Can Mo turn into any animal? Humans?
Does she retain any of her other vampiric abilities shapeshifted?
(Same goes for other vampiric shifters.)
Good questions, I had actually been meaning to describe Mo's powers more OOC, I have been dropping hints IC though. So, she is designed to be much like one of my D&D characters that was a druid turned vampire. Just like D&D Druids, Mohowauuck is limited to animals from her native area (which is clearly listed in her CS, btw). Her shapeshifting forms are limited to animals found in North America during and since the times of her human years in the earliest native civilizations - estimated to be well over 10,000 years ago - this limitation keeps her from becoming too OP, no bengal tigers, cougars, Tyrannosaurus Rexes, you know -- more like bears, wolves, foxes, owls, N.A. birds, mountain lions, rabbits, mice, ants, etc.
Also, like druids in D&D (with a high enough level) she does retain her abilities while in wild shape. On that note, I would like to point out another limitation to her powers that has yet to be revealed, just hinted at. Mo's plant speaking and control of plants and the Earth is only effective when she is in communication with the Earth. The way she keeps in communication is through her bare feet on the Earth's terrain, her powers are very much so hindered if she is wearing shoes (which never happens), flying, on pavement, in buildings, etc...
Mohowauuck's comically named "colors of the wind" ability is unhindered. Her emotions and the weather/natural disasters remain connected all the time. It is pretty OP, but with a vampire goddess as old as her, you gotta have a little power-hungry fun. ;]
Also...
@thewizardguy, can you clarify on the whole 'Gabriel is now a mayan god thing'? It's not that I don't approve, as my character also wears the face of an ancient god[dess] worshiped by humans, but if Mo were to recognize him as an another god, perhaps there could be some witty banter? :] I'll wait for your explanation before I post in response to Gabriel's drunken offense.