Cursing with Lycanthropy

[Cthulhudrew]

Since Lycanthropy is listed as a curse, can one inflict it upon someone else with a successful casting of the bestow curse spell, or (more likely) perhaps major curse?

[Winterwalker]

No. Bestow curse specifically says what you can do with it.

Ninja: A GM may take the custom thing and do what he wants with it, but I see lycanthropy as a much more powerful curse than what the spell outlines.

[DeathlessOne]

"You place a curse on the subject. Choose one of the following.

–6 decrease to an ability score (minimum 1).
–4 penalty on attack rolls, saves, ability checks, and skill checks.
-Each turn, the target has a 50% chance to act normally; otherwise,
it takes no action.

You may also invent your own curse, but it should be no more powerful than those described above."

Lycanthropy is a much more potent curse that what is listed above.

There is a spell in the Complete Divine from good old 3.5e that does what you what. Its only available to a certain domain though. You might be able to convert it.

Curse of Lycanthropy

[Cthulhudrew]

DeathlessOne wrote:

Lycanthropy is a much more potent curse that what is listed above.

True. That's one reason I suggested that major curse might be a better option for it (and it looks like the 3.5 spell you linked is 6th level like major curse so that might be on the right track, then.)

[Kalindlara]

You could also look up bestow greater curse from Mummy's Mask. It's 8th level and inflicts far greater penalties.

[Cthulhudrew]

Oh, cool! I'd forgotten about that one!

[JiCi]

Isn't there a spell that bestow actual lycanthropy... or is it a 3rd-party product?

[Digitalelf]

JiCi wrote:

Isn't there a spell that bestow actual lycanthropy... or is it a 3rd-party product?

You mean like the one that DeathlessOne linked to 4 posts above yours? ;-P

[Winterwalker]

You could be a 15th level wizard and use this too:

Werewolf Shape

[boring7]

Digitalelf wrote:

JiCi wrote:

Isn't there a spell that bestow actual lycanthropy... or is it a 3rd-party product?

You mean like the one that DeathlessOne linked to 4 posts above yours? ;-P

That's not 3rd party, it's previous edition.

I agree with making Greater Curse a good option. Add in some complications like after a certain amount of time or after the first True Atrocity™ is committed in wolf form the cursed character just becomes a normal, permanent lycanthrope and can only be cured by the normal cure means (if they exist). Admittedly this is actually EASIER in default (if I'm reading right, you just need a 12+ level cleric to cast remove curse) but if the GM wants something more complicated, that's all in good fun.