In trying to make a warforged warshaper souleater more cheaply, I again ran across the Incarnate construct template. I got to reconsidering whether you'd lose the living construct subtype. According to the SRD
here, unless a template says otherwise, the original type goes in a little box labeled 'Augmented X' subtype. Losing subtypes is not mentioned. The I.C. template merely mentions a change in type, related to original size.
So I contend that, RAW, an Incarnate Construct Warforged would be a Medium Humanoid (Augmented Construct, Living Construct), with no slam, no composite plating nor light fortification, but retaining their living construct traits. Very much as the Dragonborn of Bahamut template treats warforged (except that DB don't change Type, per RoD p10 sidebar); they lose 'all other traits', but in retaining the living construct subtype, they retain its traits.
So back to the warforged souleater. Presuming that the above is correct, the now humanoid warforged can become an
infected lycanthrope Divine Minion of Sebek or Set, thus
Hum Outsider (A. Cons, L. Cons.). If allowed to do so, the new Minion could qualify for warshaper, preferably via a class or two, like Master of Many Forms. Now we have an evil robot who can make natural weapons. LA Reduction useful, but not strictly required. If used, can take Set for the better forms, and still be LA +0 at 9th. (or to start if allowing I.C. shenanigans)
Potential Build, not for any particular game... (
Not using pre-stacked templates such as draconic and lolth touched to gain +8 Str, +10 Con, -2 Wis, as that would be under YBI/YBI. This is RAW, and IMO, RAI):
Divine Minion Incarnate Construct Warforged
Medium Outsider (Augmented Construct, Living Construct)
Spd 20' (30 if tooth of savnok? Movement replaced by the mv of forms assumed?)
Pounce Brb 2/MoMf 2/Wbl 2/Wsh 2/Reforged 1/Warforged Juggernaut 1/Souleater 1/WfJ +4
Reforged 1 is in there to use the 'Heal damage as if rested for a night' when using wild shape, which for Divine Minions is a free action. Possibly resets Morphic weapons, but as long as you change from 1 form to the next, the ability should persist.
Feats:
1st Adamantine Body, (Flaw) Alertness (Flaw) Endurance
3rd P. Att
6th Wp Foc (Nat attack, Warblade Aptitude)
9th I. Bullrush
go on from there... Wild Feats, Assume Su Ability, Life Drain (LM)...
Skills: Craft (Maxed), Concentration (Maxed), Kn (Arcana) 2, Sense Motive 4
Thoughts?
[latest edit]
fixed a major mistake in my build; lycanthrope can't get into Souleater. Went with divine minion of Sebek for LA +1. Set gives more and better forms, at LA+2)[/edit]
