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zaboron:
Can I build a changeling that can access some of their powers through shapeshifter only?
I was thinking of a half-ogre that has some flexibility in shifting between the human and the fae heritage. As a mechanism basically like She-Hulk, more or less (can hulk out on purpose without being angry, but getting angry also causes trouble).

Supernatural Strength [-4]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
The Catch: Cold Iron [+3]
Beast Change [-1]
Human Form [+1] Downgrades Strength and Toughness to inhuman only

Quantus:
I think the short answer is that Yes, per the rules you can do that. 

However you should be be careful as the Shapeshifting rules are some of the more notoriously abused mechanics, so it pays to have a long conversation with your storyteller about how to leverage both it's strengths and weaknesses to keep it from becoming too much of a Freebee package.   

Taran:
If the change is purely physical, you don’t need beast shape because you wouldn’t need to swap skills.  And there’s less balance issues if you can’t swap your skills.

Your powers would be inhuman and supernatural upgrades would fall under human form.

-2 Inhuman strength
-2 inhuman toughness

+1 human form (affecting)
 -2 supernatural strength (upgrade)
 -2 supernatural toughness (upgrade)

Sanctaphrax:
I wouldn't worry too much about the balance, unless the other PCs are notably un-optimised. And even if they are, you can just make your skill lists a little more similar than is "correct".

Quantus:
As to the actual powers, one other thing that might be worth thinking about:

"All ogres have an innate capacity for neutralizing magical forces to one degree or another. "  (Summer Knight, ch. 12).

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