Wererat · CR 2
Type: Humanoid · Size: see stat block · Grade: Low (capacity 10 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 (Low), DC 10.
- 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
Wererat, Hybrid Form – SRD 5.2
Medium Monstrosity, Lawful Evil
AC 13 · HP 60 (11d8 + 11) · Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Score Save Score Save STR 10 (+0) +0 INT 11 (+0) +0 DEX 16 (+3) +3 WIS 10 (+0) +0 CON 12 (+1) +1 CHA 8 (−1) −1 Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Common (can’t speak in rat form)
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The wererat makes two attacks, using Scratch or Hand Crossbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) Piercing damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Wererat under the GM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this wererat’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Slashing damage.
Hand Crossbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 30/120 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Piercing damage.
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The wererat shape-shifts into a Medium rat-humanoid hybrid or a Small rat, 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: Wererat, Human Form, Wererat, Rat Form.
Statblock from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY 4.0) – the SRD calls it Wererat, Hybrid Form. See Credits and License.
Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Harvesting (p. 201) – part descriptions rewritten in our own words.