New Posts For Thread: Lycanthropy and You!http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29638141/Lycanthropy_and_You!SO, the DnD Next playtest packets includes how you get infected with Lycanthropy from werewolves, but doesn't include rules on how actually being a Lycanthrope actually works.So I used some Pathfinder rules slightly modifiedA person with LycanthropyI like the idea of that Will save, and I was actually going with that me "controlling" the werewolf would be me telling the player what the motivations were at the time, while he would act it out.My setting is kind of early industrial revolution Londhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29638141/Lycanthropy_and_You!?post_id=528359309#528359309I like the idea of that Will save, and I was actually going with that me "controlling" the werewolf would be me telling the player what the motivations were at the time, while he would act it out.My setting is kind of early industrial revolution LondWed, 23 Jan 2013 18:22:53 -0600Oh terribly sorry SonidZero, my comment was for OrwellianHaggis :) I think what you are doing is AWESOME, and that you are going about it in the exact way that I would (and in fact has) done it. One of my more memorable characters was an afflicted wehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29638141/Lycanthropy_and_You!?post_id=528339825#528339825Oh terribly sorry SonidZero, my comment was for OrwellianHaggis :) I think what you are doing is AWESOME, and that you are going about it in the exact way that I would (and in fact has) done it. One of my more memorable characters was an afflicted weWed, 23 Jan 2013 14:35:42 -0600Yeah I don't think lycanthropy is ever really supposed to be a blessing in DnD lore, and I'm working on figuring out how to handle it AS a curse. The one player who got infected is really interested in the dynamic of having his character turn and ruhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29638141/Lycanthropy_and_You!?post_id=528332123#528332123Yeah I don't think lycanthropy is ever really supposed to be a blessing in DnD lore, and I'm working on figuring out how to handle it AS a curse. The one player who got infected is really interested in the dynamic of having his character turn and ruWed, 23 Jan 2013 12:58:34 -0600You need something quite drastic to keep the bonuses balanced, If you plan to use this as a blessing rather than a curse.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29638141/Lycanthropy_and_You!?post_id=528327563#528327563You need something quite drastic to keep the bonuses balanced, If you plan to use this as a blessing rather than a curse.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:02:14 -0600I had similar thoughts about a character I wanted to run, and (although not tested, and I'm no good at theory-maths) my idea was just to use the werewolf profile from the bestiary when the character turned. I can see that won't work once the charactehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29638141/Lycanthropy_and_You!?post_id=528295227#528295227I had similar thoughts about a character I wanted to run, and (although not tested, and I'm no good at theory-maths) my idea was just to use the werewolf profile from the bestiary when the character turned. I can see that won't work once the characteTue, 22 Jan 2013 16:04:00 -0600