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<blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 5726777" data-attributes="member: 41187">The point of adding the Hit Dice is to make werewolves and such look like normal commoners, but make them tough enough to take a few hits, and make them more resistant to certain spell effects (sleep, color spray, etc.)The immediate solution is two fold.&nbsp; 1) A flat number of bonus hp.&nbsp; Something like +5 for rats, +10 for wolves, +15 for boars, +20 for tigers, +25 for bears.&nbsp; 2) A flat bonus to HD for resolving spell effects - kind of like the old Turn Resistance.&nbsp; +1 for rats, +2 for wolves, +3 for boars, and +6 for tigers and bears.I've got no advice on how to resolve the rest of the template, but you claim to have a handle on that part.The secondary goal was to make the afflicted a poor choice for PCs - mechanically inferior to more class levels.&nbsp; I'm on the fence as far as that goal is concerned - one of my favorite characters that only saw one session of play was a werebear ranger (engaged to the paladin).&nbsp; He was a medium-poor ranger, but a fantastic character.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValhallaGH, post: 5726777, member: 41187"] The point of adding the Hit Dice is to make werewolves and such look like normal commoners, but make them tough enough to take a few hits, and make them more resistant to certain spell effects (sleep, color spray, etc.) The immediate solution is two fold. 1) A flat number of bonus hp. Something like +5 for rats, +10 for wolves, +15 for boars, +20 for tigers, +25 for bears. 2) A flat bonus to HD for resolving spell effects - kind of like the old Turn Resistance. +1 for rats, +2 for wolves, +3 for boars, and +6 for tigers and bears. I've got no advice on how to resolve the rest of the template, but you claim to have a handle on that part. The secondary goal was to make the afflicted a poor choice for PCs - mechanically inferior to more class levels. I'm on the fence as far as that goal is concerned - one of my favorite characters that only saw one session of play was a werebear ranger (engaged to the paladin). He was a medium-poor ranger, but a fantastic character. [/QUOTE]

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