Lycanthrope Paragon
HOOOWWWL!
A Lycanthrope Paragon channels their inner beast in order to make it their outer beast. They're at their best when their right in the face of the enemy, ripping off said faces.
That said, a Lycanthrope Paragon's abilities are not strictly limited to the battlefield.
Hit Die: d12
BAB: Full
Saves: All Good
Skills: 4+INT
Class Skills: Any except UMD.
Alignment: Any
Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Light Armor, No shields.
| Level | Benefit |
| 1 | Wolf Form, Join the Pack, Savage |
| 2 | Scent |
| 3 | Speed of the Wolf, Thick Fur |
| 4 | Sense Intentions, Pack Leader |
| 5 | Terrifying Howl, Call the Pack |
| 6 | Hybrid Form, Speak with Animals, Greater Savage |
| 7 | Destroying Howl, Lick the Wounds |
| 8 | Blood Rush, Enhanced Weapons |
| 9 | Improved Grab, Regrowth |
| 10 | Power of the Wild |
| 11 | Might of the Wolf, Shredder |
| 12 | Deadly Claws, Painful Roar |
| 13 | Tear the Boundaries |
| 14 | Pack Lord |
| 15 | Claws of Death |
Abilities:
Wolf Form (Su): At will, a Lycanthrope paragon may assume the form of a wolf their size category, or medium size, whichever's larger. While in this form they gain +4 Str and +2 Con. They are quadrupedal, and gain a bite attack for 1d8 base damage. They also gain a +4 natural armor increase that increases by one at every level past first and darkvision out to 60 feet. They also gain the Shapechanger subtype. The Lycanthrope may speak as normal in this form. Anyone they bite in this form must make a DC20 fort save or contract lycanthropy, though they probably won't be alive long enough for this to be an issue.
Join the Pack (Su): The lycanthrope gains the ability to speak with and understand any canine creature as if they shared a language, in any form.
Savage (Ex): When the Lycanthrope Paragon strikes with it's bite attack, it may make a trip attempt on that foe as a free action. If they succeed they may make another bite attack as a free action on that opponent, if they fail, the opponent doesn't get a chance to trip them back.
Scent (Ex): At second level the Lycanthrope Paragon's senses increase. They gain the scent ability while in wolf form. They also gain Track as a bonus feat.
Speed of the Wolf (Ex): At third level, the Lycanthrope's speed increases by ten feet, it continues to increase by another ten feet at levels 5, 7, 9 and so on.
Thick Fur (Ex): The lycanthrope gains DR5/silver at third level. This DR upgrades by 5 every four levels beyond third.
Sense Intentions (Ex): At fourth level, a Lycanthrope gains the ability to detect the alignment of any creature it can smell with it's scent ability.
Pack Leader: At fourth level, a Lycanthrope paragon gains an animal companion. This works exactly like the tome rangers animal companion.
Terrifying Howl (Su): At fifth level, the Lycanthrope may unleash a howl reminding all enemies to fear the predator. All enemies within 60ft. must make a will save (10+1/2HD+Con) or become shaken. This is a [mind affecting], [fear] effect. All allies (including the Lycanthrope) within the same range receive the benefits of a Heroism spell at a caster level equal to the Lycanthropes HD.
Call the Pack (Su): Also at fifth level, the Lycanthrope may howl to summon a wolf, dire wolf, worg, or shadow mastiff as a standard action. At sixth level, they may summon yeth hounds, howlers or hell hounds. At Seventh level they add winter wolves and hound archons to this list.
At eleventh level they may summon nessian warhounds. Templates or advancements may be added to these creatures so long as their CR becomes no more than two less than the Lycanthrope Paragons.
There are probably some canine monsters that I'm overlooking or that aren't in the SRD so feel free to add to this list but remember the CR limitation.
Hybrid Form (Su): At Sixth level the lycanthrope may assume a hybrid form that's a mix of their human and wolf traits. In this form they have a bite attack and two claw attacks, all as primary natural weapons.
Their claw attacks do 1d8 base damage for medium, and their bite attack (in any form) now does 2d6 base damage (for medium). Both forms now gain +8 Str and +4 con.
Speak with Animals (Sp): Also at sixth level the Lycanthrope is under a constant speak with animals, this can be dispelled, although it resumes at the beginning of the lycanthropes next turn.
Greater Savage (Ex): Whenever the Lycanthrope succesfully trips an opponent, they may make a full attack against them as a free action.
Destroying Howl (Su): At seventh level, the lycanthrope gains the ability to release a deafening howl. This duplicates the effects of a shout spell.
Lick the Wounds (Ex): The lycanthrope gains fast healing 5. This upgrades to fast healing 10 at twelvth level, and 15 at level fifteen. This stacks with any other form of fast healing the lycanthrope may have.
Blood Rush (Ex): At eighth level, a lycanthrope may now as a full round action move in a straight line up to twice their full move speed in any direction and make an attack against any opponent they could reach at any time during their movement. Roll one attack roll and compare it to the AC of each target. This movement allows them to move through empty space (such as straight up), however if they don't end on something they can stand on they quite obviously fall unless they can somehow fly or whatever.
Enhanced Weapons (Su): Also at eighth level, the lycanthrope may as a swift action make their natural weapons magical giving them a +1 enhancement bonus +3 levels (round up) and granting them one non-epic weapon property of their choice. This last until the end of the battle or until the lycanthrope uses this ability again to change the property.
Improved Grab (Ex): At ninth level the lycanthrope gains improved grab, and may automatically rake any opponent they sucessfully grapple for their normal claw damage. They may also choose to hold opponents smaller than them in their mouths, dealing automatic bite damage each round. This leaves their claws free, but they take a -5 penalty to their grapple check.
Regrowth (Ex): Also at ninth level the Lycanthrope gains Regeneration 1 overcome by silver.
Power of the Wild: At tenth level, the Lycanthrope gains the spellcasting ability of an 7th level druid. This advances when they take additional levels in either Lycanthrope Paragon or any class that advances Druid spellcasting. If they already have druid spell casting, it's added to this. They may choose to use either their Wis or Con as their spellcasting modifier. Once this choice is made, it can't changed.
Might of the Wolf: At eleventh level, the Lycanthropes may choose to make their transformations one size category larger whenever they transform, or large size, whatever is bigger. Also, their bonus's in said forms become +12 Str +8 Con (in addition to the size bonuses).
Shredder (Ex): The lycanthropes claws tear enemies to ribbons. If the lycanthrope mananges to hit an enemy with two claw strikes, they may rend the enemy for additional damage equal to their normal claw damage.
Deadly Claws (Ex): At twelfth level the lycanthropes natural weapons become even sharper. They now ignore all material damage reduction and hardness. Their crit range and multipliers double and they may plant their claws into walls and use them as a climbing tool, gaining a climb speed equal to half their land speed.
Painful Roar (Su): The lycanthropes sonic howl upgrades, and now emulates a greater shout effect.
Tear the Boundaries (Su): At thirteenth level the lycanthrope's claws are so sharp that they cut through space-time. As a standard action the lycanthrope can open a gate (travel version) by slicing the universe with their claws.
Pack Lord: At fourteenth level, the Lycanthrope is now a leader of the wild. They gain a leadership score equal to the BAB+5, however their followers must be animals, magical beasts, lycanthropes (whether this class or the template), druids, barbarian's, rangers, or any other class or creature that's at least vaguely nature themed. They may also choose to gain a cohort, although they must also fall into this category.
Claws of Death (Su): The lycanthrope's claws become so sharp they may claw at the very soul itself. Any creature struck by their claws must make a fort save (10+1/2HD+Str) or die. Creatures that die from this have their soul consumed by the Lycanthrope, causing it to recover 5HP per HD of the soul. Creature's killed in this method cannot be raised or resurrected unless the Lycanthrope wills it (it does so by releasing the soul). While Lycanthrope possesses the soul, it may view the it's memories. Creatures that make their save still take 1d4 negative levels. This is a [Death] effect.
Finished now. Added some new abilities and edited others.
