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== Bloodcursed Lycanthrope ==

[[Summary::Rumored to be the result of a village cursed by a cabal of evil druid, or the wrath of a deity. Bloodcursed lycanthrope are horrid savage version of normal lycanthrope with very little ties with nature.]] 

=== Creating a Bloodcursed Lycanthrope ===

"Bloodcursed Lycanthrope" is a an inherited and acquired template that can be added to any base creature with the humanoid or monstrous humanoid type. Upon selecting this template you must choose between: bear, boar, bird of prey, canine, predatory cat, rodden or mastodon. Once the choice made it is impossible to change without rebuilding.

'''Ability Scores:''' A bloodcursed lycanthrope receive a +2 bonus to [[intelligence]], [[wisdom]] or [[charisma]]. Additionally she receive bonuses and penalty while in bloodcursed form.

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|+ Table: Type of Lycanthrope 
! Hybrid Animal || Hybrid Form's Ability Score Modifier
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| Bear || +8 Str, +6 Con 
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| Boar || +6 Str, +8 Con 
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| Bird of Prey || +4 Str, +6 Dex, +2 Con
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| Canine || +6 Str, +4 Dex, +4 Con 
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| Predatory Cat || +4 Str, +6 Dex, +4 Con 
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| Rodden || +8 Dex, +6 Con 
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| Mastodon || +10 Str, -4 Dex, +8 Con 
|-
|}

'''Size and Type''': A bloodcursed lycanthrope gain the [[SRD:Shapechanger Subtype|shapechanger]] subtype.

'''Feat''': A bloodcursed lycanthrope gain [[Endurance, Grimoire (3.5e Feat)|grimoire endurance]] and [[Born Tough (3.5e Feat)|born tough]] as bonus feats even if she do not meet the prerequisites. 

'''Skills''': A bloodcursed lycanthrope gain a +4 bonus to [[SRD:Listen Skill|listen]], [[SRD:Spot Skill|spot]] and [[SRD:Survival|survival]].

'''Special Attack:''' A bloodcursed lycanthrope gain the following special attacks:

''Bloodcursed Form:'' As a 1 round action a bloodcursed lycanthrope can enter hybrid form, resembling a twisted version of an animal with many disturbing human features. As she enter bloodcursed form all her equipment fall on the ground, magic items meld into her form but will fall off her when she resume human form instead. She gain many bonuses while in bloodcursed form:
* The bloodcursed Lycanthrope grow one size category larger, with all bonuses and penalties associated with it (except ability score bonuses and penalties).
* The bloodcursed lycanthrope lose all her natural weapon, instead she gain new natural weapon based on her form (see below).
* The bloodcursed lycanthrope gain various bonus and penalty to her ability scores.
* The bloodcursed lycanthrope gain a natural armor  equal to 8 + half her hit dice. If she had natural armor previously she gain whichever is better. The bloodcursed lycanthrope cannot benefit from armor bonus while in her bloodcursed form.
* The bloodcursed lycanthrope gain damage reduction/silver equal to her level and regeneration/silver equal to half her level.
* The bloodcursed lycanthrope base land speed double or increase by 5' per level, whichever is better.
* The bloodcursed lycanthrope gain special abilities based on her form: 

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|+ Table: Type of Lycanthrope 
! Hybrid Animal || Hybrid Form's Special Ability
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| Bear || [[SRD:Polar Bear|Improved Grab]]
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| Boar || [[SRD:Boar|Ferocity]]
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| Bird of Prey ||  Fly speed equal twice base land speed, flyby attack
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| Canine || Scent, Improved Trip
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| Predatory Cat || Pounce
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| Rodden || Slight Build, gain a swim speed and a climb speed equal to half base land speed.
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| Mastodon || [[SRD:Trample|Trample]]
|}

A bloodcursed lycanthrope can safely stay in her bloodcursed form for 1 minute per level. She may initiate her transformation as a swift action, doing so however make each round she stay in her form count as a full minute. The duration do not need to be consecutive but always consume at least 1 minute. After her allotted daily period is over her mind an body start to quickly deteriorate, for each round she spend in her bloodcursed form without reverting she take a -2 penalty to [[intelligence]], as soon as the penalty bring her to 1 she become mindless but dangerously cunning, attacking all creatures she can perceive and devouring them. While mindless her body become incredibly taxed, she is [[Burning (3.5e Condition)|burning]] (bypassing her regeneration) until she can devour one intelligent creature. She will start [[Burning (3.5e Condition)|burning]] again one hour within not devouring another intelligent creature.  

Luckily reverting back to human form is a 1 round action, a mindless bloodcursed werewolf will never attempt to revert on it own. If it die from it own [[Burning (3.5e Condition)|burning]] however it will immediately revert to it [[SRD:Unconscious|unconscious]] but alive and stable human form. A bloodcursed lycanthrope cannot enter either her bloodcursed or hybrid form once her daily allotment is expended. 

''Devour:'' As a full-round action a bloodcursed lycanthrope in bloodcursed form can devour a creature up to one size category smaller, recovering 1 hit point per hit die of the devoured creature. If the creature had at least half as much hit dice as the bloodcursed lycanthrope she is immediately subjected to [[Heart of a Champion (3.5e Maneuver)|''heart of a champion'']]. 

''Semi-Hybrid Form:'' As a standard action a bloodcursed lycanthrope can take on a way less extreme form, much more human than animal. In this form she only gain half the ability score bonuses of her bloodcursed from, natural attacks and the special ability of her bloodcursed form but no other benefits. While in semi-hybrid form the bloodcursed lycanthrope use her bloodcursed duration in hour instead of minutes.    

''Natural Attacks:'' A bloodcurse lycanthrope gain a number of natural attack depending of it bloodcursed form:

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|+ Table: Type of Lycanthrope 
! Animal || Hybrid Form's Special Ability
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| Bear || Claw x2, Bite
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| Boar || Gore
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| Bird of Prey ||  Talon x2
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| Canine || Claw x2, Bite
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| Predatory Cat || Claw x2, Bite
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| Rodden || Claw x2, Bite
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| Mastodon || Slam, Gore
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|}

''Unwilling Change:'' A bloodcursed lycanthrope must be careful, some events or condition trigger unwilling change. Exposure to those event or condition cause a point control loss. Each point of control loss cause a DC 10+2 per point of control loss accumulated [[SRD:Control Shape Skill|control shape skill]] check or being forced to take on bloodcursed form at the beginning of the next round. Each point of control loss suffered in bloodcursed form halve the duration of safe transformation. It take a DC 20+2 per point of control loss accumulated [[SRD:Control Shape Skill|control shape skill]] check to revert from bloodcursed form after an unwilling transformation.
* Each hour under the light of the full moon. Being under a roof, cave or similar reduce the control loss by half (one point per two hours). 
* Drinking the blood of an intelligent creature. Only apply while in human form. 
* Each bloodcursed lycanthrope also has a unique trigger event. Design one with your DM.

Control loss points are lost at the rate of one per hour no control loss point were acquired. 

'''Challenge Rating:''' [[CR::+3]]

'''Level Adjustment:''' +[[Level Adjustment::3]]


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