Recent content by oscarisamazing

My interpretation is that the drawbacks of being a werewolf are present immediately, but gaining control over the abilities comes with the levels. IE, the 5th-level fighter would turn into a wolf on the full moon, or when injured, but would not be able to transform at will until he had leveled...

Savage Progressions is another option; in this case, you would have a Savage Species-style monster class for a character who has become a lycanthrope (or a vampire, or a couple of other templates). From what I can tell, it would work reasonably well, though I haven't tried it. In this case, if...

False Life. Heals me for long enough to get out of combat and sleep off the rest of the damage.