Halfling Berserker Wereboars, Elf Wererat Mages, and More Lycanthropes

[Jimbro]

So I made a few lycanthropes for a one-shot, short adventure I'm writing, but I'd love some feedback. Take a look and let me know what you think! Happy Gen Con to those here!

http://worldbuilderblog.me/2015/07/30/the-wererat-den-part-ii/

It's all in a free PDF on my site if you like the suckers and want to keep 'em.

 

[GreenTengu]

Why are they all elfs or halflings?

Unless there is a specific reason (i.e. this place is nearby a village with only halflings and elves). Otherwise I have to wonder if you are doing it solely for the dexterity bonus or some metagame reason like that and I would mix it up a bit more. In fact, I might leave out elves entirely-- elves are supposed to be rare, aren't they? I would think an Orc and a Dwarf who were buddies more likely than 3 elves who were 3 different kinds of werecritters.

You probably also need to explain somehow why you have more than one kind. I am thinking that this is likely the type of were-critterness that is spread like a disease and rots the minds of its victims turning them evil... so having a lot of them of the same type would help express that better than having 3 different types that are somehow hanging out together and not spreading it to create a cadre.

But, that would just be my focus-- why they exist and how to make them seem more integrated into the lore. Stats are well... stats.

 

[Jimbro]

Why are they all elfs or halflings?

Unless there is a specific reason (i.e. this place is nearby a village with only halflings and elves). Otherwise I have to wonder if you are doing it solely for the dexterity bonus or some metagame reason like that and I would mix it up a bit more. In fact, I might leave out elves entirely-- elves are supposed to be rare, aren't they? I would think an Orc and a Dwarf who were buddies more likely than 3 elves who were 3 different kinds of werecritters.

You probably also need to explain somehow why you have more than one kind. I am thinking that this is likely the type of were-critterness that is spread like a disease and rots the minds of its victims turning them evil... so having a lot of them of the same type would help express that better than having 3 different types that are somehow hanging out together and not spreading it to create a cadre.

But, that would just be my focus-- why they exist and how to make them seem more integrated into the lore. Stats are well... stats.

Hey! Great feedback. There actually is good story reason for them being elves and halflings which are explained in the adventure and other posts linked to the blog since it's part of a series. Essentially the werewolves are operating in a country that's compromised mainly of elves and halflings so that's who they're infecting because that's who's traveling along the roads they're stalking.

As for the lycanthropes themselves they are part of an organization which believes lycanthropy is the next stage of humanoid evolution and plant to infect all they can. They find other lycanthropes of similar mind and work together.