Lycanthrope (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Type | Humanoid |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
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| Mythological origins | Lycanthrope |
In Dungeons & Dragons, a lycanthrope (/ˈlaɪkənθroʊp/ LY-kun-throhp or /laɪˈkænθroʊp/ LY-kan-throhp) is a humanoid shapeshifter based on various legends of lycanthropes, werecats, and other such beings. In addition to the werewolf, in Dungeons & Dragons, weretigers, wereboars, werebears and other shapeshifting creatures similar to werewolves and related beings are considered lycanthropes, although in the real world, "lycanthrope" refers to a wolf-human combination exclusively.
The werebear, the wereboar, the weretiger, and the werewolf first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974). The wererat (or rat men) first appeared in the Greyhawk supplement (1975). Lycanthropes in general were further detailed in the 1975 Blackmoor supplement.
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