Lycanthropic Shape-Healing

[FCWesel]

Hey all, I was just reading up on Lycanthropes and I was wondering what/how you handle this.

In the MM, page 218, under Special Qualities: Alternate Form (Su) it says that a Lyc has the ability to change shape like a polymorph spell (except equipment does not change with it). One thing I was wondering however, was that when it assumes a hybrid or animal form it regains HP as if having rested for a day.

This seems a little excessive...especially for a +2 template only.

I would think maybe that they get the healing of forms 1 each day per form. For a 7th level person thats 14 points a day of instant (standard action) healing. Polymorph only get the healing benefit the very first change of the spells duration.

Also, would you allow clothes to transform or would they rip up? How long to disrobe would be logical?

Any other ideas?

 

[Crothian]

Clothes get riped up. As for the healing, I would use the advice from the Sage about the Shifter, where he can heal himself 11/day.

 

[Xarlen]

And Druids can do this starting at level 5.

Look at the Vampire template. It's only a +2, and they have Fast Healing. Not to mention they're undead, so uneffected by certain spells.

 

[FCWesel]

Where did they get 11/day, do they say?

One thing that struck me funny was what if the LYC had a "earing of Protection", would it then be in the animal form's or hybrid's ear and if not, wouldn't you have the ear hole heal instantly as part of the healing/shapechanging process.

After all, earing holes heal over time and close up. Just amused me to see a LYC having to go his ears pierced...again and again!

As for the clothes thing, how long to disrobe common adventurer fare...assuming no armour? Just curious.

Forgot to address the druid thing...

With druids however, they do it just like the POLY save they have to chose one natural animal form (or soemthing like that) and it doesn't explicitly (sp?) say that gear does not transform, so thier "stuff" does transform with the druid.

They also note that healing while shaping is JUST LIKE the Poly spell, thus they only gain the healing on the first change per shape use per day.

And if memory serves me right, most magical stuff does NOT work while in Polymorph, which is why there's the Druidic magic items ...a "aspect/property" of a special item...that remains usuable and working while in animal shape.

 

[Crothian]

Where did they get 11/day, do they say?

The Sage never says where the numbers come from. On one side it's a little annoying that he doesn't tell you the references or anything, on the other hand that would really be a pain in the behind for the sheer amount of sage advice he has to do.

 

[FCWesel]

Oh well, that's what he's paid for...unless of course he does all that work because he's a saint. More annoying for us to have a number pulled out from where the sun don't shine.

I could see allowing the healing a number of times a day equal to Level or HD.

One thing I was looking at was a barbarian Lycanthrop were-tiger...

STR 18 (base); 22 (rage); 34 (hybrid/animal)
CON 18 (base); 22 (rage); 28 (hybrid/animal) = rages for 12 rounds

Then add magic items or the rage feats...a party (or GM) nightmare!

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