Wererat (5e24)

Wererat exists in other D&D editions see:

Wererat (disambiguation).

 5th edition (2024)

SRD 5.2 • CC-BY

 SRD 5.2 

Wererat
Medium or Small Monstrosity (Lycanthropes), Lawful Evil
AC: 13Initiative: +3 (13)
HP: 60 (11d8+11)
Speed: 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Mod Save   Mod Save   Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0   Dex 16 +3 +3   Con 12 +1 +1   Int 11 +0 +0   Wis 10 +0 +0   Cha 8 -1 -1
Skills: Perception +4, Stealth +5
Gear: Hand Crossbow
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 14
Languages: Common (can't speak in rat form)
CR: 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions Multiattack. The wererat makes two attacks, using Scratch or Hand Crossbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack. Bite (Rat or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (2d4+3) Piercing damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Wererat under the GM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this wererat’s curse for 24 hours. Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) Slashing damage. Hand Crossbow (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 30/120 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) Piercing damage.  Bonus Actions Shape-Shift. The wererat shape-shifts into a Medium rat-humanoid hybrid form or a Small rat, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
+  Additional Properties Habitat: Forest, Urban|}} Treasure: Individual

Lore

Unofficial Description: Lycanthrope with a Giant Rat form.

Found in Adventures

• Against the Giants
• Descent into Avernus
• Out of the Abyss
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• The Lost City
• The Rushdown Well
• Wolves of Amphail

Sources and Notes

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