{"id":"mage/power/rote/acclimation-to-the-new-form","type":"power","system":"rote","line":"mage","name":"Acclimation to the New Form","sources":[{"source":"HDYDT","page":21}],"entries":["Under most circumstances, a transformed creature needs to take time and get used to its new body. The more radical the change, the longer that transition period becomes. A man transformed into an ape will adept much more quickly than that same man transformed into a horse, seal or squirrel. Animals changed into people still favor their old movements and body language; our tiger-lady, for example, will literally move like a big cat and won’t even know how to speak until someone gives her the knowledge and training to do so.","Generally, a character in a brand-new form raises her difficulties by +1 (a vaguely similar form) to +3 (a radically different form). The penalties fade as she adjusts to that new body, a process that can range from a few hours to a few days, depending on the differences between the original form and the new one."],"tags":["hdydt","feat"],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"hdydt-feats"},"level":null,"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/mage/power/rote/acclimation-to-the-new-form","html":"/records/mage/power/rote/acclimation-to-the-new-form","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/mage/power/rote/acclimation-to-the-new-form/children","sources":[{"abbr":"HDYDT","page":21,"folio":21,"title":"How Do You DO That?"}]},"_db":{"title":"Acclimation to the New Form","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Under most circumstances, a transformed creature needs to take time and get used to its new body. The more radical the change, the longer that transition period becomes. A man transformed into an ape will adept much","tags":["feat","hdydt"],"children":[]}}