Wereworg

Wereworgs are most common among savage goblinoids, who hold such creatures in awe and respect. They often serve as bodyguards, sentries, hunters, or skirmishers.

Goblin Form: Small Shapechanger; HD 4d10+8 plus 2d12+4; hp 52; Init +7; Speed 40 ft.; AC 20 (touch 15, flat-footed 17); Attacks +9 melee (1d8+2, +1 morningstar); SQ darkvision 60’, scent, DR 15/silver; SV Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +4; Str 13, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 6.

Skills and Feats: Hide +13, Listen +16, Move Silently +13, Search +3, Spot +12; Alertness, Improved Control Shape, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Weapon Focus (bite).

Rage: +12 hp, -2 AC, +2 to attacks, +3 to damage, +2 to Fort and Will saves, +4 Str, +4 Con. Lasts 7 rounds (goblin form) or 9 rounds (worg or hybrid form).

Possessions: +1 morningstar, masterwork studded leather armor, collar of protection +1, potion (bull’s strength, endurance, or cure moderate wounds), 200 gp.

Worg Form: Medium Shapechanger; hp 64; Init +9; Speed 60 ft.; AC 18 (touch 16, flat-footed 13); Attacks +11 melee (1d6+6, bite); SA trip; SQ darkvision 60’, scent, DR 15/silver; SV Fort +11, Ref +9, Will +4; Str 19, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 6.

Skills and Feats: Hide +9, Listen +20, Move Silently +13, Search +7, Spot +16; feats as goblin form.

Hybrid Form: Small Shapechanger; hp 64; Init +9; Speed 60 ft.; AC 19 (touch 17, flat-footed 14); Attacks +12 melee (1d8+7, +1 morningstar) and +7 melee (1d6+2, bite); SQ darkvision 60’, scent, DR 15/silver; SV Fort +11, Ref +9, Will +4; Str 19, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 6.

Skills and Feats: Hide +13, Listen +20, Move Silently +13, Search +7, Spot +16; feats as goblin form.

Creating a Wereworg

"Wereworg" is a lycanthropic template that can be added to any humanoid, though goblinoids are by far the most common.

Hit Dice: As character plus 4d10.

Speed: As character or 50 ft., depending on form.

AC: Natural armor increases by +2 in all forms.

Attacks: As character or bite, depending on form. Add the base worg's base attack bonus (+4) to the creature's base attack.

Damage: As character or 1d6, depending on form.

Special Attacks: As character plus trip (as worg) in worg form. Gains lycanthropic empathy and curse of lycanthropy (see MM).

Special Qualities: As character plus scent. Can shift into animal and bipedal hybrid form as standard action. Regains 1 hp/HD upon assuming new form. Gains DR 15/silver.

Saves: Add the worg's base saves (Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +1) to those of the character.

Abilities: Gains Str +6, Dex +4, Con +4 in worg or hybrid form.

Skills: A wereworg gains the following racial skill bonuses: Hide +4, Listen +8*, Move Silently +4, Search +4*, Spot +8*. It also has a +4 racial bonus to Wilderness Lore checks when tracking by scent. (These racial bonuses include the worg's normal racial bonuses.) *Increase by +4 in worg or hybrid form.

Feats: Gains Alertness, Improved Initiative, and Iron Will.

Climate/Terrain: Any forest, hills, plains, and mountains.

Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (6-11).

Challenge Rating: As character +4.

Treasure: Same as character.

Alignment: Always neutral evil.

Advancement: By character class.