Werebear · CR 5
Type: Humanoid · Size: see stat block · Grade: Medium (capacity 100 MP) Harvest check: Medicine, Survival or a fitting tool · see Harvesting Creatures
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Specific parts
| Part | Classification | Grade | Capacity | Check | Time | Drawback damage | Ruin damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed Blood | Creature Part, Unique | Medium | 100 | Medicine or Survival 15 | 1 minute | – | Necrotic, Poison |
Drawback damage: +5 DC for each listed type the creature took during the fight. Ruin damage: the part is ruined if the creature took any listed type. See Damage to parts.
Trait parts
Grade = the creature’s grade (Medium), DC 15.
- Nerva Magna – from Keen Senses
Part descriptions
Cursed Blood
Dark blood with a lingering trace of the lycanthrope curse – too weak to infect, but a handy alchemical agent.
Good for: cursed items (minor fit), e.g. a berserker axe.
Statblock
Werebear, Hybrid Form – SRD 5.2
Large Monstrosity, Neutral Good
AC 15 · HP 135 (18d8 + 54) · Speed 30 ft.
Score Save Score Save STR 19 (+4) +4 INT 11 (+0) +0 DEX 10 (+0) +0 WIS 12 (+1) +1 CON 17 (+3) +3 CHA 12 (+1) +1 Skills Perception +7
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 17
Languages Common (can’t speak in bear form)
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The werebear makes two attacks, using Handaxe or Rend in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) Piercing damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Werebear under the GM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werebear’s curse for 24 hours.
Handaxe. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) Slashing damage.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Slashing damage.
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The werebear shape-shifts into a Large bear-humanoid hybrid form or a Large bear, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Other forms in the SRD: Werebear, Human Form, Werebear, Bear Form.
Statblock from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY 4.0) – the SRD calls it Werebear, Hybrid Form. See Credits and License.
Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Harvesting (p. 200) – part descriptions rewritten in our own words.