I'm curious...why exactly is the sentient ocean "punishing" this vile defiler of the sea by giving him all sorts of cool sea-faring abilities and super-powers that will make him a vastly stronger menace to all concerned?
there was a zoo-based shonen manga about that. the "sea world" setting equivalent's boss was pretty much exactly that, op.
i am completely unable to help with your conundrum and am basically taking up space in your thread with this post, but i thought it was worth mentioning.
it also has a dashing narwhal fencer.
Well, the Lycanthrope template is what you're looking for: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/lycanthrope
right away, RAW, this won't work because a sperm whale is a gargantuan creature, and the human dude is presumably medium :P
HOWEVER! It's your creation, so you can ignore that little rule and otherwise use the template as written.
Thus, his human form remains basically the same (just +2 wis/-2 cha). His hybrid form would be a gargantuan meld of man and whale, with the better of the stats of both. Animal form would be that of a whale.
but bear this in mind: in animal or hybrid form, w/out raging, your dude will have a strength of 40! For E6, that may be a little much. Or a lot much, depending on your crew :) Mix in DR, lots of natural armor, a ton of HP, and rage powers, and it could probably take on an entire ship single handedly without much trouble.
I would use a smaller animal. Porpoise? :)
Evil dolphin? (Seriously...those things are always CE)
The smallest species of whale is the dwarf sperm whale, which is 8.9 feet long. There is also the pygmy sperm whale that is 11 feet long. I personally think that that might be an interesting punishment...becoming the smallest and weakest of whales.
Of course, if you are looking for other alternatives...the Narwhal is just on the upper edge of large sized. Giving a huge gore attack would be memorable at least. Anyway, there is an entire section o the bestiary devoted to cetaceans, so you could easily have your pick for the curse.
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I'm curious...why exactly is the sentient ocean "punishing" this vile defiler of the sea by giving him all sorts of cool sea-faring abilities and super-powers that will make him a vastly stronger menace to all concerned?
I've come to the conclusion that the Powers That Be are completely retarded.
For the record, this has nothing to do with you, OP.
But fantasy, and fantasy role-playing specifically, is RIFE with examples of very similar situations. So the OP is actually not without precedent to do this. Go back through bestiaries, adventure modules, RPG novels, and count how many times this trope comes up.
"Ye gads, this arrogant mortal is ruining our perfect order!"
"Let us curse him, so that he will suffer for his error!"
Except, almost inevitably, this curse turns said douche into a more powerful creature than he was before, meaning that he's now even BETTER at doing whatever it is he was doing in the first place.
Depending on your world/mythos, the Vampire comes to mind.
The behemoths (Bestiary III) are another similar example of how the gods/cosmic forces are very *obviously* not playing with a full deck, here...
If you want to stay within the rules of the Lycanthrope template (limited to one size category bigger than base humanoid), I would suggest a shark. The shark would fit a barbarian pirate nicely, blood-in-the-water feeding frenzy and all that.
If you want a were-shark here are the stats.
In humanoid form; +2 Wis, -2 Cha, Low light vision and scent.
In hybrid form; size Large, 19 Str, 12 Dex, 15 Con (unless already higher), Low light vision, scent, keen scent, blindsense 30', bite (1d8), DR 10/silver, +6 Nat Armor
In animal form; size Large, 19 Str, 12 Dex, 15 Con (unless already higher), Low light vision, scent, keen scent, blindsense 30', DR 10/silver, bite (1d8), Swim 60', +6 Nat Armor
While he doesn't technically get a Swim speed in hybrid form, I would probably give it to him (20' or 30' since a biped should swim slower).
Or an Orca whale.
But you could just roll with ignoring that line in the template.
Go with the whale, and make him size huge as a hybrid. Look at hill and frost giants for attack damage, etc. You'll need to write the statblock for this guy, and try to balance it yourself. At least, that's what I'd do.
i hate to be that guy, but i gotta ask...how does he fit on the ship after transforming?
Not very well, probably.
Edit: OK, Now you've given me the idea of a Storm Giant Werewhale, since they are big enough to qualify. That would be quite a sight to see.
I'm curious...why exactly is the sentient ocean "punishing" this vile defiler of the sea by giving him all sorts of cool sea-faring abilities and super-powers that will make him a vastly stronger menace to all concerned?I've come to the conclusion that the Powers That Be are completely retarded.
For the record, this has nothing to do with you, OP.
But fantasy, and fantasy role-playing specifically, is RIFE with examples of very similar situations. So the OP is actually not without precedent to do this. Go back through bestiaries, adventure modules, RPG novels, and count how many times this trope comes up.
"Ye gads, this arrogant mortal is ruining our perfect order!"
"Let us curse him, so that he will suffer for his error!"
Except, almost inevitably, this curse turns said douche into a more powerful creature than he was before, meaning that he's now even BETTER at doing whatever it is he was doing in the first place.
Depending on your world/mythos, the Vampire comes to mind.
The behemoths (Bestiary III) are another similar example of how the gods/cosmic forces are very *obviously* not playing with a full deck, here...
Pretty much this.
I've never understood this logic at all.
"Oh no, the evil madman is terrorizing the city by cutting apart people with a rusty chainsaw!"
"Let us curse him with the form of a nigh-unkillable humanoid creature with chainsaw blades that spring from his arms and legs at will!"
"That will surely teach him a lesson in humility!"
Could use the anthropomorphic rules from Savage Species
Whale, cachalot Size:Large Racial HD:3d8 Level Adjustment:+1 ECL:4 Strength:+8 Dex:+4 Con:+6 Int:+0 Wis:+6 Cha:+0 Skills(2 + Int mod) Natural Armor:+9
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If I were that ocean, I'd curse that pirate with seasickness, not awesomeness. A simple Bestow Curse would do the trick.
I've got to remember the genius loci ocean though. That's good stuff.
uhm thhere is much curses who actualy let you do what you do but then without anny pause until you are traped in your own body dooing what you liked becomming a curse somthing you definitly want to stop dooing
I'm curious...why exactly is the sentient ocean "punishing" this vile defiler of the sea by giving him all sorts of cool sea-faring abilities and super-powers that will make him a vastly stronger menace to all concerned?I've come to the conclusion that the Powers That Be are completely retarded.
For the record, this has nothing to do with you, OP.
But fantasy, and fantasy role-playing specifically, is RIFE with examples of very similar situations. So the OP is actually not without precedent to do this. Go back through bestiaries, adventure modules, RPG novels, and count how many times this trope comes up.
"Ye gads, this arrogant mortal is ruining our perfect order!"
"Let us curse him, so that he will suffer for his error!"
Except, almost inevitably, this curse turns said douche into a more powerful creature than he was before, meaning that he's now even BETTER at doing whatever it is he was doing in the first place.
Depending on your world/mythos, the Vampire comes to mind.
The behemoths (Bestiary III) are another similar example of how the gods/cosmic forces are very *obviously* not playing with a full deck, here...
A man on fire is technically more dangerous than an unarmed man not on fire (ignoring monks). From what the OP was saying, the player might enjoy the benefits now, but he is just a candle that is burning brightest right before snuffing out. The inevitable result of the curse, if allowed to progress to its conclusion, would be that he would simply turn into a mindless sea animal. Forced transformations are common with gods as a form of punishment. The only problem logic wise is that they are taking so long that the fool actually enjoys the means of his downfall. But I guess that is one problem with gods: they either lack or lose the urgency that comes with mortality.
While people are arguing about the size issue, there are numerous whale and whale-like animals in the bestiary that could be chosen for the curse with large or smaller size.
@ trollbill: I am surprised that werehouse actually got 500k results on google....Also, does the werehouse attract villains so that they can store their illgotten goods and have dramatic shoot out in it?
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I can see how this counts as a curse. This pirate wronged the ocean, so the ocean is transforming him into one of its own subjects. In full whale form, he is at the sea's mercy. The fact that there'll be a transition period in which he can still plunder the sea but has the strength of a whale is a downside, but I would expect "The Ocean" to take a long-term view of these things. If anything, this pirate must have really been something if he even got the ocean's attention.
As for how he fits on his ship despite being as heavy as a whale-- how big a ship are we talking here?
Every now and then I just browse the forums when i see a thread title that just makes me smile.
Make the were form with the stata of an enlarged mermaid.
You won't find a better Were-Whale Reference than this!
If splashing ocean water on him forces the transformation, he would lose a lot of ships.
Every full moon he would swim out and sink whaling ships. While nobody has silver harpoons, even with -10 damage, harpoons still hurt.
I kinda ended up skimming a bit... 2 solutions to the size issue came to mind.
1) a large sized base humanoid
2) a were-shark
Did someone beat me to it?
You won't find a better Were-Whale Reference than this!
so a were-whale android then...crap i can't stop bringing up androids
so a were-whale android then...crap i can't stop bringing up androidsYou won't find a better Were-Whale Reference than this!
My next Android will be gunslinger with a gun for arm with flaming enchant. Probably wear blue.