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<blockquote data-quote="Votan" data-source="post: 1537965" data-attributes="member: 18680">Most of these issues can be solved by either:a) the werebear being in human form (he's weaker in this form but the cases in which it happens should be rare)b) Carrying a weapon as well (even if you do not often use it)Magic items can be selected to maximize their potential to be used in both forms (amulets with long chains, for example).&nbsp; I don't think anybody would argue that a werebear is ALWAYS better than a regular fighter.&nbsp; Otherwise we would see a lot of werebears and not a lot of other things as high level tanks.&nbsp; What a werebear is, in my opinion, is an example of where the LA is worth it for the benefits.&nbsp; In the hybrid form, the combination of reach, enhanced attributes and DR will, on average, be worth it (more than a regular fighter in my opinion but that is only an opinion).&nbsp; Of course a DM can create circumstances where these abilities are minimized or nullifed.&nbsp; That is easy.&nbsp; Still, the human form creates options.&nbsp; If you need to go into bear from in a melee in a city then that is okay -- Druids pull it off.&nbsp; And if you infect others they become LG bears which doesn't create a rampaging monster problem.Now if you have paranoid villagers who kill anything that isn't human or demi-human -- and look closely for evidence of this -- then that is a campaign specific role-playing disadvantage that would make such a form less optinmal for playing.&nbsp; The only thing you'd really need to be hybrid form for in a village is fitting clothes and armor.&nbsp; With some crude dimensions and another player&nbsp; with any sort of armoring skill (heck, the bear could have this skill, it would just take longer) this could be worked around.Annoying?&nbsp; yes.&nbsp; But it is a legitimate option to enhance the fighter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Votan, post: 1537965, member: 18680"] Most of these issues can be solved by either: a) the werebear being in human form (he's weaker in this form but the cases in which it happens should be rare) b) Carrying a weapon as well (even if you do not often use it) Magic items can be selected to maximize their potential to be used in both forms (amulets with long chains, for example). I don't think anybody would argue that a werebear is ALWAYS better than a regular fighter. Otherwise we would see a lot of werebears and not a lot of other things as high level tanks. What a werebear is, in my opinion, is an example of where the LA is worth it for the benefits. In the hybrid form, the combination of reach, enhanced attributes and DR will, on average, be worth it (more than a regular fighter in my opinion but that is only an opinion). Of course a DM can create circumstances where these abilities are minimized or nullifed. That is easy. Still, the human form creates options. If you need to go into bear from in a melee in a city then that is okay -- Druids pull it off. And if you infect others they become LG bears which doesn't create a rampaging monster problem. Now if you have paranoid villagers who kill anything that isn't human or demi-human -- and look closely for evidence of this -- then that is a campaign specific role-playing disadvantage that would make such a form less optinmal for playing. The only thing you'd really need to be hybrid form for in a village is fitting clothes and armor. With some crude dimensions and another player with any sort of armoring skill (heck, the bear could have this skill, it would just take longer) this could be worked around. Annoying? yes. But it is a legitimate option to enhance the fighter. [/QUOTE]

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