The Lycanthrope

An ancient and feared curse...

 Lycanthrope
Lycanthropy is an ancient and feared curse, able to turn the The Lycanthrope
most stalwart of men into slavering and savage beasts. They Proficiency Predatory Totem
are rightfully feared by a lot of common folk and are able to Level Bonus Features Strikes Powers
tear creatures to pieces with their hands alone. Because of 1st +2 Hybrid Form, 1d4 —
this, lycanthropes are a force to be reckoned with. Lycanthrope Origin
However, not all lycanthropes are evil beasts enslaved to
their vicious nature. Those who take their time to train 2nd +2 Natural Armour,
Totem Powers
1d4 2
themselves and focus their minds can unlock their bestial
power and use it for their own desires. Able to shift into 3rd +2 Heightened Senses 1d4 2
animalistic hybrids and shrug off wounds that would fell 4th +2 Ability Score 1d4 2
mortal men, lycanthropes that follow this path become the Improvement
ultimate predators; however should their focus fail, grave
peril will befall those around them. 5th +3 Extra Attack 1d6 2
6th +3 Origin Feature 1d6 2
Creating a Lycanthrope 7th +3 Stalker's Prowess 1d6 2
All lycanthropes get their curse from somewhere. Were you 8th +3 Ability Score 1d6 3
born with it, transferred from the blood of your parents? Improvement
Were you bitten by another lycanthrope during an adventure 9th +4 Bleeding Slash 1d6 3
or attack on your home? Did you get cursed by some craven (1d10)
mage who sought to punish you? Was it a life you chose to
accept, being granted such power by a deity? 10th +4 Origin Feature 1d6 3
11th +4 Advanced Hybrid 1d8 3
Quick Build Form
You can make a lycanthrope quickly by following these 12th +4 Ability Score 1d8 3
suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest Improvement
ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the
Outlander background. 13th +5 Bleeding Slash 1d8 3
(2d10)
Shapechanger 14th +5 Origin Feature 1d8 4
A character who has at least one level in this class gains the 15th +5 Iron Volition 1d8 4
shapechanger tag.
16th +5 Ability Score 1d8 4
Improvement
Class Features 17th +6 Bleeding Slash 1d10 4
As a lycanthrope, you gain the following class features. (3d10)
18th +6 Origin Feature 1d10 4
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per lycanthrope level 19th +6 Ability Score
Improvement
1d10 4
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution 20th +6 Hybrid Form 1d10 5
modifier per lycanthrope level after 1st Mastery

Proficiencies
Armor: Light armour, medium armour, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons — Revision 1.6, October 2022 —
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Skills: Choose two from Animal Handling, Athletics,
Deception, Intimidation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and
Survival
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) any melee weapon or (b) a shortbow and 20 arrows
(a) leather armour or (b) hide armour
(a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
a dagger
Alternatively, you could begin with a starting wealth of
2d4 x 10gp and purchase starting items of your choice.
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Lycanthrope Origin
At 1st level, you choose an origin that describes where your
lycanthropic curse came from. Choose Werebat, Werebear,
Wereboar, Wererabbit, Wererat, Wereraven, Weretiger, or
Werewolf, all detailed at the end of the class description. The
origin you choose grants you features at the 1st level and
again at the 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th levels.
Hybrid Form
At 1st level, you begin to control the lycanthropic curse that
now flows through your blood. As an action, you can
transform into your Hybrid form as determined by your
Lycanthrope Origin feature. This form lasts for 10 minutes.
You can speak, use equipment, and wear armor in this form.
You can revert to your normal form earlier by using an action
on your turn. You automatically revert to your normal form if
you fall unconscious, drop to 0 Hit Points, or die. You can use
this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish
a short or long rest.
While you are transformed, you gain the following benefits:
Feral Might. You gain a bonus to melee damage rolls equal
to half your proficiency bonus, rounded down. You also have
advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
Resilient Hide. You have resistance to bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks that
aren't silvered. While you are not wearing heavy armor or
wielding a shield, you gain a +1 bonus to your AC.
Predatory Strikes. Your unarmed strikes are considered a
melee weapon. When you transform into your hybrid form
and whenever you make an unarmed strike as part of the
Attack action, you can make another unarmed strike as a
bonus action.
Your unarmed strikes deal 1d4 slashing damage. The
damage of your unarmed strikes increases as you gain
lycanthrope levels, as shown in the Predatory Strikes column
of the Lycanthrope Table.
Cursed Weakness. You have vulnerability to damage from
silvered weapons.
Bloodlust. If you've taken damage since the start of your
last turn, you must make a Wisdom saving throw to maintain
control of your humanity at the start of your turn. The DC
equals 5, or 1/4 of the total damage you've taken since the
start of your previous turn, whichever number is higher. On a
failed save, you must move directly towards the nearest
creature to you and use the Attack action against that
creature. If there is more than one possible target, the DM
chooses between the targets. You then regain control of your
character for the remainder of your turn.
If you are under an effect that prevents you from
concentrating (like the Barbarian's rage feature), you
automatically fail this saving throw.
The benefits of this feature replace the rules for Lycanthropy
within the Monster Manual.
Natural Armour
Starting at the 2nd Level, while you are not wearing any
armor nor wielding a shield, your Armor Class equals 11 +
your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier.
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Totem Powers
At 2nd level, you gain two totem powers of your choice. Your
totem power options are detailed at the end of the class
description. When you gain certain lycanthrope levels, you
gain additional powers of your choice, as shown in the Totem
Powers column of the Lycanthrope Table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the powers you know and replace it with
another power that you could learn at that level.
A level prerequisite in a totem power refers to your
lycanthrope level, not character level.
Heightened Senses
Starting at 3rd level, you begin to adopt the improved senses
of a natural predator. You gain advantage on any Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by
1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a
feat.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Stalker's Prowess
At 7th level, your speed increases by 10 feet. You also can add
10 feet to your long jump distance and 3 feet to your high
jump distance. In addition, unarmed strikes made using your
predatory strikes feature and attacks with your hybrid form's
natural weapons are considered magical for the purpose of
overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks
and damage.
Bleeding Slash
Beginning at 9th level, you can tear deep into your enemies'
flesh, leaving gaping wounds. When you make an unarmed
strike using your predatory strikes feature you can attempt a
bleeding slash.
On a hit the target takes the attack's normal damage and
must succeed a Constitution saving throw with a DC equal to
8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength or Dexterity
modifier (your choice) or take 1d10 slashing damage at the
start of their next turn. This increases to 2d10 at 13th level
and 3d10 at 17th level.
This feature has no effect on inorganic creatures or
objects. You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Strength or Dexterity modifier (whichever is higher,
minimum of 1). You regain expended uses of this feature
when you finish a short or long rest.
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 Advanced Hybrid Form
Starting at 11th level, you learn to unleash and control more
of the beast within you. You can now transform into your
hybrid form as a bonus action, and your hybrid form now
lasts for up to 30 minutes.
In addition, at the start of each of your turns, while you are
in your hybrid or animal form and have no more than half of
your hit points left, you regain hit points equal to your
Constitution modifier + 1 (minimum of 1). You don't gain this
benefit if you have 0 hit points.
Iron Volition
Beginning at 15th level, you've honed your willpower to better
resist the violent urges of your lycanthropic curse. Whenever
you make a Wisdom saving throw to maintain control of your
hybrid form, you do so with advantage.
Additionally in the event of there being more than one
possible nearest target after a failed save you, not the DM,
now chooses between the targets.
Hybrid Form Mastery
At 20th level, you have wrestled with your inner predator and
mastered it. You can now use your hybrid form feature three
times instead of two, and your hybrid form now lasts for up to
an hour.
Additionally when you roll initiative and have no uses of
your hybrid form left, you regain one use.
Lycanthrope Origins
Each lycanthrope origin stems from a curse or disease
bourne by a particular type of animal, with seven widely
known varieties of lycanthrope are werebats, werebears,
wereboars, werefoxes, wererabbits, wererats, wereravens,
weretigers, and werewolves; although others have been
known to exist.
Werebat
Commonly, though incorrectly, thought to be lycanthropes
exclusive to goblinoids, Werebats are shrieking and deadly
winged creatures of the night. As humanoids they're typically
pug-nosed and sharp-toothed, but such differences are so
minute that they are virtually indistinguishable; often
intelligent, these ambush predators enjoy hunting the most
dangerous game.
Bat Hybrid-Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a bat-humanoid and your bite becomes a natural
weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d4 piercing damage on a hit. You
may add your Strength or Dexterity modifier to the attack
and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with werebat lycanthropy.
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Additionally, while in your hybrid form you gain a flying
speed equal to your movement speed. To use this speed, you
can't be wearing medium or heavy armor. You can also use
Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls
of your unarmed strikes made using your predatory strikes
feature.
Echolocation
Starting at 6th level you gain blindsight out to a range of 30
feet as long as you are not deafened while in your hybrid
form.
At 14th level the range of your blindsight increases to 60
feet.
Bat Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a bat instead of
your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature. You
retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Tiny.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Dark Ambusher
At 14th level you learn to with blinding speed against the
unprepared. You have advantage on initiative rolls,
additionally on your first turn during combat, you have
advantage on attack rolls against creatures that have not yet
acted.
Screech
Beginning at 18th level you can use your action to let loose an
ear-shattering screech. Each creature within 15 feet of you
that can hear the screech must make a Constitution saving
throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier. On a failure, the creature takes 8d6
thunder damage and is deafened for 1 minute. On a success,
the creature takes half as much damage and isn't deafened.
The screech deals double damage to objects and structures,
emits a dreadful sound audible out to 300 feet and also
deafens you for 1 minute.
Once you use this feature you can't use it again until you
finish a long rest.
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Werebear
Werebears are powerful lycanthropes with the ability to
temper their monstrous natures and reject their violent
impulses. In humanoid form, they are large, muscular, and
covered in hair matching the color of their ursine form's fur
provided they can grow hair. When a werebear transforms, it
grows to enormous size, lashing out with weapons or claws
and fighting with the ferocity of a bear.
Bear-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a bear-humanoid and your bite becomes a
natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 3d4 piercing damage on a hit. You
add your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with werebear
lycanthropy.
Formidable Strength
At 6th level you gain the might of a bear. Your carrying
capacity (including maximum load and maximum lift) is
doubled, and you have advantage on Strength checks made to
push, pull, lift, or break objects.
Bear Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a bear instead of
your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature. You
retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components whilst in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Large.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check. Transforming this way
expends a use of your hybrid form feature.
Ursine Toughness
At 14th level, while you are in your hybrid or bear form, not
wearing armor and not wielding a shield, you gain a +2 bonus
to your AC (cumulative with the bonus from resilient hide).
Terrifying Roar
At 18th level you can use your action to roar at any number of
creatures within 30 feet, chilling their blood and stunning
them with fear. Any of the targeted creatures that can hear
you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw with a DC
equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
or become frightened of you until the end of your next turn.
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If a creature fails this saving throw by 5 or more, they are
instead stunned until the end of your next turn. A creature
that succeeds on this saving throw is immune to this feature
for the next 24 hours.
You may use this feature a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Wereboar
Wereboars are ill-tempered and vulgar brutes. As humanoids,
they are stocky and muscular, with short, stiff hair. In their
humanoid and hybrid forms, they use heavy weapons, while
in hybrid or animal form, they gain a devastating goring
attack through which their curse is spread.
Boar-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a boar-humanoid and you gain tusks that
become a natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in
that form.
When making a melee attack with your tusks, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 2d6 slashing damage on a hit. You
add your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your tusks must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency
bonus + your Constitution modifier or be cursed with
wereboar lycanthropy.
Brutish Swine
At 6th level you gain proficiency with improvised weapons. In
addition, weapons with the Heavy property no longer impose
disadvantage on attack rolls if your size is Small.
Boar Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a boar instead of
your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature. You
retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes
Medium.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
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 Charge
Starting at 14th level, while you are in your hybrid or boar
form, move at least 15 feet straight towards a target and then
make an attack against it with your tusks on the same turn,
the target takes an extra 2d6 piercing damage on a hit. If the
target is a creature, it must succeed on a Strength saving
throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength modifier or be knocked prone.
Relentless
When you reach the 18th Level, if you drop to 0 hit points
while in your hybrid or animal form and don't die outright,
you can drop to 1 hit point instead. Once you use this feature,
you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Wererabbit
Wererabbits, occasionally called werehares, are a rare breed
of lycanthropes and somewhat of an anomaly amongst their
brethren. Whereas other lycanthropes are born of more
predatory species, wererabbits evoke a lot of traits typically
found in prey animals; however this only disguises their
deadly potential. Extremely agile, wererabbits can move with
blinding speed and deliver kicks that can snap bones like
twigs.
Rabbit-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a rabbit-humanoid and your bite becomes a
natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d4 piercing damage on a hit. You
may add your Strength or Dexterity modifier to the attack
and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with wererabbit
lycanthropy.
Powerful Kick
Starting at 6th level you are able to make use of your strong
legs to strike your foes. Whilst in your hybrid form you
become proficient with your kicks.
When making a melee attack with your kick, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d8 bludgeoning damage on a hit.
You add your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice) to
the attack and damage rolls.
Additionally on a hit, the creature must succeed a Strength
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice) or be pushed 10
feet away from you and incapacitated until the start of their
next turn.
Rabbit Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a rabbit instead
of your hybrid form when using that feature. You retain the
same features granted by your hybrid form. Any equipment
you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and you can't
wear any armour unless it is made to fit your animal form.
You have disadvantage when using equipment meant for
humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components whilst in this form.
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Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Tiny.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
El-ahrairah's Blessing
Starting at 14th level if you take the Dash action on your turn
you can Dash or Dodge as a bonus action.
Additionally when in your hybrid form you gain a
burrowing speed equal to your movement speed.
Finally you can add 10 feet to your long jump distance and
3 feet to your high jump distance.
Lucky Rabbit's Foot
At 18th level you're able to make almost near-miraculous
escapes from danger. You may choose to make one melee,
ranged, or spell attack that would hit you, miss instead. This
is done after you know you have been hit, but before the
damage is rolled.
You regain the use of this feature once you finish a short or
long rest.
Werefox
Werefoxes are sly and clever lycanthropes, typically thought
to be self-centered, hedonistic and vain; some are instead
simply mischievous tricksters. As humanoids they radiate
and elven-like countenance regardless of their race, while in
their hybrid form they retain a lean and lithe physique; both
of these aid their preferred deceptive and illusive tactics.
Although werefoxes are overwhelmingly female, rare
exceptions do exist.
Fox-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a fox-humanoid and your bite becomes a natural
weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d6 piercing damage on a hit. You
add your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with werefox lycanthropy.
Additionally, while in your hybrid form you gain a
burrowing speed equal to half your movement speed.
Vulpine Charm
Starting at 6th level you have advantage on saving throws
against being charmed, magic can't put you to sleep, and you
gain advantage on any Charisma (Deception) or Charisma
(Persuasion) checks you make.
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Additionally on a successful Charisma (Deception) or
Charisma (Persuasion) check you can spend a use of this
feature to cause the creature to be charmed by you for 1
minute or until you or your companions do anything harmful
to it. You can use this part of the feature a number of times
equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1). You regain
expended uses of this feature when you finish a short or long
rest.
Fox Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a fox instead of
your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature. You
retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Small.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Infravision
At 14th level, whenever you are in your hybrid or animal form
you are able to see normally in dim light and darkness within
60 feet of you. You can't discern colours in darkness, only
shades of grey.
Elude
At 18th level, when you take the disengage action or you are
hit by an opportunity attack, you can spend a use of this
feature and gain a +5 bonus to your AC until the start of your
next turn.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Dexterity modifier (minimum of 1). You regain expended uses
of this feature when you finish a short or long rest.
Wererat
Wererats are cunning lycanthropes with sly, avaricious
personalities. They are wiry and twitchy in humanoid form,
with thin hair and darting eyes. In their humanoid and hybrid
forms, wererats prefer light weapons and use ambush tactics
rather than fighting as a pack. Although a wererat can deliver
a nasty bite in its rat form, it favors that form for stealthy
infiltration and escape rather than combat.
Rat-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a rat-humanoid and your bite becomes a natural
weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d4 piercing damage on a hit. You
may add your Strength or Dexterity modifier to the attack
and damage rolls.
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A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with wererat lycanthropy.
Scurry
Starting at 6th level if you take the Disengage action on your
turn you can Dash as a bonus action. Additionally if you take
the Attack action on your turn, you can Disengage as a bonus
action.
Rat Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a giant rat
instead of your hybrid form when using that feature. You
retain the same features granted by your hybrid form. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armour unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components whilst in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Small.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Skulk
At 14th level you gain advantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
checks made to hide. You also gain a climbing and swimming
speed equal to your movement speed.
Surprise
At 18th level if you hit a surprised creature with an attack on
your first turn in combat, the attack deals an extra 3d6
damage to it. The extra damage is of the same type as the
attack itself.
Wereraven
Wereravens are secretive and extraordinarily cautious
lycanthropes that trust one another but are wary of just about
everyone else. Although skilled at blending into society they
keep mostly to themselves, respect local laws, and strive to
do good whenever possible. In their human and hybrid forms,
wereravens tend to favour light weapons.
Raven-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a raven-humanoid and you gain a beak that
becomes a natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in
that form.
When making a melee attack with your beak, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d4 piercing damage on a hit. You
may add your Strength or Dexterity modifier to the attack
and damage rolls.
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 A creature hit by your beak must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with wereraven
lycanthropy.
Additionally, while in your hybrid form you gain a flying
speed equal to your movement speed. To use this speed, you
can't be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Mimicry
Starting at 6th level you can mimic sounds you have heard,
including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make
can tell they are imitations with a successful Wisdom
(Insight) check opposed by your Charisma (Deception) check.
Raven Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a raven instead
of your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature.
You retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature.
Any equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed
and you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your
animal form. You have disadvantage when using equipment
meant for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require
material components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Tiny.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Swooping Blow
At 14th level, if you fly at least 15 feet straight towards a
target while you are in your hybrid or raven form and then hit
it with a melee attack on the same turn, the target takes an
extra 2d6 damage of the type done by that attack. If the target
is a creature and you move out of its reach after doing so, the
creature has disadvantage on attacks of opportunity made
against you.
Keen Sight
At 18th level you can see up to 1 mile away without difficulty,
able to discern even fine details as though looking at
something no more than 100 feet away from you.
Additionally, dim light doesn't impose disadvantage on your
Wisdom (Perception) checks and you have advantage on
(Perception) checks made to spot items.
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Weretiger
Weretigers are ferocious hunters and warriors with a haughty
and fastidious nature. Lithe and sleekly muscular in
humanoid form, they are taller than average and meticulously
groomed. Weretigers grow to enormous size in animal and
hybrid form, but they fight in their more refined humanoid
form when they can.
Tiger-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a tiger-humanoid and your bite becomes a
natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d10 piercing damage on a hit. You
add your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with weretiger
lycanthropy.
Feline Agility
Starting at 6th level, you have advantage on Dexterity
(Acrobatics) checks. Additionally if you take the Dodge action
on your turn you may use your bonus action to make a single
attack with your unarmed strikes.
Tiger Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a tiger instead of
your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature. You
retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes Large.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Eye of the Tiger
At 14th level you gain 120 feet of darkvision if you don't
already have it and you gain advantage on any Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Pounce
Starting at 18th level whilst you are in your hybrid or tiger
form, move at least 15 feet straight towards a creature and
then hit it with an unarmed strike on the same turn, that
target must succeed on a Strength saving throw with a DC
equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier
or be knocked prone. If the target is knocked prone, you can
make one bite attack against it as a bonus action.
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Werewolf
A werewolf is a savage predator. In its humanoid form, a
werewolf has heightened senses, a fiery temper, and a
tendency to eat rare meat. Its wolf form is a fearsome
predator, but its hybrid form is more terrifying by far - a
furred and well-muscled humanoid body topped by a ravening
wolf's head. A werewolf can wield weapons in hybrid form,
though it prefers to tear foes apart with its powerful claws
and bite.
Wolf-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a wolf-humanoid and your bite becomes a
natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d8 piercing damage on a hit. You
add your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with werewolf
lycanthropy.
Silent Tracker
At 6th level you gain the hunting sensibilities of a wolf. You
can track other creatures while traveling at a fast pace, and
you can move stealthily while traveling at a normal pace (see
Chapter 8 of the Player's Handbook for rules on travel pace).
Wolf Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a wolf instead of
your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form feature. You
retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form feature. Any
equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed and
you can't wear any armor unless it is made to fit your animal
form. You have disadvantage when using equipment meant
for humanoids and cannot cast spells that require material
components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes
Medium.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Pack Hunter
At 14th level while you are in your hybrid or wolf form you
have advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least
one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally
isn't incapacitated.
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Inspiring Howl
At 18th level you can use your action to give a long and loud
howl, inspiring your allies and terrifying your enemies. Any
friendly creature within 30 feet that can hear you when you
howl has advantage on their next attack roll and is no longer
charmed nor frightened. Hostile creatures within 30 feet of
you that can hear you must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Charisma modifier) or have disadvantage on their next attack
roll or saving throw. A creature that succeeds on this saving
throw is immune to this feature for the next 24 hours. You
need to finish a short or long rest before you can use this
feature again.
Totem Powers
If a totem power has prerequisites, you must meet them to
gain it. You can gain a totem power at the same time that you
meet its prerequisites. The Bear, Boar, Rabbit, Rat, Raven,
Tiger, and Wolf Form features are referred to collectively as
"Animal Form" in this section.
Adept Climber
Prerequisite: 8th level, Werebear Lycanthrope Origin
You gain proficiency in the Athletics skill. You also gain a
climbing speed of 30 feet while you aren't wearing heavy
armor.
Bestial Mask
Prerequisite: 10th level
While you are in your animal form, you have advantage on
Charisma (Deception) checks made to disguise yourself as a
normal version of that creature.
Bestial Speech
Prerequisite: 10th level
While in your hybrid or animal form you gain the ability to
comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts.
The knowledge and awareness of many beasts is limited by
their intelligence, but at minimum, beasts can give you
information about nearby locations and monsters, including
whatever they can perceive or have perceived within the past
day. You might be able to persuade a beast to perform a small
favor for you, at the DM's discretion.
Boar Rush
Prerequisite: 8th level, Wereboar Lycanthrope Origin
When you successfully hit a creature with your tusks on your
turn you may use your bonus action to attempt to push the
creature back. The creature must succeed on a Strength
saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency + your
Strength modifier or be pushed 10 feet away from you.
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 Breath of the Winter Wolf
Prerequisite: 8th level, Werewolf Lycanthrope Origin
Whilst in your hybrid or animal form you can exhale a blast of
freezing wind in a 15 foot cone as an action. Each creature in
that area must make a Dexterity saving throw with a DC
equal to 8 + your proficiency + your Constitution modifier,
taking 4d8 cold damage on a failed save or half as much on a
successful one. At 14th level the cold damage increases to
5d8, and it increases to 6d8 at 18th level. You must finish a
long rest before you can use this feature again.
Bruin Grip
Prerequisite: Werebear Lycanthrope Origin
You count as one size larger for the purposes of determining
which creatures you can grapple.
Additionally you can use your action to try to pin a creature
grappled by you. To do so, make another grapple check. If you
succeed, the creature is restrained and your movement speed
is reduced to 0 until the grapple ends.
Call Animal Allies
Prerequisite: 10th level
As a bonus action you can attempt to call animal allies to
your side provided you are in the correct environment. At the
DM's discretion and depending on your Lycanthrope origin
the following animals appear to aid you for up to 1 hour:
Werebat: four swarms of bats
Werebear: two black bears
Wereboar: four boars
Werefox: eight foxes
Wererabbit: sixteen rabbits
Wererat: eight giant rats
Wereraven: four swarms of ravens
Weretiger: one tiger
Werewolf: four wolves
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your
allies. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group.
The summoned creatures share a place in initiative and take
their turn at the same time.
They obey any verbal command given to them by you that
isn't outright suicidal. Giving verbal commands to the
summoned creatures is a free action. If you don't issue any
commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile
creatures, but otherwise take no actions.
You must finish a long rest before you can use this feature
again.
Cannibalistic Regeneration
While you are in your hybrid or animal form you can use your
action to consume the flesh and blood of a dead organic
creature within 5 feet of you, gaining hit points equal to 1d10
+ your lycanthrope level.
After doing so your turn ends. At the start of your next turn,
you must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw or move
directly towards the nearest creature to you and use the
Attack action against that creature. You must finish a short or
long rest before you can use this feature again.
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Cat-Like Reflexes
Prerequisite: 15th level, Weretiger Lycanthrope Origin
While you are in your hybrid or animal form and an attacker
that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your
reaction to halve the attack's damage against you.
Disease Carrier
Prerequisite: 10th level, Wererat Lycanthrope Origin
When you successfully hit a creature with your bite attack, it
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 8
+ your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier or
become poisoned. The creature is poisoned until they are
cured of this condition. Each minute, the creature must
repeat the saving throw, reducing its hit point maximum by
1d10 on a failure. This reduction lasts until the poisoned
condition is cured. The creature dies if this feature reduces
its hit point maximum to zero. A creature immune to disease
or the poisoned condition is immune to this effect.
Disease Immunity
Prerequisite: 10th level
The lycanthropic curse in your blood makes you immune to
all diseases, poison damage, and the poisoned condition.
Enfeebling Fangs
Prerequisite: 10th level, Werebat Lycanthrope Origin
Once per turn when you hit a creature with your bite you can
force the creature to make a Constitution saving throw with a
DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution
modifier. On a failed save the target deals only half damage
with weapon attacks that use Strength for 1 minute The
target may repeat the saving throw on each of its turns for the
duration, ending the effect on a success.
Fast-Flyer
Prerequisite: Wereraven Lycanthrope Origin
You've become adept at using your wings to maneuver
through the air at blinding speeds. When you move using
your flying speed on your turn, you can double your flying
speed until the end of your turn. Once you use this feature,
you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your
turns.
Fearless
Prerequisite: 8th level
You are immune to the frightened condition and any effect
that would cause you to flee from a creature.
Feline Balance
Prerequisite: Weretiger Lycanthrope Origin
You can use your reaction when you fall to reduce any falling
damage you take by an amount equal to your Dexterity score.
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Feral Lope
Prerequisite: 10th level
While you are in your hybrid or animal form and you aren't
holding anything in your hands your movement speed
increases by 20 feet.
Hunt the Prey
Prerequisite: 8th level
As a bonus action choose one creature you can see. For the
next hour you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and
Wisdom (Survival) checks to find or track it.
You need to finish a short or long rest before you can use
this feature again.
Immovable Beast
Prerequisite: Werebear Lycanthrope Origin
You cannot be knocked prone by non-magical means. You
also have advantage on saving throws against spells or other
effects that would force you to move or knock you prone.
Keen-Feathered
Prerequisite: 8th level, Wereraven Lycanthrope Origin
Your feathers become razor sharp, able to cut like daggers.
While in your hybrid form you can use a bonus action to
throw your feathers at a creature. Choose a creature within
30 feet of you and make a ranged attack roll. You add your
proficiency bonus to this ranged attack roll. On a hit, you deal
2d4 + your Dexterity modifier piercing damage, which is
considered magical, to the creature. You can use this feature
a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier
(minimum of once). You regain any expended uses of this
feature when you finish a short or long rest.
Kin to Beasts
You gain proficiency in the Animal Handling skill. If you are
already proficient in this skill, you may double your
proficiency bonus for Animal Handling skill checks you make.
Leporine Escape
Prerequisite: Wererabbit Lycanthrope Origin
You gain advantage on ability checks and saving throws made
against being restrained or grappled.
Additionally you may move through the space of a hostile
creature if it is at least one size larger than you, and moving
through another creature's space no longer counts as difficult
terrain.
Lunar Transformation
You are able to use the light of the full moon to transform but
the beast within threatens to break loose. During a full moon
you may use your hybrid or animal form feature without
expending a use, however if you do then whenever you make
a Wisdom saving throw due to bloodlust, you do so with
disadvantage.
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Night Vision
You gain 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.
Additionally, dim light doesn't impose disadvantage on your
Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Nine-Tails
Prerequisite: Werefox Lycanthrope Origin
Your hybrid and animal forms display fey-touched magical
power, gaining an additional tail for every two Lycanthrope
levels you posses, up to a maximum of 9 tails.
For each tail your hybrid form has, choose a 1st-level spell
from the Druid spell list. You may cast one of these spells
using this totem power a number of times equal to your
proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of this
totem power when you finish a long rest.
Additionally you learn two cantrips of your choice from the
Druid spell list.
Other Foot's Lucky Too
Prerequisite: 20th level, Wererabbit Lycanthrope Origin
You gain a second use of your Lucky Rabbit's Foot feature.
You regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long
rest.
Pack Master
Prerequisite: 15th level, Werewolf Lycanthrope Origin
While in your hybrid or animal form, allied creatures have
advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature within 5
feet of you that is hostile to you and you aren't incapacitated.
Plague Rat
Prerequisite: Wererat Lycanthrope Origin
When you successfully hit a creature with your bite attack
you deal an additional 2d4 poison damage to the target.
Predator's Patience
Prerequisite: Weretiger Lycanthrope Origin
While in your hybrid or animal form, if you do not move on
your turn you can attempt to hide even when you are only
lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and
other natural phenomena.
Quickrunner
Prerequisite: 8th level
Your movement is unaffected by difficult terrain, and you have
advantage on saving throws against spells and magical
effects that reduce your speed or cause you to be restrained.
Rampager
When you are in your hybrid or animal form and reduce a
creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on your turn, you
can use your reaction to move up to half your speed and
make a natural weapon attack or unarmed strike against
another creature.
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 Rending Claws Wounded Fury
Prerequisite: 20th level When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you
make with a natural weapon or an unarmed strike, you can
Your hybrid and animal form's claws elongate to terrifying reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is
length. Your predatory strikes die increases to 1d12. a 1 or a 2. You must have no more than half of your hit points
However, you cannot hold any objects in your hands while in left to receive this benefit.
your hybrid or animal form.
Signs of the Curse Lycanthrope
Even in your humanoid form your curse changes your body,
as your teeth and nails elongate and sharpen. You gain the Multiclassing
benefit of your predatory strikes feature when not in your For multiclassing with the Lycanthrope class, you must meet
hybrid or animal form. prerequisites and you gain proficiencies as described here.
Silver Tongue Trickster Lycanthrope Multiclassing Prerequisites
Prerequisite: 10th level, Werefox Lycanthrope Origin Ability Score Minimum Proficiencies Gained
Strength 13 or Dexterity Light armour, simple weapons,
When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can 13, Lycanthropy martial weapons
replace one attack with an attempt to deceive one humanoid
you can see within 30 feet of you that can see and hear you.
Make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the target's
Wisdom (Insight) check. If your check succeeds, your
Additional Stat Blocks
movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks from the Below are the monster stat blocks required for the foxes and
target and your attack rolls against it have advantage; both rabbits from the Werefox and Wererabbit Lycanthrope
benefits last until the end of your next turn or until you use Origins and the options for those subclasses in the Call
this ability on a different target. If your check fails, the target Animal Allies totem power.
can't be deceived by you in this way for 1 hour.
Spirit of the Beast
Prerequisite: 10th level Rabbit
You can cast the commune with nature spell, but only as a Tiny beast, unaligned
ritual. When you do so, a spiritual version of the animal you
chose for your Lycanthrope Origin appears to you to convey Armor Class 11
the information you seek. Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1)
Speed 40 ft.
Terror of the Night
While in your hybrid or animal form you gain advantage on STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Charisma (Intimidation) checks. 2 (-4) 12 (+1) 8 (-1) 2 (-4) 12 (+1) 6 (-2)
Thrash
Prerequisite: 15th level, Wereboar Lycanthrope Origin Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
While you are in your hybrid or animal form you can use an Challenge 0 (10 XP)
action to make a melee attack with your tusks against any
number of creatures within 5 feet of you, making a separate Keen Hearing. The rabbit has advantage on Wisdom
attack roll for each target. (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.

Vampiric Bite Actions

Prerequisite: 10th level, Werebat Lycanthrope Origin Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit 1 piercing damage.
Once per turn when you hit a creature with your bite you can
regain hit points equal to your Lycanthrope level.
Vigorous Shifting
When you use your hybrid or animal form features you gain a
number of temporary hit points equal to your lycanthrope
level. You must finish a short or long rest before you can use
this feature again.

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Bonus Origins for Fun
Here's a few additional Lycanthrope Origins I made for fun.
Inspired by various things from metal bands, cool artwork or
even a supporter of my brews, these don't necessarily fit with
the main concept of the class itself but I opted to include
them as extra choices for anyone interested in them.
Lupus Virtute
Sacramentum. Nocturnarum. Nefarious. Oremus. Deus
Sanctus, Deum Filium. Dominum. Martyrum. Oremus.
Convertere Apostolicus. Cedere. Animus. Debitus. Et
Catholicus. Debere. Deum Animalum. Dominum. Et
imperitum. Here We Are. E Nomine. Sanctus Dominus.
Halleluja! Christus Animus. Halleluja! Et Sanctus Spiritus.
Call me in the Night. Sanctus Dominus. Amen.
Lupi Nothus Forma
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a wolf-humanoid and your bite becomes a
natural weapon you are proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d8 piercing damage on a hit. You
add your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with werewolf
lycanthropy.
Sacerdotales Artes
Also at 1st level you gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill. If
you are already proficient in the skill, you add double your
proficiency bonus to checks you make with it. Additionally
you gain a holy symbol, a prayer book, and vestments
alongside your starting equipment.
Deus Virtutum
At 6th level you gain the power to channel divine wrath into
your weapons. You can cast the spell searing smite at 2nd
level a number of times equal to your Charisma Modifier
(minimum of 1). Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this
spell. You regain expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Indolis Vigor
Starting at 10th level, you and friendly creatures within 15
feet of you can't be charmed or frightened while you are
conscious.
Exercitus Immortuorum
At 14th level as an action you may command a number of
humanoid corpses or piles of bones within 30 feet of you, up
to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1), to rise and
become zombies or skeletons under your control.
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Fox
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armour)
Hit Points 7 (2d6)
Speed 40ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (-1) 15 (+2) 10 (0) 3 (-4) 12 (+1) 7 (-2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The fox has advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
smell.
Pounce. If the fox moves at least 20 feet straight
toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack
on the same turn, the target must succeed on a DC
9 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the
target is prone, the fox can make one bite attack
against it as a bonus action.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit 1 (1d4 - 1) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Reactions
Elude. The fox adds 2 to its AC against one
opportunity attack that would hit it.
The undead creatures are under your control for 1 minute or
until the this effect ends, at which point they become dead
once again. While they are under your control and within 30
feet of you, you can continue this effect and command them
on your turn as a bonus action.
A single command can be issued to as many of your
undead minions as you wish and can be specific, like
directing their movement and what action they will take, or
be more general, as in guarding a person or place. They will
continue to follow your orders until they are complete or the
effect ends, but if you don't command them at all, they will do
nothing except defend themselves against attack.
This feature requires concentration, as if concentrating on
a spell; the effect ends if this concentration is broken. You
must finish a short or long rest before you can use this
feature again.
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 Massa Metallum
At 18th level you can use your action to read aloud holy
litanies to inspire your allies and strike fear into your
enemies. Choose a number of creatures up to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of 1) that are within 30 feet of you. The
chosen creatures may add your Charisma modifier
(minimum of 1) to one ability check, attack roll, damage roll
or saving throw on their turn. A creature that is deafened or
otherwise can't hear you is unaffected by this feature. If a
creature moves further than 30 feet away from you on their
turn they no longer receive this bonus unless they are once
again within 30 feet of you at the start of their next turn
whilst this feature is still active.
Once started you can continue this effect on each of your
turns as a bonus action for up to 1 minute. The effects of this
feature end either after 1 minute or at the end of one of your
turns where you do not continue it with your bonus action.
You must finish a short or long rest before you can use this
feature again.
Were-Hell Hound
Whilst they may look similar to werewolves at first glance,
there's no mistaking their long horns and glowing red eyes.
Much like their quadruped counterparts these monstrous
fire-breathing fiends are fierce foes and are often seen
stalking the lower planes for their infernal masters.
Hell Hound-Hybrid Form
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes
the shape of a hell hound-humanoid, you have resistance to
fire damage and your bite becomes a natural weapon you are
proficient with whilst in that form.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d8 piercing damage plus 1d6 fire
damage on a hit. You add your Strength modifier to the attack
and damage rolls.
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with were-hell hound
lycanthropy.
Additionally you can speak, read and write Infernal, and
can be affected by effects that affect fiends whilst in your
hybrid form.
Infernal Combustion
At 6th level, whilst in your hybrid or animal form you can
exhale a cone of searing flame in a 15 foot cone as an action.
Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving
throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency + your
Constitution modifier, taking 4d6 Fire Damage on a failed
save or half as much on a successful one. At 14th level the
fire damage increases to 5d6, and it increases to 6d6 at 18th
level.
You may use this feature a number of times equal to your
Constitution modifier (minimum of 1) and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
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Hell Hound Form
Starting at 10th level you can transform into a hell hound
instead of your hybrid form when using your Hybrid Form
feature. You retain the benefits granted by the hybrid form
feature. Any equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't
transformed and you can't wear any armor unless it is made
to fit your animal form. You have disadvantage when using
equipment meant for humanoids and cannot cast spells that
require material components while in this form.
Your statistics other than your AC and size remain the
same in your animal form. Your AC when in your animal form
is 12 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier
(you still get the bonus AC from your Resilient Hide feature in
situations when it would apply) and your size becomes
Medium. Additionally you gain immunity to fire damage
instead of resistance when in this form.
To discern that you aren't a normal animal of your type, a
creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and
must make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by
your Charisma (deception) check.
Transforming this way counts as a use of your hybrid form
feature.
Pack Hunter
At 14th level while you are in your hybrid or hell hound form
you have advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at
least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the
ally isn't incapacitated.
Hell's Hunt
At 18th level you can, as an action let out an infernal hunting
cry, calling other hell hounds into the frey. Choose 4
unoccupied spaces you can see within 30 feet of you, a hell
hound appears in each. A summoned creature disappears
when it drops to 0 hit points or after 1 hour has passed.
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your
allies. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group.
The summoned creatures share a place in initiative and take
their turn at the same time. They obey any verbal command
given to them by you that isn't outright suicidal. Giving verbal
commands to the summoned creatures is a free action. If you
don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves
from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. If a hell
hound has not taken the attack action in the last minute it
turns hostile to all creatures around it until it drops to 0 hit
points or disappears.
You must finish a long rest before you can use this feature
again.
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Were-Dragon Dragon Wings
At 10th level, you sprout a pair of dragon wings from your
Sometimes mistaken for other kinds of dragon kin, this back whilst in your hybrid form, gaining a flying speed equal
ancient and rare form of lycanthropy origins are now but a to your current speed.
mystery. This particular variation of the curse spawns Armor and clothing not made to accommodate your wings
draconic hybrids replete with impenetrable scales, powerful might be destroyed when you enter your hybrid form.
wings, and deadly elemental exhalations.
Draconic Scales
Draconic Ancestry At 14th level, while you are in your hybrid form and not
At 1st level, you choose one type of dragon as the origin of wearing armor, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC (cumulative
your lycanthropic curse. Choose one type of dragon from the with the bonus from resilient hide).
Draconic Ancestry table. The damage type associated with
each dragon is used by features you gain later. Frightful Presence
Draconic Ancestry
At 18th level, whilst in your hybrid form you can use your
action to force each creature of your choice that is within 60
Dragon Damage Type Breath Weapon feet of you and aware of you to make a Wisdom saving throw
Black Acid 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma
Blue Lightning 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
modifier or become frightened of you for 1 minute. A creature
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
Brass Fire 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving
Bronze Lightning 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is
immune to your Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.
Copper Acid 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) You may use this feature a number of times equal to your
Gold Fire 15 ft. cone (Dex. save) Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) and you regain all
Green Poison 15 ft. cone (Con. save) expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Red Fire 15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Silver Cold 15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Bonus Origins and Totem
White Cold 15 ft. cone (Con. save) Powers
If you've decided to use any of the bonus origins you may
Dragon-Hybrid Form notice the lack of any subclass specific Totem Powers akin to
When choosing this origin at 1st level your hybrid form takes the other origins. For the purposes of Totem Power
the shape of a dragon-humanoid, you have resistance to the prerequisites the Lupus Virtute and Were-Hell Hound origins
damage type associated with your draconic ancestry and your are considered the same as the "Werewolf" origin; likewise
bite becomes a natural weapon you are proficient with whilst it's the same for Call Animal Allies, with a Were-Dragon
in that form. summoning eight kobolds when using that power.
When making a melee attack with your bite, you have a Additionally for the Were-Dragon, here are two additional
reach of 5 feet and deal 1d6 piercing damage plus 1d4 Totem Powers:
damage of your draconic ancestry's type on a hit. You add
your Strength modifier to the attack and damage rolls. Mighty Wings
A creature hit by your bite must succeed on a Constitution Prerequisite: 10th level, Weredragon Lycanthrope Origin

saving throw with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier or be cursed with were-dragon
lycanthropy.
Additionally you can speak, read and write Draconic.
Breath Weapon
At 6th level, whilst in your hybrid form you can use your
action to exhale destructive energy. Your draconic ancestry
determines the size, shape, and damage type of the
exhalation.
When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the
area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of
which is determined by your draconic ancestry. The DC for
this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier +
your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 3d6 damage on a
failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one.
The damage increases to 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th
level. You may use your breath weapon a number of times
equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1) and you
regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
As an action you beat your wings, each creature within 5 feet
of you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw with a DC
equal to 8 + your proficiency + your Strength modifier, or take
2d4 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. You can
then fly up to half your flying speed.
Towering Transformation
Prerequisite: 20th level, Weredragon Lycanthrope Origin
When you use your hybrid form feature your size doubles
in all dimensions, and your weight is multiplied by eight. This
increases your size by one category—from Medium to Large,
for example. If there isn't enough room for you to double in
size, you attain the maximum possible size in the space
available. Armor and clothing not made to accommodate your
new size might be destroyed when you enter your hybrid
form.
While in your hybrid form your breath weapon, natural
weapons, and predatory strikes roll twice the normal number
of damage dice.

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 Additional Works
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The Blood Hunter Re-Balanced
If you've ever wanted to play a Blood Hunter but either the
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Changelog
Update - 10/04/2019
Work on Version 2 started
Added "Rending Claws" Totem Power.
Moved "Natural Armour" from a Totem Power to a 2nd
level feature.
Second half of "Cat-Like Reflexes" Totem Power made
into "Feline Balance" Totem Power.
"Immovable Beast", "Rampager" and "Lunar
Transformation" Totem Powers added.
Bleeding Slash no longer affects inorganic creatures or
objects.
Added "Cannibalistic Regeneration" Totem Power.
Added "Call Animal Allies" Totem Power.
Animal Forms no longer let you cast spells.
Added "Wounded Fury" Totem Power.
Added "Signs of the Lycan" Totem Power.
Added "Hunt the Prey" Totem Power.
Typo fixes and clarifications.
Natural Armour now works with a shield.
Resilient Hide no longer works with a shield.
Update - 17/04/2019
Added "Night Vision" Totem Power.
Reworded "Surprise" feature for Wererats.
Fixed more typos and formatting.
Added multiclassing information.
Update - 18/04/2019
Fixed number of uses for "Bleeding Slash" feature to use
preferential stat and have a minimum of one use.
Animal Forms base AC is now 11 + Dexterity +
Constitution which doesn't include the bonus from
Resilient Hide, additionally you can cast spells that don't
require somantic or material components in animal form.
Update - 19/04/2019
Added "Wereraven" lycanthrope origin
Update - 20/04/2019
Fixed disparity between animal form AC, it now all follows
the "11 + Dex + Con" formula.
Wording for animal form AC simplified too.
Wereraven's "Raven Form" no longer turns you into a
flying rat.
Werebear's bite attack now deals 3d4 damage instead of
2d8.
Werebear's Ursine Toughness feature's wording made
easier to understand, the bonus no longer stacks with
shields.
Wererats can now disengage as a bonus action after
attacking from 6th level.
Wererat's "Skulk" feature now gives climb & swim speed
equal to your base movement speed.
More clarifications.
"Signs of the Lycan" renamed to "Signs of the Curse".
Can no longer use a shield with Natural Armour.
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Update - 23/04/2019
Removed Beastly Precision feature.
Lowered the DC and damage fraction for Bloodlust.
Bruin Grip can be used out of hybrid/animal form.
Update - 30/04/2019
Formatting!
Added in Ability Score Improvement & Extra Attack which
were missing.
Various Updates for wording.
Removed advantage against being paralyzed for the
"Quickrunner" Totem Power.
"Plague Rat" now only deals 2d4 poison damage.
"Pack Master" now has a 15th level requirement.
"Inspiring Howl" now removes frightened and charmed
conditions for allies.
"Feline Agility" no longer gives advantage on dex saves,
instead you can make an unarmed attack as a bonus
action after dodging.
"Keen Sight" now applies to perception checks for all
items.
"Disease Carrier" now inflicts poisoned condition and the
save is repeated every minute (instead of 24 hours).
Update - 13/09/2019
Added time limit to "Call Animal Allies" Totem Power.
Update - 05/10/2019
Added lore and adjusted formatting.
Added clarification to "Totem Powers" that the level
requirement is based on Lycanthrope not character level.
Updated description for "Lupus Virtute" origin.
Update - 27/02/2020
Updated wording on "Hybrid Form"'s Bloodlust to clarify
it's 1/4 of all the damage you've taken since your previous
turn.
Updated wording on "Advanced Hybrid Form" to remove a
reference to having less that 0 Hit Points.
Updated wording on "Ursine Toughness" to remove
redundant text.
Updated wording on "Hunt the Prey" to specify Wisdom
(Perception/Survival) checks.
"Immovable Beast" now applies to saves against being
pushed.
"Cannibalistic Regeneration" now recharges on a short
rest; done to match a Fighter's second wind feature.
Updated wording on "Feral Lope" to specify holding
anything in your hands rather than just nebulously holding
anything.
Updated wording on "Rending Claws" to specify hold any
items in your hands rather than just nebulously hold any
items.
Updated wording on "Rampager" to specify your bonus
action instead of a bonus action.
Updated extremely minor wording issues.
"Keen-Feathered" now has an 8th level prerequisite.
"Ingenii Vigor" range increased to 15 feet.
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 Update - 11/03/2020
Action economy added to "Call Animal Allies".
Were-Hell Hound bonus origin added.
Update - 21/04/2020
"Fearless" totem power now grants immunity to the
frightened condition rather than advantage.
Adjusted wording for each Origin's Hybrid Form so the
bite attack or equivalent is now an attack, allowing it to be
used twice on a turn from 5th level.
Added the "Wererabbit" Lycanthrope Origin.
Added "Leporine Escape" and "Other Foot's Lucky Too"
totem powers.
Added "Rabbit" stat block.
Updated "Call Animal Allies" to include a wererabbit
option.
Updated DC for Hybrid Form lycanthropy saves to 8 +
proficiency + Consitution instead of 10 + Constitution.
Added shameless plugs for my other work.
Update - 25/01/2021
Version update.
Updated the wording of each hybrid form's "bite" attack to
specify it's a natural weapon.
Various wording and formatting fixes.
Update - 28/01/2021
Updated disease immunity to include posion damage and
poisoned condition but requirement is now 10th level.
Fearless now also makes you immune to any effects that
make you flee.
Feral Lope speed increase changed from 10ft to 20ft.
Immovable Beast updated to prevent being knocked prone
entirely in addition to advantage on saves against being
pushed or knocked prone.
Spirit of the Beast's reference to commune with nature is
now italicised.
Terror of the Night now applies to all creatures, not just
humanoids.
Various minor updates to the Latin of the Lupus Virtute.
Update - 01/04/2021
Added Were-Dragon origin.
Vigorous Shifting reworded to be clearer.
Predatory Strike damage progression changed to match
the Monk's unarmed damage.
Clarified how Bonus Origins work with Totem Powers.
Update - 19/07/2021
Revision 1.5!
Increased the number of totem powers by 1 from the start
to 2/3/4/5, allowing for more "fun" choices.
Added shield proficiency to the list given that features
which may combo to be too strong are already made to
not work with shields due to being proofed against
multiclassing.
Predatory Strikes no longer allows dexterity to be used,
however you can now attack once the turn you transform
as a bonus action.
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Rabbit, Rat & Raven subclasses now allow dexterity to be
used for unarmed strikes as per the previous change.
Natural Armour is now 11 + Dexterity + Constitution
instead of 10 + Dexterity + Constitution.
Stalker's Prowess and Bleeding Slash are now worded
correctly to work with the Signs of the Curse totem power.
All animal forms' base AC is now 12 + Dexterity +
Constitution instead of 11 + Dexterity + Constitution.
All instances of "base movement speed" changed to
"movement speed" for clarity.
Specified that the bonus from Ursine Toughness and
Draconic Scales is cumulative with Resilient Hide.
Thrash totem power now has no usage limit, similar to the
Hunter Ranger's 11th level feature "Whirlwind Attack".
Immovable Beast totem power now gives advantage on
magic and other effects that'd knock you prone too.
Boar Rush totem power moved from requiring 10th level
to 8th level.
Fixed the wrong damage type being referenced in the
Breath of the Winter Wolf totem power.
Night Vision totem power given utility outside of simply
granting darkvision.
Terrifying Roar limit changed from once to scaling based
on Charisma modifier.
Iron Volition given more utility and allow a modicum of
control when failing a bloodlust save.
Disease Carrier totem power no longer works on
creatures immune to disease or the poisoned condition.
Vigorous Shifting totem power now specifies "lycanthrope
level".
Deus Virtutum now casts searing smite at 2nd level
instead of 1st when used.
Fixed concentration related wording on Exercitus
Immortuorum.
Added in wording to each animal form about disguising
yourself as a creature of the same type so the Bestial
Mask totem power makes more sense; also added
Deception to the class skill list due to said wording.
Update - 28/12/2021
Added note about Shapechanger tag being added to
someone with levels in this class.
Rampager Totem Power now uses your reaction instead
of your bonus action.
Update - 11/04/2022
Added the Werebat subclass.
Added Enfeebling Fangs and Vampiric Bite totem powers
for the Werebat.
Adjusted formatting once again.
Update - 05/10/2022
Added the Werefox subclass.
Added Nine-Tails and Silver Tongued Trickster totem
powers for the Werefox.
Adjusted formatting yet again.
Updated the shameless plugs for my other work.
Class by Michael Williams