Dec 21, 2002 · The section on wererat characters introduces wererats as a character race and three new wererat character classes; the ratcaller, the shifter and the weaver. The ratcaller is …

Jun 24, 2024 · Therefore, the algorithm to decide if the wererat takes damage is: Is the damage type in (Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing)? Yes: continue. No: take damage. Stop. Is the …

A very similar situation came up in a game I am DMing. The players captured and tied down a wererat and tried to execute him with a greataxe. I initially ruled that this does not work, since …

From page 206 of the Monster Manual: A remove curse spell can rid an afflicted lycanthrope of the curse, but a natural born lycanthrope can be freed of the curse only with a wish.

Apr 21, 2022 · \$\begingroup\$ The other side of the question (which I don't see an answer for in the full MM text) is what happens if you're bit by a werewolf when the moon is already full, and …

Dec 22, 2015 · This can create balance issues, since some wererat powers (I'm looking at you, immunity to nonmagic nonsilver weapon damage!) are pretty bonkers. Especially for level 3 …

Nov 17, 2015 · Here's some out of the box thinking. Reward the PC's for researching their opponent before charging headlong into battle. If they determine they're up against a wererat, …

\$\begingroup\$ The bit on alignment at the end is because of this line in the OP's question: "I know that the MM says that when a character is infected with lycanthropy his alignment …

Jul 3, 2012 · To play devil's advocate on this one, the wererat is based on a dire rat. We have no smegging idea what creature the werecat is based on. Oddly enough, none of the …

Yeah. I mean, while 2014 had rules for lycanthrope and vampire PCs, they weren't good rules. In one of my first ever 5e campaigns, one of the PCs got turned into a wererat and instantly …