History OneWingedAngel / TableTopGames

** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'': All werecreatures have access to a huge hybrid warform, mostly a huge anthropomorphic animal creature like a three-metre tall wolf-man, which is extremely powerful but comes at the cost of causing instinctive terror in humans and being gripped by furious bloodlust( some splats have Gifts that further empowers that form, like making it full silver, becoming an Avatar of the Wyrm and even weirder stuff) . The Mokole, the lizard keepers of Gaia's memory, are a notable case. What's the warform of a race of crocodiles, gila monsters and assorted reptiles? Why, your very own dragon/dinosaur/kaiju-lookalike, individualized for every character by a list of traits including "razor claws", "poison sacs", "huge size" or "wings". They dream up their form from ages past -- and some of those dreams can be [[MixAndMatchCritters pretty weird indeed]].

** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'': All werecreatures have access to a huge hybrid warform, mostly a huge anthropomorphic animal creature like a three-metre tall wolf-man, which is extremely powerful but comes at the cost of causing instinctive terror in humans and being gripped by furious bloodlust. The Mokole, the lizard keepers of Gaia's memory, are a notable case. What's the warform of a race of crocodiles, gila monsters and assorted reptiles? Why, your very own dragon/dinosaur/kaiju-lookalike, individualized for every character by a list of traits including "razor claws", "poison sacs", "huge size" or "wings". They dream up their form from ages past -- and some of those dreams can be [[MixAndMatchCritters pretty weird indeed]].

* Omega, from ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', qualifies having two different forms: one (the first) that is an {{Expy}} of the seven headed-dragon that appears in ''Literature/TheBible's'' ''Literature/BookOfRevelation'' and other that is an [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s Kefka Palazzo. The game has also Lazarus -- [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as he's an {{Expy}} of Sephiroth -- as well as Fallen Angel Dinah, who has decided to seal most of her power.

* In ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial'', the titual Beasts (or Begotten) are people whose souls are replaced with "Horrors", basically living nightmares in the shape of a mythological monsters. By default, a Beast [[HumanoidAbomination has an entirely human body]], with her Horror residing inside her [[EldritchLocation Lair]] and granting her a portion of her abilities when needed. When in the right condition, however, a Beast can summon her Lair in her immediate environment, which has the effect of merging her with her Horror and temporarily assume the shape (and powers) of the monster.

* The Unchained of ''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent'', the TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness's analogues to the Fallen, can change into their true demonic forms, which tend towards bio-mechanical horror, befitting their status as former servants of the [[DeusEstMachina God-Machine]]. It's also possible for a demon in dire circumstances to "[[DangerousForbiddenTechnique go loud]]", assuming their demonic form at full power with a healthy store of [[{{Mana}} Aether]]; however, it irrevocably rips their mortal identity apart, meaning they're now a big glowing beacon for all their divine enemies.
* ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen'' gives the titular Fallen "apocalyptic forms," echoes of their glory from when they served Heaven. Each form is based off of a primal incarnation of the Lores the angel knows; therefore, a Devil in the mold of Lucifer could have an apocalyptic form that's either a pillar of fire or a glorious, shining light, and a [[BeastMan Devourer]] could have an apocalyptic form that's either a man with the head of a lion or the perfection of human flesh made manifest. But if the demon's weighed down by [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil Torment]], well... expect the apocalyptic form to look honked up.
** [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Vampires]] have access to some nasty disciplines that let them do this, such as Zulo Form of Vicissitude, the armor of living shadow of [[CastingAShadow Obtenebration]], the War Form of [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Protean]] and [[ScaledUp Serpentis]].
** The aforementioned Shintai charms first appeared in ''TabletopGame/KindredOfTheEast'', as SupernaturalMartialArts that [[ChineseVampire Kuei-Jin]] can learn. All of them turn their user into a horrid, no-nonsense monstrosity when activated. And yes, it had a Demon Emperor Shintai, which is your SuperpoweredEvilSide made manifest.

** ''Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden'' takes this a step further with [[spoiler:Auril, who has three different forms, each fought one after another. Unlike the Mythic Monsters described above, Auril plays the trope straight]].
* Happens occasionally in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''; you usually don't fight both forms back-to-back, though:
** Barzillai Thrune, the {{Big Bad}} of the ''Hell's Rebels'' adventure path, is fought and slain at the end of the fourth adventure (out of six) and appears to be defeated at that point. In the final adventure, though, the [=PCs=] discover that he had performed a ritual that threatens to bring him back as a {{Genius Loci}} inhabiting the entire region. To prevent this, they have to travel to Hell and confront Barzillai again, this time in the body of a powerful devil.
** The mastermind behind much of the ''Carrion Crown'' adventure path, Adivion Adrissant, is never fought in his human form. As the [=PCs=] approach him he desperately drinks the eponymous elixir, which transforms him into a powerful undead known as a forsaken lich.
** Likewise, the [=PCs=] spend much of the ''Strange Aeons'' adventure path pursuing the mad scholar Haserton Lowls. When they finally catch up with him at the end of the path, he's fused with the Great Old One Xhamen-Dor to form an {{Eldritch Abomination}} that is [[DualBoss one of]] the final bosses of the campaign.

* TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} allows a player to build their own version with the alternate form advantage.
* ''TabletopGame/LeviathanTheTempest'': The titular Leviathans have seven levels of monstrosity they can assume, known as Depths. Each successive Depth makes the Leviathan more physically powerful and allows them to draw more power from their Channels, but also makes them more clearly monstrous and inhuman.
** There's also a Merit known ''as'' "One Winged Angel" which lets a Leviathan on the verge of death instantly drop down to Apotheosis (the seventh, most powerful and inhuman Depth) and full-heal in the process.
* Erwin Stahler from ''TabletopGame/MutantChronicles'' starts out as a human-sized model on the battlefield, but once he's down, he goes OneWingedAngel and turns into a bigger, armored mutant with big honking claws.
* Characters in ''TabletopGame/{{Mythender}}'' grow increasingly inhuman-looking as they draw on more and more Mythic power. A Mythender who has assumed his full, surreal Godlike Form is likely to be very powerful, and also likely to be very close to losing his humanity entirely.
* The Website/NeoPets' web-based RPG parody/thingy ''VideoGame/NeoQuest II'' has the final boss "defeated", then returning with a few additional immunities, double the HP, and a double-sized graphic. And additional limbs, wings, spikes, and menace.
* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' This is the signature power of the Cataphracts, incarnate spirits of Darkness which can be created when a sapient being commits suicide or otherwise gives up on life. Normally, a Cataphract wears a copy of the body of the one whose despair gave them form, but in emergencies they can shed this façade and assume a much more powerful and clearly inhuman form. However, embracing their inhuman nature in this way erodes the pretense of humanity by which they define themselves: Each use of this ability reduces their Willpower score by 1, and they can only regain these lost Willpower dots by going a full month without using their monstrous form. If this reduces their Willpower score to zero, they lose their ability to mimic a human body and mind, and become nothing more than a particularly powerful Darkspawn.
* The ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' adventure 'The Mind Dunes of the Moon' ends with a character revealing their true nature by turning into... something alien and other.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'':
** Warriors of Chaos can be blessed or cursed with "gifts" from their patron Gods, turning them steadily more inhuman. Eventually, at a certain point, the weak-willed become mindless Chaos Spawn, while those with [[HeroicWillpower Villainous Willpower]] ascend into Daemon Princes who retain their sentience and control over their vast powers. In either case the warrior now becomes a full Daemon extra vulnerable to anti-Daemon abilities and armament.
** In previous editions of 40K, Greater Daemons aligned with Chaos Space Marines do not appear with the rest of the army, but must be summoned into combat. This involves the sacrifice of a champion. This actually allows you to initiate a One-Winged Angel transformation mid-game, as the Daemon will always be considerably more powerful than whatever hapless shlep it used to be.
** Morathi, the High Oracle of Khaine in ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' starts her battles in aelven form and can change into her monstrous snake-like Shadow Queen form during her turn or be forced to change if she suffers wounds.
* The [=nWOD's=] [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]] have access to a nightmare warform.
** So do all the werecreatures of TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse, mostly a huge anthropomorphic animal creature like a three-metre tall wolf-man. And then there's the Mokole, the lizard keepers of Gaia's memory. What's the warform of a race of crocodiles, gila monsters and assorted reptiles? Why, your very own dragon/dinosaur/kaiju-lookalike, individualized for every character by a list of traits including "razor claws", "poison sacs", "huge size" or "wings". They dream up their form from ages past -- and some of those dreams can be [[MixAndMatchCritters pretty weird indeed]].

** Averted with [[GodOfEvil Asmodeus]]: While his true form is apparently a giant primordial serpent of some sort, the rules given for fighting him -- as unlikely a situation it would be to fight the super-intelligent, scheming ruler of all {{Hell}} -- only describe fighting him in his humanoid devil form. (Presumably because, against a being to whom the word "god" would be an ''insult'', your party wouldn't stand a chance.)

* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' This is the signature power of the Cataphracts, incarnate spirits of Darkness which can be created when a sapient being commits suicide or otherwise gives up on life. Normally, a Cataphract wears a copy of the body of the one whose despair gave them form, but in emergencies they can shed this façade and assume a much more powerful and clearly inhuman form. However, embracing their inhuman nature in this way erodes the pretense of humanity by which they define themselves: Each use of this ability reduces their Willpower score by 1, and they can only regain these lost Willpower dots by going a full month without using their monstrous form. If this reduces their Willpower score to zero, they lose their ability to mimic a human body and mind, and become nothing more than a particularly powerful Darkspawn.

** Tagers are able to do this too... but in keeping with the fact that they're ''[[DarkIsNotEvil good guys]]'', their OneWingedAngel is a bit more streamlined [[TransformationTrauma than that of Dhohanoids]].

** So do all the werecreatures of TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse, mostly a huge anthropomorphic animal creature like a three-metre tall wolf-man. And then there's the Mokole, the lizard keepers of Gaia's memory. What's the warform of a race of crocodiles, gila monsters and assorted reptiles? Why, your very own dragon/dinosaur/kaiju-lookalike, individualized for every character by a list of traits including "razor claws", "poison sacs", "huge size" or "wings". They dream up their form from ages past - and some of those dreams can be [[MixAndMatchCritters pretty weird indeed]].
* Characters in ''TabletopGame/{{Mythender}}'' grow increasingly inhuman-looking as they draw on more and more Mythic power. A Mythender who has assumed his full, surreal Godlike Form is likely to be very powerful, and also likely to be very close to losing his humanity entirely.

* Uncommon in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', but it occurs from time to time:

* The Unchained of ''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent'', the TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness's analogues to the Fallen, can change into their true demonic forms, which tend towards biomechanical horror, befitting their status as former servants of the [[DeusEstMachina God-Machine]]. It's also possible for a demon in dire circumstances to "[[DangerousForbiddenTechnique go loud]]", assuming their demonic form at full power with a healthy store of [[{{Mana}} Aether]]; however, it irrevocably rips their mortal identity apart, meaning they're now a big glowing beacon for all their divine enemies.

** On the Blossom of Perfected Lotus, the Sidereal Martial Arts (it is noted that the previous entry is touching on that level), a couple of Styles are worthy of note here. From ''Prismatic Arrangement of Creation Style'', ''Four Magical Materials Form'' turns you into a living Artefact with huge boosts all around[[note]]And it's theortically possible to create a Charm that allows to to integrate a fifth magical material.[[/note]] (and even more if you use the ''Prismatic Arrangement of Creation Form'' capstone to combine it with other MA forms). Meanwhile, ''Beauty in the Eye'', from ''Border of Kaleidoscopic Logic Style'', has you vanish for a turn and return with an explosion, transformed into a titanic figure modelled after the deity that granted your Exaltation and shaped from elemental substance most prevalent in the region.

* TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} alows a player to build their own version with the alternate form advantage.

* The [=nWOD's=] [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]] have access to a nightmare warform.
** So do all the werecreatures of TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse, mostly a huge anthropomorphic animal creature like a three-metre tall wolf-man. And then there's the Mokole, the lizard keepers of Gaia's memory. What's the warform of a race of crocodiles, gila monsters and assorted reptiles? Why, your very own dragon/dinosaur/kaiju-lookalike, individualized for every character by a list of traits including "razor claws", "poison sacs", "huge size" or "wings". They dream up their form from ages past - and some of those dreams can be [[MixAndMatchCritters pretty weird indeed]].

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'':
** Warriors of Chaos can be blessed or cursed with "gifts" from their patron Gods, turning them steadily more inhuman. Eventually, at a certain point, the weak-willed become mindless Chaos Spawn, while those with [[HeroicWillpower Villainous Willpower]] ascend into Daemon Princes who retain their sentience and control over their vast powers. In either case the warrior now becomes a full Daemon extra vulnerable to anti-Daemon abilities and armament.
** In previous editions of 40K, Greater Daemons aligned with Chaos Space Marines do not appear with the rest of the army, but must be summoned into combat. This involves the sacrifice of a champion. This actually allows you to initiate a One-Winged Angel transformation mid-game, as the Daemon will always be considerably more powerful than whatever hapless shlep it used to be.
** Morathi, the High Oracle of Khaine in ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' starts her battles in aelven form and can change into her monstrous snake-like Shadow Queen form during her turn or be forced to change if she suffers wounds.

* TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} alows a player to build their own version with the alternate form advantage.

* Erwin Stahler from ''TabletopGame/MutantChronicles'' starts out as a human-sized model on the battlefield, but once he's down, he goes OneWingedAngel and turns into a bigger, armored mutant with big honking claws.

* ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen'' gives the titular Fallen "apocalyptic forms," echoes of their glory from when they served Heaven. Each form is based off of a primal incarnation of the Lores the angel knows; therefore, a Devil in the mold of Lucifer could have an apocalyptic form that's either a pillar of fire or a glorious, shining light, and a [[BeastMan Devourer]] could have an apocalyptic form that's either a man with the head of a lion or the perfection of human flesh made manifest. But if the demon's weighed down by [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil Torment]], well... expect the apocalyptic form to look honked up.
** [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Vampires]] have access to some nasty disciplines that let them do this, such as Zulo Form of Vicissitude, the armor of living shadow of [[CastingAShadow Obtenebration]], the War Form of [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Protean]] and [[ScaledUp Serpentis]].
** The aforementioned Shintai charms first appeared in ''TabletopGame/KindredOfTheEast'', as SupernaturalMartialArts that [[ChineseVampire Kuei-Jin]] can learn. All of them turn their user into a horrid, no-nonsense monstrosity when activated. And yes, it had a Demon Emperor Shintai, which is your SuperpoweredEvilSide made manifest.
* The Unchained of ''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent'', the TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness's analogues to the Fallen, can change into their true demonic forms, which tend towards biomechanical horror, befitting their status as former servants of the [[DeusEstMachina God-Machine]]. It's also possible for a demon in dire circumstances to "[[DangerousForbiddenTechnique go loud]]", assuming their demonic form at full power with a healthy store of [[{{Mana}} Aether]]; however, it irrevocably rips their mortal identity apart, meaning they're now a big glowing beacon for all their divine enemies.
* The [=nWOD's=] [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]] have access to a nightmare warform.
** So do all the werecreatures of TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse, mostly a huge anthropomorphic animal creature like a three-metre tall wolf-man. And then there's the Mokole, the lizard keepers of Gaia's memory. What's the warform of a race of crocodiles, gila monsters and assorted reptiles? Why, your very own dragon/dinosaur/kaiju-lookalike, individualized for every character by a list of traits including "razor claws", "poison sacs", "huge size" or "wings". They dream up their form from ages past - and some of those dreams can be [[MixAndMatchCritters pretty weird indeed]].
* In ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial'', the titual Beasts (or Begotten) are people whose souls are replaced with "Horrors", basically living nightmares in the shape of a mythological monsters. By default, a Beast [[HumanoidAbomination has an entirely human body]], with her Horror residing inside her [[EldritchLocation Lair]] and granting her a portion of her abilities when needed. When in the right condition, however, a Beast can summon her Lair in her immediate environment, which has the effect of merging her with her Horror and temporarily assume the shape (and powers) of the monster.

* Omega, from ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', qualifies having two different forms: one (the first) that is an {{Expy}} of the seven headed-dragon that appears in ''Literature/TheBible's'' ''Literature/BookOfRevelation'' and other that is an [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s Kefka Palazzo. The game has also Lazarus -- [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as he's an {{Expy}} of Sephiroth -- as well as Fallen Angel Dinah, who has decided to seal most of her power.
** Surpass Death from the Necromancy path of magic is sorta this. It's only usable when the target is just about to die, and it turns them into an undead entity while giving them a fairly sizable chunk of extra points to spend on monster powers and the like. As such, it's kind of like a One Winged Angel that necromancers can do to other people as well as themselves. Of course, there's not really any way to revert ''back'', but it's still a step up from dying. That aside, there's a monster power that allows for having multiple forms, and yes, it can be keyed to having taken a certain amount of damage (in fact it's the cheaper way to do it!), and no, the forms do not innately share damage taken (unless they took the penalty that says otherwise for a cost break).
* The ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' adventure 'The Mind Dunes of the Moon' ends with a character revealing their true nature by turning into... something alien and other.

** Infernals have Shintai charms which let them change into a monstrous form based on the Yozi the power is derived from. The most minor ones for physical changes turn you into a version of you crafted from red mist (''Scarlet Rapture'') or sand (''Soul-Sand Devil''), can split off a mortal clone of you (''Splintered Gale''), or allow you to copy someone else (''Black Mirror''). More extreme ones give you a constellation of crystalline orbs (''Heuristic Logos''). The most one-winged of them are ''Tenebrous Apotheosis'' (which ramps you up to become the Ebon Dragon), ''All-Devouring Depths'' (which turns you into a shoggoth), ''Demon Emperor'' (which turns you into [[FantasticNuke a walking Ground Zero]]), ''Greater Shintai of the Endless Desert'' (which turns you into a [[GeniusLoci living geographical feature]]) and ''Devil-Tyrant Avatar'' (which allows you to string together mutations to build your own form). Of these, only Soul-Sand Devil and Splintered Gale can't be used as a rude surprise in combat, and that's only because one is permanently in effect and the other is used to create ''mortals'', although one odd Splintered Gale build theoretically allows you to mass-produce cloned suicide bombers.\\
In the upcoming third edition of the game, the system gets revamped to allow you mix and match the pieces (which you get by buying other Charms) to create your own Shintai.

** On the Blossom of Perfected Lotus, the Sidereal Martial Arts (it is noted that the previous entry is touching on that level), a couple of Styles are worthy of note here. From ''Prismatic Arrangement of Creation Style'', ''Four Magical Materials Form'' turns you into a living Artefact with huge boosts all around (and even more if you use the ''Prismatic Arrangement of Creation Form'' capstone to combine it with other MA forms). Meanwhile, ''Beauty in the Eye'', from ''Border of Kaleidoscopic Logic Style'', has you vanish for a turn and return with an explosion, transformed into a titanic figure modelled after the deity that granted your Exaltation and shaped from elemental substance most prevalent in the region.

* Omega, from ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', qualifies having two different forms: one (the first) that is an {{Expy}} of the seven headed-dragon that appears in ''TheBible's'' ''Literature/BookOfRevelation'' and other that is an [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s Kefka Palazzo. The game has also Lazarus -- [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as he's an {{Expy}} of Sephiroth -- as well as Fallen Angel Dinah, who has decided to seal most of her power.

* The Franchise/NeoPets' web-based RPG parody/thingy ''Neo Quest II'' has the final boss "defeated", then returning with a few additional immunities, double the HP, and a double-sized graphic. And additional limbs, wings, spikes, and menace.

* Omega, from ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', qualifies having two different forms: one (the first) that is an {{Expy}} of the seven headed-dragon that appears in TheBible's Apocalypse and other that is an [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s Kefka Palazzo. The game has also Lazarus -- [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as he's an {{Expy}} of Sephiroth -- as well as Fallen Angel Dinah, who has decided to seal most of her power.

* The NeoPets' web-based RPG parody/thingy ''Neo Quest II'' has the final boss "defeated", then returning with a few additional immunities, double the HP, and a double-sized graphic. And additional limbs, wings, spikes, and menace.
* Omega, from ''AnimaBeyondFantasy'', qualifies having two different forms: one (the first) that is an {{Expy}} of the seven headed-dragon that appears in TheBible's Apocalypse and other that is an [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s Kefka Palazzo. The game has also Lazarus -- [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as he's an {{Expy}} of Sephiroth -- as well as Fallen Angel Dinah, who has decided to seal most of her power.

** Ragnorra, the obligatory BodyHorror entry from ''Elder Evils'', transforms from a bloated blob of wormlike flesh into a curiously human face made out of strands - her True Mother form. While spawning utterly abhorrent monstrosities that simply should not be.
** Averted with [[GodOfEvil Asmodeus]]: While his true form is apparently a giant primordial serpent of some sort, the rules given for fighting him - as unlikely a situation it would be to fight the super-intelligent, scheming ruler of all {{Hell}} - only describe fighting him in his humanoid devil form. (Presumably because, against a being to whom the word "god" would be an ''insult'', your party wouldn't stand a chance.)
** Played straight with Lolth, the evil goddess of the drow, who's infamous One-Winged Angel form - that of a half-drow-half-spider - has been well-known since the ''First Edition''. Most recently, in the Fourth Edition's ''Monster Manual 3'' (where she received updated stats ''and'' appeared on the cover) far greater detail was given on how she transformed. (If reduced to zero hit points in her drow form, she turns into her One-Winged Angel form automatically, where she's stronger, and much, ''much'' more dangerous than before.)

* Omega, from ''AnimaBeyondFantasy'', qualifies having two different forms: one (the first) that is an {{Expy}} of the seven headed-dragon that appears in TheBible's Apocalypse and other that is an [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s Kefka Palazzo. The game has also Lazarus -[[JustifiedTrope justified]] as he's an {{Expy}} of Sephiroth- as well as Fallen Angel Dinah, who has decided to seal most of her power.