Lycanthrope's BAB?

[Shin Okada]

Sample Lycanthropes in MM seems to be using original character's BAB (+0, 1st-level Commoner) in human form and Animal's BAB (3/4 of it's HD) in animal form. Now, if the original character has higher BAB than it's animal form, can he use his original BAB in animal form? Or must use animal's BAB?

*I have editid this post as I have wrote "BSB" instead of "BAB".

 

[James McMurray]

What's a BSB?

 

[AGGEMAM]

What's a BSB?

I think he means basic stat block.

EDIT: ok, so it is BAB. I could not figure out what meant about changing stats.

 

[Shin Okada]

Oh sorry!

What's a BSB?

It meant to be BAB. Base Attack Bonus.

 

[James McMurray]

I would say it would depend on whether he reatained control or not. If he did, he could use his BAB. If not, he would use the animal BAB. In fact, I would do that whether his BAB were higher or lower, now that I think about it. Thus, a Lycanthrop in control would have the infected character's BAB (+0 in the case of a commoner), whereas an uncontrolled one would have the animal BAB.

 

[dcollins]

This is what the rules say on MM p. 217-218:

Attacks: Same as the character or animal, depending on which form the lycanthrope is using. (A wererat in hybrid form is an exception; see the entry below.)

I do give lycanthropes in animal form a BAB of 3/4 x HD (which itself does get treated as whichever is higher). There's no language which directly gives them their higher character BAB, however.