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#1 wispr Jun 18, 2009 15:02:16	Hi! Is there any feat or magic item that would allow a character who is an afflicted lycanthrope retain their original alignment? The reason I'm posting here, (and I hope its the right forum!), is I'm writing a fan fiction story and using D&D 3.5 rules,so I figure this was a safe area for posting. Thanks… Wispr
#2 awesome_dude Jun 18, 2009 15:13:20	Alignment is completely under the purview of the person playing the character. It is reflected by their behavior. In other words, you don't need a feat.
#3 toastedamphibian Jun 18, 2009 15:20:22	Alignment is completely under the purview of the person playing the character. It is reflected by their behavior. In other words, you don't need a feat. If he is going by the letter of the rules then: Becoming a lycanthrope does not change a character’s favored class but usually changes alignment (see above). This alignment change may cause characters of certain classes to lose some of their class features. However, I think that rule is dumb, and tend to just ignore that part. But your millage may vary.
#4 pigknight Jun 18, 2009 15:28:02	The keyword is "usually", which means 80% in 3.5 terms. Just say you're part of that special 20%.
#5 toastedamphibian Jun 18, 2009 15:33:01	The keyword is "usually", which means 80% in 3.5 terms. Just say you're part of that special 20%. Any. Noble creatures such as bears, eagles, and lions tend to produce good-aligned lycanthropes. Sinister creatures such as rats, snakes, and wolves tend to produce evil-aligned lycanthropes. This is a reflection of how these animals are perceived, not any innate quality of the animal itself, so the alignment of the animal form can be arbitrarily assigned. So no feat needed.
#6 EscherEnigma Jun 18, 2009 15:37:39	A character with awareness of his condition retains his identity and does not lose control of his actions if he changes. However, each time he changes to his animal form, he must make a Will save (DC 15 + number of times he has been in animal form) or permanently assume the alignment of his animal form in all shapes. Once a character becomes aware of his affliction, he can now voluntarily attempt to change to animal or hybrid form, using the appropriate Control Shape check DC. An attempt is a standard action and can be made each round. Any voluntary change to animal or hybrid form immediately and permanently changes the character’s alignment to that of the appropriate lycanthrope. By 3.X rules, an afflicted character might have their alignment suffer. This does not apply to natural lycanthropes. Personally, as a GM, I've never used this. Then again, I've never infected any of my PCs with lycanthropy either, as my players would be the kind to say "woo! Free power!". Sure, they might not level up for a good while (they just got bumped up quite a few ECL, after all) but for a little bit they'll be king of the hill.
#7 annoyinglizardvoice Jun 19, 2009 16:21:15	The idea of good and bad animals always got on my nerves. Personally, I think of the infected person as they were before the disease, but with a few animal urges and insticts.