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Portrait of the Werebear
Creature · Built-in

Werebear

Medium Humanoid, neutral

  • High difficulty
  • CR 5
  • Melee

A hermit of the northern woods who wears a bear's shape when roused; like the bear-warriors of the sagas, terrible in anger and gentle otherwise.

Statistics

Armor Class
13 (thick fur)
Hit Points
90 (12d8 + 36)
Speed
Walk 40 ft, Climb 30 ft
Challenge
CR 5 · 1800 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Skills
Perception +4, Stealth +3
Languages
Common
STR19+4
DEX10+0
CON17+3
INT11+0
WIS12+1
CHA12+1

Attacks

Multiattack

Bite, Claws

Bite Melee

+7 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d8 + 4 piercing

Claws Melee

+7 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d6 + 4 slashing

Woodsman's Axe Melee

+7 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d8 + 4 slashing

Abilities

Bear Wrath At will

GM guidance: once roused it does not stop until the threat is gone; silver and magic hurt it, little else does.

Defenses

Resistances
Nonmagical

Environment & tags

Environments
Forest, Mountain, Arctic
Groups
Humanoids, Shapechangers
Tags
humanoid, shapechanger, cursed