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WEEBADGER
CLIMATEITERRAIN: Temperate hills and
undermound
FREQ~IENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE Any
DIET Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Average (8-10)
TREASURE: M, Q, V
ALIGNMENT Chaotic evil
No. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVEMENT 6, Br3
HIT DICE: 5
THACO: 15
NO. OF ATrACKS: 3
DAMAGEIATTACK: ld6/1d6/1d4
SPECiAL ATTACKS Berserk frenzy
SPECIAL DEFENSES Silver or magical
weapons required to hit
MAGIC RESISTANCE Nil
SIZE: S (4' tall)
MORALE Elite (13) or Fearless (20)
XP VALUE: 650 (975 magical weapon)
Werebadgers are dwarves that can
transform into giant badgers or dwarfbadger
hybrids. In humanoid form, they
appear to be normal dwarves with a silver
stripe in their hi 3ir or beards (not an
uncommon trail t among dwarves). In
hybrid form, thc ?y stand upright but have
the features of i 3 badger: thick fur,
enorrnou5 claw! 3, and a badger's head. In
beast form, the werebadger simply appears
to he a giant bz idger. Transforming into
this shape rips apart any clothing the
creature wears.
The werebad lger's daws are so large that
they "clack" tog lether when not flexed or
clenched.
Combat: Thi, s monster attacks with its
foreclaws. follo! Ned by a bite. Unlike the
giant badger, th e claws are actually more
fearsome than t he bite, but only the bite
can transmit th< 5 curse of lycanthropy.
Unlike most lycanthropes, the
werebadger ha: i no qualms about using
weapons. Their natural weapons are so
potent, howeve r, that only a magical
weapon is of nc ,table improvement. They
favor axes and war hammers, and there is
a 75% chance t he creature owns a weapon
(25% chance tt iat any weapon carried is
magical). In an imal form werebadgers
cannot use we2 [pons. Only silver or magical
Werebadgers. The oil of the
3 weapons harm
WEREBEASTS ?*'
poppy seed is poisonous to them (save vs.
poison or die).
Each round of combat, the werebadger
has a 25% chance to enter a berserk frenzy.
Roll before each round of combat. When
this occurs, the werebeast froths at the
mouth, its claw attacks gain a +1 attack
bonus, and its bite attack gains a +3 bonus.
Once in a frenzy, it will not break off the
attack until either it is dead or until all its
opponents have fled or died. To make
matters worse, during the frenzy, all bite
attacks have double the normal chance of
causing the lycanthropic infection to be
passed on.
Habitat Society: Werebadgers tend to
live on the fringes of society (when they
choose to live among others at all). They
choose professions that allow them to be
alone or excuse bursts of violent anger. For
example, many become scouts or
skirmishers in dwarven armies. Werebadgers
dislike physical labor as a rule. They
typically do not work stone or metal.
Werebadgers dislike other forms of
lycanthropes, but do not hate them. Those
that avoid dwarven society tend to be
loners, living in caves and tunnels, preying
upon the unsuspecting. If one encounters
another werebeast, the werebadger would
fight only to defend it$ territory.
found with a mate and young. Treat the
young as common badgers with
lycanthropic immunities. Any sign of
hostility on the part of intruders will
immediately throw both parents into a
berserk frenzy (no die roll necessary).
Ecology: This lycanthropy affects
dwarves more readily than other forms of
humanoids. Gnomes, goblins, orcs, and
other underground dwellers are half as
likely to be infected as dwarves. Humans,
elves, and other surface dwellers are only
25% as likely io be infected.
Werebadgers do not live as long as
dwarves. If allowed to die of natural
causes-a Milton for the species-they can
live to be 80 or 90 years old. Dwarves or
other long-lived races that are infected with
this form of lycanthropy have the
remainder of their life spans halved. A
prematurely old dwarf or gnome is
sometimes suspected of being a
lycanthrope.
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On rare occasions a werebadger will be
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