Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Shadowsouled 02-02-04, 12:31 AM	If somebody wanted to choose Lycanthropes as their favored enemy would they choose Lycanthropes specifically or can you choose Shapechangers???
Capn Charlie 02-02-04, 06:42 AM	Technically there is neither in the phb. I would say lycanthrope would be the category not shapechanger though. I have always had problems with the way Favored enemies can blanket. It makes little sense that knowledge of the physiology of an elf can differ so much from that of a human or an orc for that matter. One fix I have been toying with is that if you choose a single creature from a broad subtype(hill giant, instead of all giants) the bonus is increased by half and does not apply to the rest of the category. And if you choose a broad category instead of a narrow one(all humanoids instead of dwarves) the bonus is halved.
KShaver 02-02-04, 10:23 AM	Lycanthropes are humanoids or giants first and lycanthropes second. In otherwords: Shapeshifters aren't a valid favored enemy because they do not have a fixed form. The solution is to choose a humanoid type (usually human) or giants as your favored enemy.