Wererat question [pathfinder]

[FocusWolf413]

According to the link below, wererats in hybrid or animal form get +2 dex in addition to str, and con, but I can't figure out why. Why do they get +2 dex? Is it a dire rat instead of a normal rat?

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/bestiary/lycanthrope.html

[Calthropstu]

They get +2 dex and +2 con because their hybrid form gives them enhanced agility and greater fortitude. It toughens their skin and makes them more agile... basically because the rules say so. The creator of the race had a specific thing in mind, and created them that way.

As for getting it in their rat form, yes. They turn into dire rats. as per this line:

SQ change shape (human, hybrid, and dire rat; polymorph), rogue talents (fast stealth), lycanthropic empathy (rats and dire rats), trapfinding

[FocusWolf413]

They get +2 dex and +2 con because their hybrid form gives them enhanced agility and greater fortitude. It toughens their skin and makes them more agile... basically because the rules say so. The creator of the race had a specific thing in mind, and created them that way.

As for getting it in their rat form, yes. They turn into dire rats. as per this line:

SQ change shape (human, hybrid, and dire rat; polymorph), rogue talents (fast stealth), lycanthropic empathy (rats and dire rats), trapfinding

The rules say they get str and con, not dex.

[Calthropstu]

The rules say they get str and con, not dex.

Ability Scores: +2 Wis, –2 Cha in all forms; +2 Str, +2 Con in hybrid and animal forms. Lycanthropes have enhanced senses but are not fully in control of their emotions and animalistic urges. In addition to these adjustments to the base creature's stats, a lycanthrope's ability scores change when he assumes hybrid or animal form. In human form, the lycanthrope's ability scores are unchanged from the base creature's form. In animal and hybrid form, the lycanthrope's ability scores are the same as the base creature's or the base animal's, whichever ability score is higher.

Relevant portion is bolded. A wererat's dex will be 17 in hybrid form unless his natural dex is higher.

[FocusWolf413]

Ability Scores: +2 Wis, –2 Cha in all forms; +2 Str, +2 Con in hybrid and animal forms. Lycanthropes have enhanced senses but are not fully in control of their emotions and animalistic urges. In addition to these adjustments to the base creature's stats, a lycanthrope's ability scores change when he assumes hybrid or animal form. In human form, the lycanthrope's ability scores are unchanged from the base creature's form. In animal and hybrid form, the lycanthrope's ability scores are the same as the base creature's or the base animal's, whichever ability score is higher.

Relevant portion is bolded. A wererat's dex will be 17 in hybrid form unless his natural dex is higher.

Thank you.