Homebrew Werewolf Species Details

Physical description

Werewolves in their human form looks just like normal people. They however have tendency to have beard. In hybrid form they are about 8 feet tall, they also have wolf-like head.

History

Lycanthropy can be spread like a disease. Sometimes a lycanthrope begins life as a normal humanoid or giant who subsequently contracts lycanthropy after being wounded by a lycanthrope. Such a creature is called an afflicted lycanthrope. Other lycanthropes are born as lycanthropes, and are known as natural lycanthropes.

A lycanthrope can either resist its curse or embrace it. By resisting the curse, a lycanthrope retains its normal alignment and personality while in humanoid form. It lives its life as it always has, burying deep the bestial urges raging inside it. However, when the full moon rises, the curse becomes too strong to resist, transforming the individual into its beast form-or into a horrible hybrid form that combines animal and humanoid traits. When the moon wanes, the beast within can be controlled once again. Especially if the cursed creature is unaware of its condition, it might not remember the events of its transformation, though those memories often haunt a lycanthrope as bloody dreams.

Society

Some individuals see little point in fighting the curse and accept what they are. With time and experience, they learn to master their shape-changing ability and can assume beast form or hybrid form at will. Most lycanthropes that embrace their bestial natures succumb to blood-lust, becoming evil, opportunistic creatures that prey on the weak.

Names

Werewolf names are mostly human names because of their mankind heritage.

Werewolf Traits

Werewolves have a small variety of traits, from their ability to shapeshift to their natural sense of smell!

Natural Weapons

While in Hybrid form you have a 1d6+STR natural attack that deals Slashing damage when using claws or Piercing damage with a bite. When in Wolf Form you have a 2d6+STR claw and bite attack. You do not gain a bonus attack when using these.

Tracking

You gain ADVantage on any Perception checks that rely on smell. This is manually determined.

Skill Selection

Choose two skills from the following: Survival, Nature, Intimidation, and Perception

Tough Hide

While wearing no armor and shields your Armor Class becomes 12+con.

Wolf Empathy

Can communicate simple ideas using barks and growls to wolf creatures.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 1, Your Constitution scores increases by 1, Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Shape-Shift

You can take 1 action to change into your Hybrid or Wolf Form. While in Hybrid Form you can wield weapons as normal. While in wolf form you cannot wear armour, wield weapons, wear circlets or robes. For flavor you can choose to have equipment you are wearing to either merge into your form or be dropped to the ground. You gain no benefit from equipment that is merged into your form.