This article is about the sourcebook. For the in-universe book, see Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts (in-universe).
Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for Ravenloft centered around lycanthropes and lycanthropy.
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Werebeasts: men and women who assume the shape of animals. In this volume, Dr. Rudolph Van Richten–Ravenloft's eminent expert on the horrific–exposes the truth about their ravenous kind. For years, Van Richten has doggedly pursued these creatures. More than once, the hunter became the hunted, yet lived to tell the tale. Now Van Richten reveals the secrets of his survival.
Discover the werebeasts' many forms, from the common to the bizarre. Read how they live, lust, and multiply, spreading their affliction among the innocent. Learn to see through their human acade, and how to follow their beastly spoor. Finally, discover what it really takes to cure lycanthropy in Ravenloft. For upon the demiplane of dread, few adventurers can avoid the werebeast's fang forever. . . .
Discover the werebeasts' many forms, from the common to the bizarre. Read how they live, lust, and multiply, spreading their affliction among the innocent. Learn to see through their human acade, and how to follow their beastly spoor. Finally, discover what it really takes to cure lycanthropy in Ravenloft. For upon the demiplane of dread, few adventurers can avoid the werebeast's fang forever. . . .
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Contents[]
- Chapter 1: An Overview of Lycanthropy
- Chapter 2: A Biological Survey
- Chapter 3: A Psychological Survey
- Chapter 4: The Pathologic Scourge
- Chapter 5: On the Hunt
Index[]
Creatures[]
Vistani • werebadger • werebat • werebear • wereboar • werecat • werecow • werecrocodile • werejackal • werejaguar • werelion • wererabbit • wererat • wereseal • wereshark • weresnake • weretiger • werewolf
Items[]
Materials & Substances
Locations[]
Miscellaneous[]
Vegetation
Credits[]
- Design: Nigel D. Findley
- Additional Design: Bruce Nesmith and David Wise
- Editing: Andria Hayday
- Editorial Assistance: Dori Watry and David Wise
- Graphics Coordination: Sarah Feggestad
- Art Coordination: Peggy Cooper
- Cover Art: Robh Ruppel
- Interior Illustrations: Kevin McCann
- Diagrams: Dawn Murin
- Typography and Production: Angelika Lokotz
Appendix[]
Background[]
The contents of this book were later updated and compiled with others in Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume One.
External Links[]
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