So what exactly happens every full moon for the Lycan?
Is there a possibility to resist turning into a blood lusting beast?
To be completely honest I'm trying to find the best of both worlds for becoming a Lycan.
There is no best of both worlds.
The best you can hope for is that the townsfolk with the torches and pitchforks catch you and kill you before you savagly murder and eat too many innocent people...
Deleting post # 8 should clear up the conversation quite nicely. It's the only duplicate post resulting from the merge.
For the topic, owning the Monster Manual gives a pretty clear (if narrow minded) view on how Lycanthropy works in the context of D&D and the designers. That said, the very concept that all lycanthropes must either choose to be evil, or live with being both a good and evil character at the same time, seems to be selling the concept short.
If you're wanting to diverge from the official guidelines about Lycanthropy, it's a conversation you'd need to have with your DM. I'm assuming your character has already been afflicted by the curse of Lycanthropy, in which case your DM presumably already has the Monster Manual, and is prepared to go forward with it. They may be willing to alter their plans (if they had greater plans) if you can make a good case for "making peace" with the curse-creature (I'd say wolf, but we're not strictly talking about werewolves here -- depends on what creature bit/gored you), they might be willing to indulge you. This is what the Bloodhunter specialization for Order of the Lycan is all about. Taking a tool of darkness and bending it to your will as a weapon against that same darkness.
I'm currently running a druid through Curse of Strahd. First encounter, before the mists even grabbed us, I got chomped by a werewolf. So far, we've been playing it that I got a small bump to my strength / constitution and gained resistance to non-magical damage. We haven't hit another full moon yet, so I haven't gone on a rampage or needed my party to barricade me somewhere. The shifting part should be interesting since there's a line in the MM about possibly being able to learn to control it, but I can already wildshape, so ....
Yes, it's one of the subclasses for Bloodhunter. I think that would be the best way to handle a character contracting Lycanthropy but still wanting to control themselves. The downside is that the subclass isn't available until level 3 of Bloodhunter, but that would at least show that your character needs to take time to learn to control their transformations.
There are definitely lycanthropes whose alignment does not default to Evil. Werebears, weretigers, wereboars for instance. I'm surprised the MM provides only the insatiable bloodlust interpretation.
Yes, it's one of the subclasses for Bloodhunter. I think that would be the best way to handle a character contracting Lycanthropy but still wanting to control themselves. The downside is that the subclass isn't available until level 3 of Bloodhunter, but that would at least show that your character needs to take time to learn to control their transformations.
Yes, it's one of the subclasses for Bloodhunter. I think that would be the best way to handle a character contracting Lycanthropy but still wanting to control themselves. The downside is that the subclass isn't available until level 3 of Bloodhunter, but that would at least show that your character needs to take time to learn to control their transformations.
Yes, it's one of the subclasses for Bloodhunter. I think that would be the best way to handle a character contracting Lycanthropy but still wanting to control themselves. The downside is that the subclass isn't available until level 3 of Bloodhunter, but that would at least show that your character needs to take time to learn to control their transformations.
This isn't UA content, it's "Homebrew" (specifically, Matt Mercer's homebrew, which made it into DDB because of the popularity of his streamed games).
Oh? That's interesting lol I guess I just accepted it as official since it's linked right on the site. I guess at that point you might as well just Homebrew whatever you want, although the Bloodhunter Lycan system seems like a decent starting point to pull from.
Yes, it's one of the subclasses for Bloodhunter. I think that would be the best way to handle a character contracting Lycanthropy but still wanting to control themselves. The downside is that the subclass isn't available until level 3 of Bloodhunter, but that would at least show that your character needs to take time to learn to control their transformations.
This isn't UA content, it's "Homebrew" (specifically, Matt Mercer's homebrew, which made it into DDB because of the popularity of his streamed games).
Oh? That's interesting lol I guess I just accepted it as official since it's linked right on the site. I guess at that point you might as well just Homebrew whatever you want, although the Bloodhunter Lycan system seems like a decent starting point to pull from.
They're "official" to DDB, but not to D&D. If you go to "Classes" and "View All" here on DDB, you'll see Blood Hunter is listed under "Critical Role", and not "Player's Handbook / Basic Rules" nor "Unearthed Arcana". :D
Yes, the wish spell can do anything, but if you are too ballsy with "Haha I tricked you, DM" then this could have consequence. For example wishing you don't transform every full moon might just simply remove the curse, because it might be the easiest way for reality to solve the problem. Talk to your DM, be sure not to abuse this too much.
I'd just like to piggyback this thread because my question is of a similar vein to the OP.
Werebear. The character gains a Strength of 19 if his or her score isn’t already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in bear or hybrid form (from natural armor). Attack and damage rolls for the natural weapons are based on Strength.
When considering the sentence above - is the Strength of a Werebear PC 19 at all times even in humanoid form - or is it only in bear or hybrid form (like the AC bonus)? At first reading I assumed the latter - but a newer reading makes me think it's the former. Thoughts?
I'd just like to piggyback this thread because my question is of a similar vein to the OP.
Werebear. The character gains a Strength of 19 if his or her score isn’t already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in bear or hybrid form (from natural armor). Attack and damage rolls for the natural weapons are based on Strength.
When considering the sentence above - is the Strength of a Werebear PC 19 at all times even in humanoid form - or is it only in bear or hybrid form (like the AC bonus)? At first reading I assumed the latter - but a newer reading makes me think it's the former. Thoughts?
Pretty sure it is the former, and the comma makes it a run on sentence, not a list (as demonstrated here).
I can't find any official rules about turning a PC into a lycanthrope. There's talk about developing the Lycanthropy Curse but that's about all.
Anyone know if there are official rules on this and where to find them?
Rules can be found here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/mm/monsters-l#Lycanthropes
Currently, the character sheet doesn't not have a means of tracking this condition. Most people use a homebrew feat or item.
I always try to get the best of both worlds in any scenario. That being said...
Could you hypothetically remove the undesired part of being a lycanthrope (turning into a blood lusting monster every full moon) with the Wish spell?
In addition...
How would you word that request in such a way that it couldn't be skewed in any other way?
The lycanthrope section of the MM explains it: https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/mm/monsters-l#Lycanthropes
There is no best of both worlds.
The best you can hope for is that the townsfolk with the torches and pitchforks catch you and kill you before you savagly murder and eat too many innocent people...
I got no idea what's going on. I've tried making them separate or deleting some.
It is because you keep making them separate, but about the same subject that they keep getting merged.
Deleting post # 8 should clear up the conversation quite nicely. It's the only duplicate post resulting from the merge.
For the topic, owning the Monster Manual gives a pretty clear (if narrow minded) view on how Lycanthropy works in the context of D&D and the designers. That said, the very concept that all lycanthropes must either choose to be evil, or live with being both a good and evil character at the same time, seems to be selling the concept short.
If you're wanting to diverge from the official guidelines about Lycanthropy, it's a conversation you'd need to have with your DM. I'm assuming your character has already been afflicted by the curse of Lycanthropy, in which case your DM presumably already has the Monster Manual, and is prepared to go forward with it. They may be willing to alter their plans (if they had greater plans) if you can make a good case for "making peace" with the curse-creature (I'd say wolf, but we're not strictly talking about werewolves here -- depends on what creature bit/gored you), they might be willing to indulge you. This is what the Bloodhunter specialization for Order of the Lycan is all about. Taking a tool of darkness and bending it to your will as a weapon against that same darkness.
Actually aren't there UA shifters?
I'm currently running a druid through Curse of Strahd. First encounter, before the mists even grabbed us, I got chomped by a werewolf. So far, we've been playing it that I got a small bump to my strength / constitution and gained resistance to non-magical damage. We haven't hit another full moon yet, so I haven't gone on a rampage or needed my party to barricade me somewhere. The shifting part should be interesting since there's a line in the MM about possibly being able to learn to control it, but I can already wildshape, so ....
Yes, it's one of the subclasses for Bloodhunter. I think that would be the best way to handle a character contracting Lycanthropy but still wanting to control themselves. The downside is that the subclass isn't available until level 3 of Bloodhunter, but that would at least show that your character needs to take time to learn to control their transformations.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/blood-hunter#OrderoftheLycan
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There are definitely lycanthropes whose alignment does not default to Evil. Werebears, weretigers, wereboars for instance. I'm surprised the MM provides only the insatiable bloodlust interpretation.
I think they meant the shifter race from eberron, but they are not lycanthropes.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/races/shifter
This isn't UA content, it's "Homebrew" (specifically, Matt Mercer's homebrew, which made it into DDB because of the popularity of his streamed games).
Oh? That's interesting lol I guess I just accepted it as official since it's linked right on the site. I guess at that point you might as well just Homebrew whatever you want, although the Bloodhunter Lycan system seems like a decent starting point to pull from.
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They're "official" to DDB, but not to D&D. If you go to "Classes" and "View All" here on DDB, you'll see Blood Hunter is listed under "Critical Role", and not "Player's Handbook / Basic Rules" nor "Unearthed Arcana". :D
Yes, the wish spell can do anything, but if you are too ballsy with "Haha I tricked you, DM" then this could have consequence. For example wishing you don't transform every full moon might just simply remove the curse, because it might be the easiest way for reality to solve the problem. Talk to your DM, be sure not to abuse this too much.
I'd just like to piggyback this thread because my question is of a similar vein to the OP.
When considering the sentence above - is the Strength of a Werebear PC 19 at all times even in humanoid form - or is it only in bear or hybrid form (like the AC bonus)? At first reading I assumed the latter - but a newer reading makes me think it's the former. Thoughts?
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Pretty sure it is the former, and the comma makes it a run on sentence, not a list (as demonstrated here).
I saw it as "while in bear or hybrid form" so not when as a pure human.