a swarm lycanthrope?

[Aeolius]

Since a swarm is assumed to be one animal, for the purposes of saving throws, etc., can a small humanoid then become a lycanthrope whose alternate form is comprised of 300 tiny fish?

 

[Savage Wombat]

You mean spiders. Hundreds and hundreds of poisonous spiders.

 

[Pielorinho]

Not sure what you're asking. Is there something in the rules, you mean, preventing you from creating such a creature? Heck no! It's a fine idea for a monster.

Incidentally, to see a zombie swarm or two, check out the ongoing Iron DM Tournament, in which the current round (Rune vs. Macbeth) contains a zombie swarm as one of the ingredients.

Daniel
who would never dream of putting in a shameless plug for his tournament

 

[Particle_Man]

Since a swarm is assumed to be one animal, for the purposes of saving throws, etc., can a small humanoid then become a lycanthrope whose alternate form is comprised of 300 tiny fish?

Or worms or bugs. Its...The Oogy-Boogy Man from Nightmare before Christmas!

 

[SpuneDagr]

Now now. Oogy Boogy was clearly a Worm that Walks.

But yeah, a swarm lycanthrope sounds friggin' AWESOME. Would it have a hybrid form? Could it transmit the disease?

 

[Fenlock]

Check out Steven Eriksons book serie "Tales of the Malazan Empire"
(amazon link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t..._sbs_b_1/002-1032437-7476805?v=glance&s=books)

He has a class of shapeshifters called D'Ivers. who, instead of transforming into a singe animal, transforms into a swarm or a pack.
Very cool concept for a druid PrC. become 6 wolves instead of dire bear

/F

 

[Aeolius]

...a swarm lycanthrope sounds friggin' AWESOME. Would it have a hybrid form?

There is already a swarm PC in the game, a Fine Damselfish Hivemind (Swarm, Aquatic). Now, if that PC was a lycanthrope as well, perhaps it has a hybrid form it has never discovered. A can of sardines, perhaps?

 

[Archade]

Wow! I just have to use a Half-Fiend Lycanthrope (Rat Swarm) now as a sinister bad guy in my upcoming new urban campaign set in the Wizard's Reach! That's great! The rat man cometh!

 

[Norfleet]

Wow! I just have to use a Half-Fiend Lycanthrope (Rat Swarm) now as a sinister bad guy in my upcoming new urban campaign set in the Wizard's Reach! That's great! The rat man cometh!

Would those RATS happen to come in a BAG, by any chance?

 

[Atridis]

Dracula/Gary Oldman in the 1992 "Dracula" turned into a swarm of rats, and I think the SFX were pretty good, although it's been awhile since I've seen it. There was also a demonic assassin in an episode of "Buffy" who was a big pile of insects (or was he worms? I can't remember now).