Werewolf (Dungeons & Dragons)

Werewolf
Characteristics
Alignment	Chaotic evil
Type	Humanoid
Publication history
Mythological origins	Lycanthrope

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the werewolf is a type of lycanthrope.

The werewolf first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974)

The werewolf appeared in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977). The werewolf appeared as a player character race in Dragon #24 (April 1979).

The werewolf appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977, 1981, 1983). The werewolf appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991). The werewolf appeared as a player character class in Night Howlers (1992).

The werewolf appeared in the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and was reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).

The lycanthrope appeared as a creature template in the third edition Monster Manual (2000), and in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003), with the werewolf as a sample creature. The werewolf appeared as a player character race in Dragon #313 (November 2003).

The werewolf appeared in the fourth edition in Monster Manual (2008). The werewolf lord appeared in Monster Manual 2 (2009).

A werewolf is a chaotic evil lycanthrope that is very difficult to detect in its human form, for a werewolf can be of nearly any build and of either sex. A werewolf is prone to retain bipedal form in its wolf state.

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