A character who becomes a lycanthrope retains his or her statistics except as specified by lycanthrope type. The character gains the lycanthrope’s speeds in nonhumanoid form, damage immunities, traits, and actions that don’t involve equipment. The character is proficient with the lycanthrope’s natural attacks, such as its bite or claws, which deal damage as shown in the lycanthrope’s statistics. The character can’t speak while in animal form.
A non-lycanthrope humanoid hit by an attack that carries the curse of lycanthropy must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + the lycanthrope’s proficiency bonus + the lycanthrope’s Constitution modifier) or be cursed. If the character embraces the curse, his or her alignment becomes the one defined for the lycanthrope. The DM is free to decide that a change in alignment places the character under DM control until the curse of lycanthropy is removed.
The following information applies to specific lycanthropes.
Wereowlbear. The character gains a Strength of 19 if his or her score isn’t already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in owlbear (from natural armor). Attack and damage rolls for the natural weapons are based on Strength.
Damage Vulnerabilities. Vulnerable to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from silvered weapons.
Keen Senses. Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on Sight, Smell, or Hearing.
Shapechanger. The wereowlbear can use its action to polymorph into a size larger than their base size owlbear, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its statistics, other than its size and AC, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Multiattack (Owlbear Form Only). In Owlbear form, the wereowlbear can make either a beak attack and claw attack or two claw attacks.
Beak (Owlbear Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with wereowlbear lycanthropy.
Claw (Owlbear Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d8 slashing damage.
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