Homebrew Lycan Born Species Details
A Lycan Born lives in its humanoid form, only turning into it's hybrid form if death approaches the Lycan Born swiftly. Its wolf form is only used for traveling fast along there hidden trails., Their hybrid forms are of a furred and well-muscled humanoid body topped by a wolf's head. A Lycan Born can wield weapons in hybrid form, though they prefer to intimidate foes with their powerful claws and shape fangs only using force when no other option is found.
Most Lycan Born have fled civilized lands long ago. In the wilds, Lycan Born form packs and create settlements far from the other races.
Lycan Born Traits
Lycan Born are lycanthrops that hide their true natures, your Lycan Born character has these traits.Shapechanger
The Lycan Born can use its action to polymorph into a wolf-humanoid hybrid or into a wolf, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its statistics, other than its 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.
Keen Hearing and Smell
Lycan Borns have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Bite (Wolf, and Hybrid Form only)
Melee Weapon Attack: Str modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with werewolf lycanthropy.
Claws (Hybrid Form only)
Melee Weapon Attack: Str modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (2d4) slashing damage.
Ability Score Increase
Your strength increases by a +2, and your dexterity or your constitution increases by +1 .
Age
Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
Alignment
Lycan Born tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.
Size
Lycan Born vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your base walking speed in wolf form is 40 feet.
Damage Imminities
you take no damage from bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.
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