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Dr. Azkur
2014-02-04, 01:42 PM
Can you make a Lycanthrope out of a templated creature? That is, a Were-Feral Wolf for example (As opposed to Feral Werewolf, which would be adding Feral to a Wolf Lycanthrope). What would happen with the resulting Lycanthrope's LA? Would it still be +2/+3 or would it be +3/+4 as the second creature has LA +1?
Thiyr
2014-02-04, 01:50 PM
Lycanthropes use the Alternate Form special ability. From alternate form:



A creature cannot use alternate form to take the form of a creature with a template.

As there is nothing in the lycanthrope entry to contradict this, you can't apply a template to the animal form.
Dr. Azkur
2014-02-04, 01:53 PM
Alright! Thanks, man.
Karnith
2014-02-04, 01:54 PM
Also, regardless of whether you can be a Lycanthrope of a templated animal, you couldn't be a Were-Feral Wolf anyway, as the Feral template can only be applied to Humanoids and Monstrous Humanoids.
Urpriest
2014-02-04, 05:14 PM
Alright! Thanks, man.

Note that RAW, this restriction only keeps you from taking the templated form, not from being a Lycanthrope of the creature. You just wouldn't be able to change form. But I doubt many DMs would let that slide.
Necroticplague
2014-02-04, 07:24 PM
Note that RAW, this restriction only keeps you from taking the templated form, not from being a Lycanthrope of the creature. You just wouldn't be able to change form. But I doubt many DMs would let that slide.

If we want to get especially pedantic, a hybrid form isn't a form with a template applied because it is always unique and just based off the creature. Of course, chance of letting that slide by anyone is pretty close to zero.