Dire Rat Form Wererat

Name	Dire Rat Form Wererat
Sorted Name	Wererat, Dire Rat Form
Family	Lycanthrope
Size and Type	Small Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice Count	11
Hit Dice	1d8+1 plus 1d8+2 (12 hp)
Random Hit Points	1d8+1 + 1d8+2 - 22
Initiative	+3
Speed	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.
Armor Class	17 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple	+1/-2
Attack	Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease)
Full Attack	Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease)
Space/Reach	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks	Curse of lycanthropy, disease
Special Qualities	Alternate form, rat empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves	Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4
Abilities	Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills	Climb +11, Handle Animal +3, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +4, Swim +11
Feats	(same as human form)
Environment	Any
Challenge Rating	2
Organization	(same as human form)
Treasure	Standard
Alignment	Always lawful evil
Advancement	By character class
Level Adjustment	+3
Version	SRD
Sources	System Reference Document
Stat_Block	Dire rat form wererat; CR 2; Small humanoid (human, shapechanger); HD 1d8+1 plus 1d8+2; hp 12; Init +3; Spd 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.; AC 17 (+1 size, +3 dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 14; Base Atk +1; Grp -2; Atk +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease, bite); Full Atk +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease, bite); Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft.; SA Curse of lycanthropy, disease; SQ Alternate form, rat empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent; AL LE; SV Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4; Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8 Skills and Feats: Climb +11, Handle Animal +3, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +4, Swim +11; (same as human form)

Wererat

	Wererat, Dire Rat Form
	Small Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 plus 1d8+2 (12 hp)
Initiative:	+3
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.
Armor Class:	17 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/-2
Attack:	Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease)
Full Attack:	Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Curse of lycanthropy, disease
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, rat empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Climb +11, Handle Animal +3, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +4, Swim +11
Feats:	(same as human form)
Environment:	Any
Organization:	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	2
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Always lawful evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3

A wererat in humanoid form tends to be a thin, wiry individual of shorter than average height. The eyes constantly dart around, and the nose and mouth may twitch if he or she is excited. Males often have thin, ragged mustaches.

Combat

In animal form, wererats avoid combat, preferring to use their dire rat shape for skulking and spying. In hybrid form, a wererat fights with a rapier and light crossbow.

Alternate Form (Su): A wererat can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a dire rat.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a wererat's bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Disease (Ex): Filth fever; bite, Fortitude DC 12, incubation period 1d3 days, damage 1d3 Dex and 1d3 Con. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Rat Empathy (Ex): Communicate with rats and dire rats, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against rats and dire rats.

Skills: A wererat in rat or hybrid form uses its Dexterity modifier for Climb or Swim checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened.

Wererats have a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks from their dire rat form.

Feats: Wererats gain Weapon Finesse as a bonus feat.

The wererat presented here is based on a 1st-level human warrior who is a natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.