Black Arrow
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I'm looking at making a wererat rogue. The MM template describes the hybrid size as being 'Medium'. [Intuitively for a small-size humanoid, it would make sense to be remain small, but that's not in the MM description].
Assuming halfling, would undergoing a size change result in the ability score adjustments also described in MM? Small to medium size adjustments are +4 Str, -2 Dex, +2 Con, -1 AC/hit. Similarly, if a hill giant contracted werewolf lycanthropy, would the change from large giant to medium size hybrid result in the giant having -8 Str, +2 Dex, -4 Con, -2 natural AC, +1 AC/attack? [Penalties of course would be tempered by the werewolf form --> -6 Str, +6 Dex, +0 Con]. It seems to me that base Strength and other physical characteristics are inherent to the creature's size.
Back to the wererat. According to Savage Species, a base 1 HD creature can choose to lose the racial 1 HD and replace with level 1 class abilities. Is this the case with wererat? Don't own a copy of 'Races of Faerun', but IIRC natural lycanthropy is ECL +2 and afflicted lycanthropy is ECL +1. So would a level 1 rogue natural wererat lycanthrope have ECL 3 (2 if afflicted)? Appreciate any help.
Assuming halfling, would undergoing a size change result in the ability score adjustments also described in MM? Small to medium size adjustments are +4 Str, -2 Dex, +2 Con, -1 AC/hit. Similarly, if a hill giant contracted werewolf lycanthropy, would the change from large giant to medium size hybrid result in the giant having -8 Str, +2 Dex, -4 Con, -2 natural AC, +1 AC/attack? [Penalties of course would be tempered by the werewolf form --> -6 Str, +6 Dex, +0 Con]. It seems to me that base Strength and other physical characteristics are inherent to the creature's size.
Back to the wererat. According to Savage Species, a base 1 HD creature can choose to lose the racial 1 HD and replace with level 1 class abilities. Is this the case with wererat? Don't own a copy of 'Races of Faerun', but IIRC natural lycanthropy is ECL +2 and afflicted lycanthropy is ECL +1. So would a level 1 rogue natural wererat lycanthrope have ECL 3 (2 if afflicted)? Appreciate any help.
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