Lycanthrope🔗
Shapechangers with a human and an animal form.
- Human form: Have physical characteristics reminiscent of the associated animal type.
- Mundane damage immunity: In animal form, can only harmed by silver weapons or magic.
- Languages: In human form, can speak normally. In animal form, they can only speak with animals of the associated type.
- Armor: Not used because it hinders shape-changing.
- Summon animals: Can summon 1–2 animals of the associated type from the surrounding area (wererats summon giant rats. These arrive in 1d4 rounds.
- Wolfsbane: If hit, must save versus poison or flee in terror.
- Reversion: If killed, a lycanthrope reverts to its human form.
- Scent: Horses and some other animals can smell lycanthropes and will become afraid.
- Infection: A character who loses over ½ their hit points from lycanthropes’ natural attacks (i.e., bites, claws) contracts lycanthropy. Humans become were-creatures of the same type (run by the referee, henceforth); non-humans die. The disease takes full effect in 2d12 days, showing signs of infection after half the time.
Devil Swine🔗
Corpulent humans who can change into huge swine. Love to eat human flesh. Lurk in isolated human settlements close to forests or marshes.
| Armor Class | 3 [16] (9 [10] in human form) |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 9* (40hp) |
| Attacks | 1 × gore (2d6) or 1 × weapon (1d6 or by weapon) or 1 × magic (charm) |
| THAC0 | 12 [+7] |
| Movement | 180’ (60’) / 120’ (40’) in human form |
| Saving Throws | D8 W9 P10 B10 S12 (9) |
| Morale | 10 |
| Alignment | Chaotic |
| XP | 1,600 |
| Number Appearing | 1d3 (1d4) |
| Treasure Type | C |
- Shapechange: Only at night.
- Ambush: Prefer to attack by surprise.
- Charm person: 3 times a day. Save versus spells at -2 or be charmed: move towards the devil swine (resisting those who try to prevent it); obey the devil swine’s commands (if understood); defend the devil swine; unable to cast spells or use magic items; unable to harm the devil swine. Killing the devil swine breaks the charm.
- Charmed victims: 1d4-1 accompany a devil swine.
Werebear🔗
Highly intelligent, also in bear form. Dwell alone or among normal bears.
| Armor Class | 2 [17] (8 [11] in human form) |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 6* (27hp) |
| Attacks | 2 × claw (2d4), 1 × bite (2d8) |
| THAC0 | 14 [+5] |
| Movement | 120’ (40’) |
| Saving Throws | D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (6) |
| Morale | 10 |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| XP | 500 |
| Number Appearing | 1d4 (1d4) |
| Treasure Type | C |
- Amiable: May be friendly, if approached peacefully.
- Bear hug: If both claw attacks hit a victim in the same round, the werebear can hug for an extra 2d8 automatic damage.
Wereboar🔗
Semi-intelligent and irascible. In human form, they often appear like berserkers.
| Armor Class | 4 [15] (9 [10] in human form) |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 4+1* (19hp) |
| Attacks | 1 × tusk/bite (2d6) |
| THAC0 | 15 [+4] |
| Movement | 150’ (50’) |
| Saving Throws | D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (4) |
| Morale | 9 |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| XP | 200 |
| Number Appearing | 1d4 (2d4) |
| Treasure Type | C |
- Battle rage: In human form, may enter a berserk rage: +2 to hit; fight to the death. Rage sometimes causes them to attack their allies.
Wererat🔗
Intelligent, humanoid rats who can change into normal humans.
| Armor Class | 7 [12] (9 [10] in human form) |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 3* (13hp) |
| Attacks | 1 × bite (1d4) or 1 × weapon (1d6 or by weapon) |
| THAC0 | 17 [+2] |
| Movement | 120’ (40’) |
| Saving Throws | D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (3) |
| Morale | 8 |
| Alignment | Chaotic |
| XP | 50 |
| Number Appearing | 1d8 (2d8) |
| Treasure Type | C |
- Surprise: On a 1–4; set ambushes.
- Languages: Can speak Common in both forms.
- Weapons: May also use weapons in animal form.
Weretiger🔗
Exhibit feline behaviour: curious, but dangerous when cornered. Talented swimmers and trackers.
| Armor Class | 3 [16] (9 [10] in human form) |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 5* (22hp) |
| Attacks | 2 × claw (1d6), 1 × bite (2d6) |
| THAC0 | 15 [+4] |
| Movement | 150’ (50’) |
| Saving Throws | D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (5) |
| Morale | 9 |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| XP | 300 |
| Number Appearing | 1d4 (1d4) |
| Treasure Type | C |
- Surprise: On a 1–4, due to stealth.
Werewolf🔗
Semi-intelligent pack hunters.
| Armor Class | 5 [14] (9 [10] in human form) |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 4* (18hp) |
| Attacks | 1 × bite (2d4) |
| THAC0 | 16 [+3] |
| Movement | 180’ (60’) |
| Saving Throws | D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (4) |
| Morale | 8 |
| Alignment | Chaotic |
| XP | 125 (leader: 300) |
| Number Appearing | 1d6 (2d6) |
| Treasure Type | C |
- Leader: Groups of 5+ are led by a werewolf with 5HD (30hp). The leader gains a +2 bonus to damage rolls.