Actions/Abilities/Traits:   (D&D 5e)

 

Action

Maul (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

 

Action

Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only)

The wereboar makes two attacks, only one of which can be with its tusks.

 

Action

Tusks (Boar or Hybrid Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with wereboar lycanthropy.

 

Special

Charge (Boar or Hybrid Form Only)

If the wereboar moves at least 15 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with its tusks on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

 

Special

Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest)

If the wereboar takes 14 damage or less that would reduce it to 0 hit points, it is reduced to 1 hit point instead.

 

Special

Shapechanger

The wereboar can use its action to polymorph into a boar-humanoid hybrid or into a boar, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its statistics, other than its AC, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.

 

Actions/Abilities/Traits:   (OSR)

 

Special

|Change Shape|Curse of|Lycanthropy|Lycanthropic|Empathy

All lycanthropes have three forms-a humanoid form, an animal form, and a hybrid form. Equipment does not meld with the new form between humanoid and hybrid form, but does between those forms and animal form, a natural lycanthrope can shift to any of its three alternate forms as a move-equivalent action A slain lycanthrope reverts to its humanoid form, although it remains dead.

 

Special

|Change Shape|Curse of|Lycanthropy|Lycanthropic|Empathy

A natural lycanthrope's bite attack in animal or hybrid form infects a humanoid target with lycanthropy (Wand save negates). If the victim's size is not within one size category of the lycanthrope, this ability has no effect.

 

Special

|Change Shape|Curse of|Lycanthropy|Lycanthropic|Empathy

In any form, natural lycanthropes can communicate and empathize with animals related to their animal form. They can attempt to alter such an animal's attitude, and when so doing gain +4 bonus on any such check. Afflicted lycanthropes only gain this ability in animal or hybrid form.

 

Action

1 tusk-bite

2-12

 

Action

tusk/bite

1 * tusk/bite (2d6)

 

Special

Human form

Have physical characteristics reminiscent of the associated animal type.

 

Special

Mundane damage immunity

In animal form, can only harmed by silver weapons or magic.

 

Special

Languages

In human form, can speak normally. In animal form, can only speak with animals of the associated type.

 

Special

Armour

Not used because it hinders shape-changing.

 

Special

Summon animals

Can summon 1-2 animals of the associated type from the surrounding area (wererats summon giant rats). These arrive in 1d4 rounds.

 

Special

Wolfsbane

If hit, must save versus poison or flee in terror.

 

Special

Reversion

If killed, a lycanthrope reverts to its human form.

 

Special

Scent

Horses and some other animals can smell lycanthropes and will become afraid.

 

Special

Infection

A character who loses more than 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.

 

Special

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.

 

Actions/Abilities/Traits:   (Pathfinder 2e)

 

Ability

Boar Charge

The wereboar Strides twice and then makes a melee Strike. As long as they moved at least 20 feet, they gain a +2 circumstance bonus to their attack roll.

 

Ability

Boar Empathy

(divination, primal) The wereboar can communicate with boars and pigs.

 

Ability

Change Shape

(concentrate, polymorph, primal, transmutation) The werecreature changes into their humanoid, hybrid, or animal shape. Each shape has a specific, persistent appearance. A true werecreature's natural form is their hybrid shape. In humanoid shape, the werecreature uses their original humanoid size, loses their jaws and claw Strikes, and gains a melee fist Strike that deals bludgeoning damage equal to the slashing damage dealt by their claw. In animal shape, their Speed and size change to that of the animal, they gain any special Strike effects of the animal that they didn't already have (such as Grab), and they lose their weapon Strikes.Human with fist +10 for 1d4+2 bludgeoning, or boar with Speed 40 feet and tusk for 2d6+4 piercing.

 

Ability

Curse of the Wereboar

(curse, necromancy, primal) This curse affects only humanoids; Saving Throw DC 15 Fortitude. On each full moon, the cursed creature must succeed at another Fortitude save or turn into a wearboar until dawn. The creature is under the GM's control and goes on a rampage for half the night before falling unconscious until dawn.

 

Ability

Ferocity [Reaction]

 

Ability

Moon Frenzy

(polymorph, primal, transmutation) When a full moon appears in the night sky, the werecreature must enter hybrid form, can't Change Shape thereafter, becomes one size larger, increases their reach by 5 feet, and increases the damage of their jaws Strike by 2. When the moon sets or the sun rises, the werecreature returns to humanoid form and is fatigued for 2d4 hours.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

dagger +10 [+6/+2] (agile, versatile S), Damage 1d4+6 piercing

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

dagger +7 [+3/-1] (agile, thrown 10 feet, versatile S), Damage 1d4+4 piercing

 

Trait

Beast

A creature similar to an animal but with an Intelligence modifier of -3 or higher is usually a beast. Unlike an animal, a beast might be able to speak and reason.

 

Trait

Human

A creature with this trait is a member of the human ancestry. Humans are a diverse array of people known for their adaptability. An ability with this trait can be used or selected only by humans.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Trait

Werecreature

These shapechanging creatures either are naturally able to shift between animal, humanoid, and hybrid forms or are afflicted with a curse that forces them to shift involuntarily.

 

Item

dagger (2)

studded leather armor

 

Language

boar empathy

Common

 

Perception

low-light vision

scent (imprecise) 30 feet

 

Weakness

silver 5