6. Shapechange to Werebear / Wereboar / Wererat / Weretiger / Werewolf

Ursine Cycle / Porcine Cycle / Rodent Cycle / Feline Cycle (Jungle Cults only) / Lupine Cycle

BTS: 70% (Co)

ULT: 36 hours

Materials: a tooth or claw from a bear / boar / rat / tiger / wolf that was infected with Lycanthropy

Actions: draw blood from Target with Materials

Effect of Throw:

1 to 15 No Effect

³ 16    Monster Level ("AL") = T/5 FRD (no upper limit)

Phase of Moon:    No Moon -3 / Crescent Moon -1 / First or Last Quarter 0 / Gibbous Moon +1 / Full Moon +3

Range:    d ft    -(4+d)    If cast on self, there is no Range minus. If cast on others, Range is at least 0 ft, so there will be a Range minus of at least -4 (note that the Actions require blood to be drawn from Target with Materials, which can be tricky if Range > 0).

Notes:

  1. Cast upon a single living Target Being (the "Target" or "Shapechanger"), who may be Caster or another.  The ethos of the Cult is that it may be Cast on anyone, with a view to encourageing them to become an actual Lycanthrope.
  2. The Target gets a st (which he may choose not to make).  If the Target saves, there is no effect.  If the Target fails,or chooses not, to save, his body is Shapechanged for an indefinite period into a Lycanthrope of the applicable species, as determined by the name of the Spell (the "Shapechangee").
  3. The Shapechange is Caster-specified.  The sub-species, colour and/or other details of Shapechangee may be freely specified by Caster on Casting, so long as it is a possible living specimen of the applicable species of Lycanthrope.  It does not need to be a duplicate of an actual Lycanthrope known to or memorised by Caster.  The Spirit will accurately produce a proper form for a Lycanthrope that is correctly named in Casting.
  4. The Shapechanger will actually become a Lycanthrope of the applicable species, and will gain all its abilities as per the Monster Specification for Lycatnropes and the Animal Specification for its species appropriate to a Lycanthrope of that ML (including Invulnerability 1 and the personality change).  Its Fighter (including HP, AMR, A,  D & RD) and Thievish abilities (if any) will supersede those of the Shapechanger.  He will in addition have his Magic-Using abilities (subject to the usual limitations when Shapechanged, as noted in the FAQ) and Powers (if any).  He will count as a Monster and not as a Person (or whatever he normally is) and as a Bear / Pig / Rat / Tiger / Wolf for purposes such as targeting Spells.
  5. The Shapechangee will be of a random Size that is natural for that Lycanthrope.  The Change takes 1/5 sec per pt Sz difference.
  6. Healing Effect: on completing the Shapechange to [Specific Animal], the Shapechanger loses (10xD6)% DAM.
  7. Only the body Shapechanges to Lycanthrope form.  Clothes and possessions are unchanged (so may be torn / dropped as the change takes place), and the Target will be naked on changing back.
  8. There is no Duration.  The Shapechanger may change back at any time there is no Full Moon in the sky by rolling <= ML on d12 (RUD).  If the Moon is in the sky add 1 to the d12.   Changing back ends the Effect.  A prolonged stay in animal form can result in the Lycanthrope personality taking over and the Shapechanger not wanting to turn back.
  9. Any other Shapechange to the Shapechanger whilst he is in the form of the Shapechangee ends the Effect.  On expiration of the Duration of that Shapechange, he will revert to his previous form.
  10. The Effect causes the Target to be infected with the Lycanthropy virus, but only on a temporary basis until he changes back.  A succesful Cast of Cure Disease on the virus will end the Effect.
  11. Shapechange to Werebear / Wereboar / Wererat / Weretiger / Werewolf are Shapechange Spells.  See the General Notes on Shapechange Spells and Effects for further explanation of how their Effect works.