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<blockquote data-quote="johncolossus" data-source="post: 77942" data-attributes="member: 2252"><p><strong>just a few thoughts</strong></p><p></p><p>Just my 2 penny worth......</p><p>I have always played the stat addition for a number of reasons some game mechanics and some game feel....</p><p></p><p>If you look at the stats for the werecreatures in MM, they are based on a standard 1st level commoner with average statistics. Therefore their animal form stats use the table present. The second game mechanic is that by definition weretigers for eg are not average tigers (mystical based).</p><p></p><p>From a game feel, werecreatures are meant to be inherently more powerful that normal creatures......in all the legends on them indicate large specimens of the creatures they are based upon and that normal folk do not stand a chance against them. Therefore basic trained soldiers would be easily be decimated by a powerful werecreature....again this would fit with all the legends and films based on them. </p><p></p><p>Therefore I feel he is a powerful force because that is what he is....a powerful albeit perverted force of nature! Also remeber if he is only 5th level, the others of 10th will be commensurately more powerful anyway. If you want to limit him......does he wear armour? Design a houserule about raging whilst in wereform unleashes the primordial animal spirit and he loses control or give him large DC penalties to remain in control. Also how has he learnt to control his changes? Put lots of skill ranks into control shape skill or have you given him the improved control shape feat....which does improve his power significantly as he'll be able to change shape at will. Other suggestion as you hinted is that he will attract powerful enemies who will have silver.....the next 40 soldiers he fights.....more silver weapons?</p><p></p><p>Just a few thoughts.....a question from your DMing and improved control shape feat.......how do you use it? If a character has it do you allow free change into wereform with no need for roll apart from the stress times mentioned which force a DC check?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johncolossus, post: 77942, member: 2252"] [b]just a few thoughts[/b] Just my 2 penny worth...... I have always played the stat addition for a number of reasons some game mechanics and some game feel.... If you look at the stats for the werecreatures in MM, they are based on a standard 1st level commoner with average statistics. Therefore their animal form stats use the table present. The second game mechanic is that by definition weretigers for eg are not average tigers (mystical based). From a game feel, werecreatures are meant to be inherently more powerful that normal creatures......in all the legends on them indicate large specimens of the creatures they are based upon and that normal folk do not stand a chance against them. Therefore basic trained soldiers would be easily be decimated by a powerful werecreature....again this would fit with all the legends and films based on them. Therefore I feel he is a powerful force because that is what he is....a powerful albeit perverted force of nature! Also remeber if he is only 5th level, the others of 10th will be commensurately more powerful anyway. If you want to limit him......does he wear armour? Design a houserule about raging whilst in wereform unleashes the primordial animal spirit and he loses control or give him large DC penalties to remain in control. Also how has he learnt to control his changes? Put lots of skill ranks into control shape skill or have you given him the improved control shape feat....which does improve his power significantly as he'll be able to change shape at will. Other suggestion as you hinted is that he will attract powerful enemies who will have silver.....the next 40 soldiers he fights.....more silver weapons? Just a few thoughts.....a question from your DMing and improved control shape feat.......how do you use it? If a character has it do you allow free change into wereform with no need for roll apart from the stress times mentioned which force a DC check? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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