Monstrous Body | Your monstrous bloodline reinforces your body as you embrace your heritage. |
Bloodline - Doppleganger | |
| Change Shape | You can take on the appearance of other creatures. |
| Facestealer | You can perfectly mimic the personality of a creature whose appearance you take. |
| True Mimicry | You can trick even magic into thinking you're a different creature. |
| Mind Reading | You can use detect thoughts as a supernatural ability. |
| Mind Drinker | You can drain a creature's mind to learn its skills. |
Bloodline - Hag | |
| Accursed Blood | Your mother’s blood runs strongly in you, granting you an extra measure of her power. |
| Accursed Heritage | You gain additional traits based on your hag mother. |
| Hag Magic | You develop a gift for magic inherited from your mother. |
| Mother's Gift | You inherit a boon from your mother. |
Bloodline - Lycanthrope | |
| Lycan's Resilience | Your lycanthrope heritage resists physical harm. |
| Were-Cursed Shift | You can shift into a hybrid lycanthrope form. |
| Greater Were-Curse | Your cursed form becomes more powerful. |
| Additional Were-Curse Trait | When you shift, you can select one additional trait from your Greater Were-Curse feat. |
| Dire Were-Curse | You can fully transform into an animal. |
Bloodline - Minotaur | |
| Brawn | You increase the critical multiplier of weapons you wield. |
| Goring Bull | You grow horns like your minotaur ancestor. |
| Minotaur's Charge | Your charge sends foes reeling away, knocking them to the ground. |
| Labyrinthine Cunning | You gain some of the innate cunning of your minotaur ancestor. |
| Tanned Hide | Your thick hide functions as natural armor. |
Bloodline - Vampire | |
| Deadened Flesh | Your cold flesh is highly resistant to damage, disease, and poison. |
| Death's Kiss | You grow fangs but have an unquenchable thirst for blood. |
| Grave’s Embrace | You embrace your deathly nature, trading your life energy for power. |
| Sanguine Resilience | The power of blood protects you from physical harm. |
| Undying Resistance | You gain energy resistance to cold and electricity. |