Web DM hi guys i figuied you might want to see some other DM's points of view how I do it is that their are 3 "levels" of lycanthrope ALPA: are lyacantrope who master the beast can shape shift at will and contol their beastal instincts they offten havr a flaw that keeps them a little diffrent from humans I.E. "I don't have qualms against killing if it seves a perpose, (any chaotic or nutrael alimanit) or my personal favorite is i protect my pack wuth my life and will be loyal to them no matter what" their are 3 way to become a Alpha your a child of werewolfs that are beta or higher your gifted it by a god/goddess of the hunt/wild or C you were a lower level werewolf that through arcane ruitual beat the beast and went up a level BETA: are simular to alphas but whis trasformations are limited by the moon or day/night cycle whatever i feel fits the campiagen better OMEGA are the werewolfs you guys detailed that are truly cursed Notes: if a werewolf is born the will go a level higher then their lower parent a bite from a werewolf will transfer the curse and make them one level lower than the person who bit them so alpha=beta beta=omga omega=omega This is just food for thought and I hope I inspired someone. thanks for reading, peace!

how would a druid with lycanthropy work?

Matt Blankenbaker personaly they would falliw the same logic but due to the natural abilty of a druid they are one level higher than what it should be normaly

I think I have an idea for how to make Lycanthropy seem more threatening, instead of just having a 6th level Cleric throwing a Remove Curse on them. While doing some research into werewolf lore, I came across a bit of folk lore saying that a werewolf can be cured as long as they have not tasted human blood. I would incorporate this into the in game setting, so that Remove Curse only works on Lycanthropes who have not yet killed somebody. Thus providing a sense of urgency to obtaining the cure.

That's an awesome idea,

Thats a damn good plot hook. Im gonna use that idea!

haha just watched some more and apparently the wererats aren't as creative a idea

Callum Kelso Where is it in the book

joshua gibson you find lycanthropes in the monster manual.

Atuim Misting i mean playing one

Page 206 - 211 of the Monster Manual. Because I'm feeling nice here's a quick write up of the base rules for lycanthropy on player characters, from the monster manual: A character that turns into a lycanthrope keeps their statistics aside from the changes made based on what manner of lycanthrope they turn into (listed below). The character gets the speed of the lycanthrope in nonhumanion form, damage immunities, traits, and actions that do not involve equipment. The character becomes proficient with the lycanthrope’s natural attacks (like bite and claws), and these weapons deal damage as shown in the monster stats. The character can’t speak while in animal form, but can do so in hybrid and humanoid form. The DC on the Constitution Saving Throw for a humanoid bit by a lycanthrope is (8 + lycanthrope’s proficiency bonus + lycanthrope’s Constitution modifier). A failed saving throw means the character becomes cursed. Should the character embrace the curse its alignment becomes the one listed in the monster stats. It’s up to the DM to decide what happens then. _Changes in player characters catching lycanthropy:_ *Werebear* (neutral good) The character gains a Strength of 19 if its score isn't already higher, and a +1 bonus to Armor Class while in bear or hybrid form (from natural armor). Natural weapons use Strength. *Wereboar* (neutral evil) The character gains a Strength of 17 if its score isn't already higher, and a+ 1 bonus to AC while in boar or hybrid form (from natural armor). Natural weapons use Strength. For the Charge- trait, the DC is 8 +the character's proficiency bonus+ Strength modifier. *Wererat* (lawful evil) The character gains a Dexterity of 15 if its score isn't already higher. Natural weapons use the highest of Strength or Dexterity. *Weretiger* (neutral) The character gains a Strength of 17 if its score isn't already higher. Natural weapons use Strength. For the Pounce trait, the DC is 8 + the character's proficiency bonus + Strength modifier. *Werewolf* (chaotic evil) The character gains a Strength of 15 if its score isn't already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in wolf or hybrid form (from natural armor). Natural weapons use Strength. I'm sure you can find, figure out or make up the rest :)

Nyrufa I am never going to sleep again that is a terrifying thought

Nyrufa I’m totally gonna use that someday

Not only that but dinosaurs can get it too.

Don't forget a whole orc tribe of them.

I pray no DM has read you. Can I delete your commentary just in case ?

Then Altered Beast happened on Sega Genesis; and powered up Werebeasts were kicking Zombies in the crotch ever since.

Josiah Bausano YEAH!!! I love it.

I want to do this what rule set do you use?

Same, but werewolf with wolf totem.

In battle, I bet he can bearly contain himself (not sorry)

Holy crap me to

Yeah! It was a blast!

whatwolves?

Whywolves

Wereowls. "who"?

Everyone asks werewolves but nobody asks howwolves

Nor Whowolves, or whenwolves, or whatwolves, nor wherewolves

Xel Tanni Yes! It's in the lost and found box. You can hop on by during regular business hours to pick it up.

JPruInc Oh good, thank you. I may be carrying a silvered bec-de-corbin when I get there but that's for... something else. Don't worry about it.

Actually, we're doing an advert for Tiger Brand Coffee.

That's a cool character concept! Hope our video can help inspire some idea So!

Manatee-were!

Emma Lambert so basically a selkee

DnD doesn't need feminists in it.

Mermaids?

Brett Keane? I'm gonna go kill myself now.

+Thomas “AJK” Middleton nope, just this one.

Web DM 😕

I like the escalating DC, nice touch.

That is awesome, I don't even know if I'm going to have lycanthropes for a while but I'm going to steal that mechanic when/if I do >_>

No stealing needed! It's free for the taking! DMs should help each other ;)

KiqueDragoon Yeah, I was just putting in a touch of the dramatic. I was actually going to combine it with Jim's suggestion of losing it when blood is spilled in your vicinity. The world I'm using is based on a story a friend and I came up with years ago (before I knew anything about D&D), where Lycanthropy is actually a curse put on the main character, a demon hunter by a demon lord, and it acts more like an awakening and manifestation of one's own inner demons, like the Guts' berserker armor in Berserk. Figured I'd expound and share some bg now that I know this isn't just a super dead comment thread, maybe give some inspiration back.

KiqueDragoon yeah my dm does something similar we need to do a con save each time we shift (our whole group is infected after a fight with a pack of werewolves) if we fail we basically lose ourselves and become feral

Thanks! It was a fun shoot.

Dude, do your channel. There's no way it would be 100% the same as our stuff. There's room for all of us. Consider us subbed in advance.

Thanks guys! I'll be sure to throw the channel at you when i get it running!

Hows that d&d vid coming? Lol

OOF

Agreed on being able to overcome resistances. I find 5e very odd in that regard as it seems to have broken with many monster immunities or damage boosts while at the same time reducing the effectiveness of things like damage resistance and magic resistance. I think dragons were the biggest losers there, but clearly it's created other odd situations like Lycanthropes being unable to harm each other without silver or magic.

Glad you liked it! We certainly had a lot of fun shooting!

Tannom Tangiri Glad to provide!

Glad you like it!

Keep coming back and we'll keep making vids!

Do any of those other than The Wolfman feature a beastial, man-wolf hybrid?

The Were-wolf of London version looked more along the lines of a Shifter, with these long sideburns and a widows peak kinda like Elvis Presley. The one in Return of the Vampire might've been even hairier than the one in The Wolfman, but he mostly just acts and talks like normal human.

Georgios Krinas it was also one of Lycaon ‘s 50 children that most likely didn’t care about.

Yes, but whats the source material for "Giant super strong hybrid/crynos" werehulk/wolf ? I don't think it was whitewolf, maybe american werewolf in london? Or was it something else?? It feels like something that likely came from comics in the late eighties, early 90s.

Agreed about the lower level thing. Once the party can Remove Curse, Lycanthropes lose a lot of their power to threaten the party. And I do like the idea of there being a connection between Druids and lycanthropy. Lots of story potential in having the first Druids be Lycanthropes who wanted to control their abilities without giving in to the curse.

C Johnston b Where is it in the book

C Johnston That sounds fun!

+joshua gibson Page 207 of the Monster Manual has a sidebar about attributes PCs get as lycanthropes

Yeah, don't get used to it, they tore it down the next day.

Web DM ); rip in piece new film set

Robert that is one of the old legends. same with men turning to wolves (non hybrid)

liam duczek So like a Dragon Born?

Kevin Bacon In their tongue he is called dovahkiin Dragon born! *FUS RO DAH*!!!

Good point. Not everything comes down to stat increases; sometimes the abilities you gain are the real bonus.