I'm not misreading or misinterpreting the rules; I'm stating that the 5e version sucks for players who want to use a lycanthrope as a character idea. In 3.0/3.5, I could see the excuse of afflicted lycanthropes being cursed. But the ones that inherited the template? How is that a curse if you...
This is one of the things I really dislike about 5e, and why I still have an attachment to 3.0/3.5. Damage reduction instead of damage immunity on lycanthropes. DR made it possible to still hurt a lycanthrope without needing magic or a specific weapon type/material. The damage immunity (while...