Homebrew Werewolves Species Details
Werewolves in normal form look just like anybody else. It’s part of the reason they’ve managed to survive for so long. And part of the reason they are feared. Anyone could potentially be a lycanthrope, considering there aren’t any defining features to indicate one.
But in alternate forms, that’s where it’s obvious. Hybrid werewolf forms appear as a mix of man and beast: a hulking, bulky figure of fur and flesh with a large gaping maw of a wolf’s head. Most lycanthropes easily surpass 6 ft. in this form. Combined with their long, wicked looking nails, and their large, sharp teeth, hybrid forms serve as very intimidating figures. The fur coloring can vary, usually resembling the natural hair coloring of the original form, occasionally with some lightening or darkening during the change.
In wolf form, lycanthropes appear as any other wolves might albeit slightly bigger. Their fur, like that of the hybrid form, is typically colored after the hair of the original form, occasionally with some lightening or darkening during the change. In this form the only tell-tale sign an unafflicted individual might get to the wolf’s true nature could be the unnatural intelligence shining in bright eyes, or the intentional behavior it might display.
Werewolves Traits
WerewolfAbility Score Increase
Your ability score increases will remain the same as that of your base race.
Darkvision
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. You only have darkvision in hybrid and wolf form, and is seen in shades of red, not grey
Shapechanger
As an action, you can change into your hybrid or wolf form. Your game statistics, other than your AC, remain the same in each form. Any equipment you are wearing or carrying is not transformed. You revert to your original form when you take an action to revert back, or if you are reduced to 0 hit points.
Perks of the Predator
You gain proficiency in the Perception and the Survival skill.
Wicked Resistance
When you take damage and are in your hybrid or wolf form, you can use your reaction to gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons. Your resistance ends at the start of your next turn. You must finish a short or long rest before using this trait again.
Hybrid Form
When you change into your hybrid form, your size is medium. You are still able to use your weapons and cast spells, unless your weapons are made for a Small creature. If you wear armor or clothing not especially made to accommodate your hybrid form, it falls off, requiring small repairs before it can be worn again. You have adv. on str checks in this form. You retain the same amount of health as you would in your normal form
Wolf Form
When you change into your wolf form, your size is medium and you are unable to wield any weapons. You also cannot cast any spells while in this form. You retain the same amount of health as you would in your normal form.
Age
Lycanthropy does not affect age in any way. Your age is determined by your base race.
Rewritten Biology
The nature of your affliction has rewritten much of your base race’s physiology. Because of this, you retain no additional features attributed to your base race other than your ability score improvement, size and languages.
Alignment
Contrary to popular belief, lycanthropes are capable of any alignment, although it is usually influenced by their base race.
Size
Your normal form retains the same size as members of your base race would. Most hybrid forms for werewolves average out at around 6-7 feet tall. Your size is the same as your base race in human form, and is medium in wolf, if you are not already medium size.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your base speed increases by 5 feet in hybrid and wolf form.
Personality Trait
| 1 | I feel more awake at night than I do during the day, and occasionally I have trouble getting to sleep. |
| 2 | When I’m hungry, my stomach is in full control. I don’t bother with silverware or manners when hands and shoveling food in are equally viable options. |
| 3 | Sometimes it’s hard to separate the predator from myself. I can get easily distracted by small critters and animals when I see or smell them. |
| 4 | Sometimes I can’t help but howl at the moon. Cliche, I know, but I can’t help it! |
| 5 | Nothing’s tastier to me than meat fresh off the bone. I usually just eat meals raw rather than cook them. |
| 6 | After traveling with someone for a while, I tend to get very attached and extremely protective of them. Sometimes to an alarming degree. |
| 7 | On occasion the wolf in me really shows. I don’t always follow typical social protocol that most others do; like bathing regularly, for example. |
| 8 | I am always slightly uncomfortable indoors or in small spaces that make me feel like I’m caged. |
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