V9: Werewolf

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Werewolf
Description		Werewolves are individuals who can shapeshift (willingly or otherwise) into feral wolf-like monsters. Werewolves enjoy the primal nature of the hunt and are prone to succumbing to their more base instincts the longer they stay transformed.
Roleplay Inspiration		I want to be wild and feral. I want to stalk my prey. I want to be a killing machine. I want to have wolf-perks. I want to transform.
Playstyle		Front Line, Crowd Control, Damage, Melee, Bow User, Shield User
Class Identifier		Werewolf Mask or otherwise be clearly identifiable as a Werewolf to other players.
Weapons		Dagger, Short, Long, Large Thrown, Bow
Shields		Up to Small
Armor		Up to 4pts Physical Armor per hit location. May gain 🌶️Low Armor Compensation as indicated below. 11-20pts = No compensation. 0-10pts = +1 use of Tracking
Garb Bonus		Choice of Garb Bonus Curio. +1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.

Monster Abilities You always get these abilities when you play this monster. Your monster level may increase the amount of uses you receive. Text in italics represents flavor suggestions for the associated abilities. They have no functional impact on gameplay.		Lycanthropy - ⬗ Berserk (Self) - 1/Life ♻10 Heightened Senses - ⬗ Tracking 1/Life ♻10 Terrifying Rampage - Fear Level/Refresh ♻10 Relentless - ⬗ Shake It Off Level/Refresh ♻10 Devour - ⬗ Assassinate Level/Refresh ♻10 🌶️Beast Within (T) Rest, Shields, Large Thrown, and Bow cannot be used while Berserk. Fear, Shake It Off, and Assassinate can only be used while Berserk. Note: The player must clearly look like a werewolf at all times, not just when they are Berserk. If a player wishes to have two different looks, they should both be visibly understood as a werewolf, just in different degrees of transformation.

⬗ = Does not require Free Hand

♻ = Rest Time

🌶️ = Experimental Rule

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List of Monster-Specific Abilities

Assassinate
Simple Summary	Assassinate: Incant "Assassinate" immediately after killing an enemy to Sever them.
Available to	Assassin, Monster (Werewolf)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	Unlimited
Incantation	"Assassinate"
Prerequisites	Can only be used immediately after killing the target.
Effects	Status Effect: The target is Severed until they respawn.
Other Details	This ability can affect dead players. This ability targets the killed player and does not require the caster to identify their target.

Berserk
Simple Summary	Berserk: Incant "Anger builds within thy veins" x3. Target’s weapons become armor breaking and shield crushing. While within 20ft of an enemy, they can’t move more than 20ft away unless forced by magic or unable to strike or reach that enemy. Bearer does not have to pursue enemies who run away.
Available to	Bard, Barbarian, Druid, Monster (Shroomkin, Werewolf)
Type	Enchantment
Range	5ft (Other) - Bard, Druid, Shroomkin 5ft (Any) - Barbarian 5ft (Self) - Werewolf As Trait - Berserker Barbarian
Incantation	"Anger builds within thy veins" x3
Effects	Enchantment Effect: Bearer’s wielded melee weapons are Armor Breaking and Shield Crushing. While within 20ft of a living enemy, the bearer cannot knowingly move more than 20ft away from them. If any of the following are true, then this limitation can be ignored: the bearer is moving to engage another living enemy within 20ft; the bearer is forced by another effect (Fear, Shove, etc.); there is no path the bearer could take to move to the enemy without leaving 20ft or crossing impassable/hazardous terrain (real or in-game); the enemy becomes unable to be affected by melee attacks (Flying, Frozen, Insubstantial, etc.);
Other Details	The bearer does not need to follow if the target moves away from the them.

Fear
Simple Summary	Fear: Incant "Witness me and be afraid" x3 to make the target Afraid of you for 30s.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Bard, Monster (Gargoyle, Werewolf)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft (Other)
Incantation	"Witness me and be afraid" x3
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Afraid of the caster for 30s or until the caster dies.

Shake It Off
Simple Summary	Shake It Off: Incant "I shall overcome" while under an enemy effect. After 10s, you're released from any number of effects. You can use this no matter what, unless you're dead or cursed.
Available to	Barbarian, Paladin, Warrior, Curios, Monster (Werewolf)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"I shall overcome"
Prerequisites	Can only be used while affected by an enemy status effect.
Effects	Status Effect: After 10 seconds, the caster is affected as per Release.
Other Details	This ability can be used regardless of ability to cast, and will affect the caster unless they are Invulnerable, Cursed, or Dead

Tracking
Simple Summary	Tracking: Incant "I track thee from the shadows" to force the target out of Insubstantial and prevent them from becoming Insubstantial for 10s.
Available to	Scout, Monster (Entangling Mass, Werewolf)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"I track thee from the shadows"
Prerequisites	This ability can only be used on enemies.
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target loses any status effects making them Insubstantial. Status Effect: For 10s, the target cannot be affected by status effects that would make them Insubstantial.
Other Details	🏃This ability may be cast while moving. This does not count as restoration and is not prevented by Cursed.

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