SRD:Werebear

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Werebear

	Werebear, Human Form	Werebear, Bear Form	Werebear, Hybrid Form
Size/Type:	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 (62 hp)	1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 (62 hp)	1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 (62 hp)
Initiative:	+0	+1	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)	40 ft. (8 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+2 natural, +3 studded leather armor),, touch 10, flat-footed 15	17 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +7 natural),, touch 10, flat-footed 16	17 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +7 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple:	+5/+6	+5/+18	+5/+18
Attack:	Greataxe +6 melee (1d12+1/x3) or throwing axe +5 ranged (1d6+1)	Claw +13 melee (1d8+9)	Greataxe +11 melee (1d12+13/x3); or claw +13 melee (1d6+9)
Full Attack:	Greataxe +6 melee (1d12+1/x3) or throwing axe +5 ranged (1d6+1)	2 claws +13 melee (1d8+9) and bite +11 melee (2d6+4)	Claw +13 melee (1d6+9) and greataxe +9 melee (1d12+4/x3) and bite +11 melee (1d8+4) or 2 claws +13 melee (1d6+9) and bite +11 melee (1d8+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	—	Improved grab, curse of lycanthropy	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, bear empathy, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, bear empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, bear empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4	Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +4	Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 29, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 29, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Handle Animal +3, Listen +4, Spot +4, Swim +1	Handle Animal +3, Listen +4, Spot +4, Swim +13	Handle Animal +3, Listen +4, Spot +5, Swim +9
Feats:	Endurance, Iron WillB, Multiattack, Power Attack, Run, TrackB	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Cold forests	Cold forests	Cold forests
Organization:	Solitary, pair, family (3–4), or troupe (2–4 plus 1–4 brown bears)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	5	5	5
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always lawful good	Always lawful good	Always lawful good
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

Werebears in humanoid form tend to be stout, well-muscled, and hairy. Their brown hair is thick, and males usually wear beards. They may have reddish, blond, ivory, or black hair, matching the color of the ursine form. They dress in simple cloth and leather garments that are easy to remove, repair, or replace

Combat

Werebears fight just as brown bears do in animal form. In humanoid or hybrid form, they favor large, heavy weapons such as greataxes or greatswords. The werebear’s greataxe is a Medium weapon, so it can wield the axe in one hand in hybrid form.

Alternate Form (Su): A werebear can assume the form of a brown bear or a bear-humanoid hybrid.

Bear Empathy (Ex): Communicate with bears and dire bears, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against bears and dire bears.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a werebear’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a werebear must be in bear form and must hit with a claw attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

Skills: Werebears have a +4 racial bonus on Swim checks in any bear form.

The werebear presented here is a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

See Wikipedia Entry: Lycanthrope

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