Special Conversion Thread: Lycanthropes and their ilk

[freyar]

Yes, I like that version.

Plenty of speculation here, too, under the "New Horizons" forum.

 

[Cleon]

Yes, I like that version.

Updating the Weresheep.

There were a few minor errors in the full attack line, but I've fixed them.

Plenty of speculation here, too, under the "New Horizons" forum.

No doubt, but I don't visit the other Enworld fora that often. Just don't have the time.

 

[freyar]

So, at this point are we done with both the weresheep and werebison?

 

[Cleon]

So, at this point are we done with both the weresheep and werebison?

I believe so.

Did you want to do anything with the other Dragon #40 lycanthropes?

 

[Shade]

The only remaining werebeasts in the article are the Werebadger, Werejaguar and Wereleopard, which I believe are already covered.

Unless the extant versions are wildly different, of course.

I don't recall seeing a werebadger elsewhere. Let's pursue that next.

Werebadger
No. Appearing: 1-4
Armor Class: 6
Move: 9”
Hit Dice: 3+2
% in Lair: 40%
Treasure Type: C (no magic)
No. of Attacks: 3
Damage/Attack: 1-6/1-3/1-3
Special Attacks: Nil
Intelligence: Low to Ave.
Alignment Neutral
Size S

Werebadgers are able to tunnel as do giant badgers, and have only been known to exist in remote woodlands. They do not collect magical items, but do amass small treasuries of coins and coin-like objects.

Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #40 (1980).

 

[Cleon]

I don't recall seeing a werebadger elsewhere.

Werebadger

I thought there's a conversion of the Werebadger from the Van Richten Ravenloft guide, but I might be mistaken.

Regardless, I'm fine with converting it.

So, are we going to use the SRD Badger or Dire Badger as the base animal?

The former would make it Small and 2 HD, the latter Medium and 4 HD.

Well, the latter is tempting but this werebadger is Small sized, suggesting we just use the non-Dire version.

 

[freyar]

Yes, let's go with the SRD badger. Kind of feel like doing a halfling werebadger for the sample.

 

[Cleon]

Yes, let's go with the SRD badger. Kind of feel like doing a halfling werebadger for the sample.

If you want something Small I'd prefer a Gnome, since they already have an affinity for burrowing animals.

 

[Shade]

Badgers and gnomes work for me.

 

[Cleon]

Badgers and gnomes work for me.

Good! I'll begin a Working Draft.