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22 sty 2023 · In this guide to lycanthropy and werebeasts in DnD 5e, we’ll explore the role these shapeshifters play in the world’s most popular role-playing game. We’ll learn how to prepare for a DnD session featuring these often terrifying staples of the fantasy genre.
4 sty 2024 · Whether you’re a player looking to embrace lycanthropy mechanics for your character or a Dungeon Master aiming to introduce these rules to your campaign, this guide will provide you with practical insights about lycanthropy within the D&D 5e system.
There's information in the monster manual under the werewolf statblock of what the curse of lycanthropy can bring but it's (admittedly) a little vague. Though it does change the strength and constitution score of the cursed person and mention their transformation happens once a month.
The Curse of Lycanthropy spreads two ways: bite and tusk attacks as natural weapons inherent to a Lycanthrope’s transformation or being born into the curse as the child of a Lycanthrope. The risk of being infected with Lycanthropy is decided by a saving throw against the creature’s infection DC.
26 kwi 2021 · This article will focus on how to play your character as a lycanthrope, plus the rules surrounding them in the Monster Manual. (If you’re a DM hoping to bring these iconic creatures to the battlefield, we recommend reading our guide on how to run werewolves like apex predators.)
There's a cleric in the near by temple, for a cost you can have them perform the spell to remove the curse. Sometimes you can find the best answers by making your own story about how to remove the curse.
If the character embraces the curse, his or her alignment becomes the one defined for the lycanthrope. However, on p. 206, it states: By resisting the curse, a lycanthrope retains its normal alignment and personality while in humanoid form.