Therianthrope - Revision history

66.138.93.94: /* Monster Hunter International Therianthropes */ "The one exception is weredolphins who are actually friendly, which is surprising given how sick and twisted normal, real world dolphins are... but then, they've got great publicity, which is why they tend to be portrayed as Good aligned in fantasy games and books." Completely unnecessary editorializing that has no proof to back up the writer's opinion. I'm surprised your moderators allowed this to exist on this page for as long as it did.

2025-11-22T03:45:35Z

Monster Hunter International Therianthropes: "The one exception is weredolphins who are actually friendly, which is surprising given how sick and twisted normal, real world dolphins are... but then, they've got great publicity, which is why they tend to be portrayed as Good aligned in fantasy games and books." Completely unnecessary editorializing that has no proof to back up the writer's opinion. I'm surprised your moderators allowed this to exist on this page for as long as it did.

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	==Monster Hunter International Therianthropes==		==Monster Hunter International Therianthropes==
	In [[Monster Hunter International]] werecreatures almost all become crazed killer beasts. The few exceptions put themselves through hell to control it, used an ancient artifact, or were high functioning crazed killers before the transformation and managed to coax the urges into a symbiotic relation. The one exception is weredolphins who are actually friendly, which is surprising given how sick and twisted ''normal'', real world dolphins are... but then, they've got great publicity, which is why they tend to be portrayed as Good aligned in fantasy games and books.		In [[Monster Hunter International]] werecreatures almost all become crazed killer beasts. The few exceptions put themselves through hell to control it, used an ancient artifact, or were high functioning crazed killers before the transformation and managed to coax the urges into a symbiotic relation. The one exception is weredolphins who are actually friendly.

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Professionalism.

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	'''Therianthrope''' is a scientific(ish) term thrown around to serve as a general placeholder for the vast array of monsters who boil down to "people who can change into animal form"~~. Like, you're familiar with~~ the [[werewolf]]~~? Replace~~ "wolf" with ~~literally~~ any other animal~~, and you~~'~~ve got~~ the therianthrope in a nutshell. The term is also used to cover an array of animal shapeshifters who aren't "were(insert species here)", from D&D's "Beastweres"/"Antherions" (sapient animals who can take on humanoid forms, in other words reverse-werewolves) to mythical creatures like the [[Hengeyokai]] and [[Selkie]].		'''Therianthrope''' is a scientific(ish) term thrown around to serve as a general placeholder for the vast array of monsters who boil down to "people who can change into animal form." Take the time-honored [[werewolf]], for instance, and replace "wolf" with any other animal. That's the therianthrope in a nutshell. The term is also used to cover an array of animal shapeshifters who aren't "were (insert species here)", from D&D's "Beastweres"/"Antherions" (sapient animals who can take on humanoid forms, in other words reverse-werewolves) to mythical creatures like the [[Hengeyokai]] and [[Selkie]].

	==D&D Therianthropes==		==D&D Therianthropes==

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2023-05-02T00:41:18Z

Antherions

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	Back in the days of AD&D, for whatever reason, [[TSR]] thought it would be a great idea to introduce "reverse werebeasts", which were magical animals that could assume a humanoid and half-human half-beast form, as opposed to lycanthropes who start as humanoids and turn into partially and/or wholly animal forms. The term can be found in the 1990s Monstrous Manual, but may have predated that and first debuted in either [[Ravenloft]] or the [[Forgotten Realms]].		Back in the days of AD&D, for whatever reason, [[TSR]] thought it would be a great idea to introduce "reverse werebeasts", which were magical animals that could assume a humanoid and half-human half-beast form, as opposed to lycanthropes who start as humanoids and turn into partially and/or wholly animal forms. The term can be found in the 1990s Monstrous Manual, but may have predated that and first debuted in either [[Ravenloft]] or the [[Forgotten Realms]].

	Antherions have never really caught on, and in fact there are only two well-known antherion races; the [[wolfwere]] and the [[jackalwere]], with other antherion races of 2e officially including the [[nawidnehr]] (or "sharkwere") and the coyotlwere, a [[Maztica]]n counterpart to the jackaclwere that is identical mechanically, but looks like a coyote instead of a jackal. Another creature that resembles an antherion is the Aranea, a spider creature that can take on a humanoid or hybrid form.		Antherions have never really caught on, and in fact there are only two well-known antherion races; the [[wolfwere]] and the [[jackalwere]], with other antherion races of 2e officially including the [[nawidnehr]] (or "sharkwere") and the coyotlwere, a [[Maztica]]n counterpart to the jackaclwere that is identical mechanically, but looks like a coyote instead of a jackal. Another creature that resembles an antherion is the [[Aranea]], a spider creature that can take on a humanoid or hybrid form.

	===Giant Therianthropes===		===Giant Therianthropes===

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Antherions

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	Back in the days of AD&D, for whatever reason, [[TSR]] thought it would be a great idea to introduce "reverse werebeasts", which were magical animals that could assume a humanoid and half-human half-beast form, as opposed to lycanthropes who start as humanoids and turn into partially and/or wholly animal forms. The term can be found in the 1990s Monstrous Manual, but may have predated that and first debuted in either [[Ravenloft]] or the [[Forgotten Realms]].		Back in the days of AD&D, for whatever reason, [[TSR]] thought it would be a great idea to introduce "reverse werebeasts", which were magical animals that could assume a humanoid and half-human half-beast form, as opposed to lycanthropes who start as humanoids and turn into partially and/or wholly animal forms. The term can be found in the 1990s Monstrous Manual, but may have predated that and first debuted in either [[Ravenloft]] or the [[Forgotten Realms]].

	Antherions have never really caught on, and in fact there are only two well-known antherion races; the [[wolfwere]] and the [[jackalwere]], with other antherion races of 2e officially including the [[nawidnehr]] (or "sharkwere") and the coyotlwere, a [[Maztica]]n counterpart to the jackaclwere that is identical mechanically, but looks like a coyote instead of a jackal.		Antherions have never really caught on, and in fact there are only two well-known antherion races; the [[wolfwere]] and the [[jackalwere]], with other antherion races of 2e officially including the [[nawidnehr]] (or "sharkwere") and the coyotlwere, a [[Maztica]]n counterpart to the jackaclwere that is identical mechanically, but looks like a coyote instead of a jackal. Another creature that resembles an antherion is the Aranea, a spider creature that can take on a humanoid or hybrid form.

	===Giant Therianthropes===		===Giant Therianthropes===

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Added the start of a section for fleshing out the antherions, D&D's "reverse werebeasts".

2023-01-18T10:10:43Z

Added the start of a section for fleshing out the antherions, D&D's "reverse werebeasts".

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	The [[Forgotten Realms]] setting introduced a wide number of therianthropes, almost as many as [[Ravenloft]], although a significant portion of these were benevolent werebeasts who thusly received little information beyond the fact that they exist. This list includes Wereapes, Werebison, Werecats, Weredogs, Weredolphins, Wereowls, Werepegasi, Werewyverns and Werecougars. Many of these creatures made their appearance in the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition splatbook "Hall of Heroes".		The [[Forgotten Realms]] setting introduced a wide number of therianthropes, almost as many as [[Ravenloft]], although a significant portion of these were benevolent werebeasts who thusly received little information beyond the fact that they exist. This list includes Wereapes, Werebison, Werecats, Weredogs, Weredolphins, Wereowls, Werepegasi, Werewyverns and Werecougars. Many of these creatures made their appearance in the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition splatbook "Hall of Heroes".

			===Antherions===
			Back in the days of AD&D, for whatever reason, [[TSR]] thought it would be a great idea to introduce "reverse werebeasts", which were magical animals that could assume a humanoid and half-human half-beast form, as opposed to lycanthropes who start as humanoids and turn into partially and/or wholly animal forms. The term can be found in the 1990s Monstrous Manual, but may have predated that and first debuted in either [[Ravenloft]] or the [[Forgotten Realms]].

			Antherions have never really caught on, and in fact there are only two well-known antherion races; the [[wolfwere]] and the [[jackalwere]], with other antherion races of 2e officially including the [[nawidnehr]] (or "sharkwere") and the coyotlwere, a [[Maztica]]n counterpart to the jackaclwere that is identical mechanically, but looks like a coyote instead of a jackal.

	===Giant Therianthropes===		===Giant Therianthropes===

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* D&D Therianthropes */

2022-08-18T14:15:29Z

D&D Therianthropes

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	==D&D Therianthropes==		==D&D Therianthropes==
	[[Dungeons & Dragons]] has a truly massive array of the things, which [[Pathfinder]] has shamelessly followed up on. In D&D, they're actually called "Lycanthropes", but that's actually the greek name for [[werewolf]]. The Ravenloft gamebook ''Children of the Night: Werebeasts'' separates werebeasts into three types: ''~~true~~'' werebeasts, who are born with therianthropy in their genes; ''pathologic'' werebeasts, who are suffering from a therianthropic disease; and ''maledictive'' werebeasts, those who were magically cursed with therianthropy. Though not considered werebeasts, the spell ''Polymorph'' and the Druid's ''Wildshape'' ability are two more ways that people can turn into animals in D&D.		[[Dungeons & Dragons]] has a truly massive array of the things, which [[Pathfinder]] has shamelessly followed up on. In D&D, they're actually called "Lycanthropes", but that's actually the greek name for [[werewolf]]. The Ravenloft gamebook ''Children of the Night: Werebeasts'' separates werebeasts into three types: ''hereditary'' werebeasts, who are born with therianthropy in their genes; ''pathologic'' werebeasts, who are suffering from a therianthropic disease; and ''maledictive'' werebeasts, those who were magically cursed with therianthropy. Though not considered werebeasts, the spell ''Polymorph'' and the Druid's ''Wildshape'' ability are two more ways that people can turn into animals in D&D.

	The most iconic D&D therianthropes are [[Werebear]]s, [[Wereboar]]s, [[Wererat]]s and [[Weretiger]]s, but a list of other were-beasts that appeared in 2nd edition alone would include:		The most iconic D&D therianthropes are [[Werebear]]s, [[Wereboar]]s, [[Wererat]]s and [[Weretiger]]s, but a list of other were-beasts that appeared in 2nd edition alone would include:

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	==D&D Therianthropes==		==D&D Therianthropes==
	[[Dungeons & Dragons]] has a truly massive array of the things, which [[Pathfinder]] has shamelessly followed up on. In D&D, they're actually called "Lycanthropes", but that's actually the ~~formal~~ name for [[werewolf]], ~~so we just use~~ the ~~term "werebeast" or "therianthrope"~~ The most iconic D&D therianthropes are [[Werebear]]s, [[Wereboar]]s, [[Wererat]]s and [[Weretiger]]s, but a list of other were-beasts that appeared in 2nd edition alone would include:		[[Dungeons & Dragons]] has a truly massive array of the things, which [[Pathfinder]] has shamelessly followed up on. In D&D, they're actually called "Lycanthropes", but that's actually the greek name for [[werewolf]]. The Ravenloft gamebook ''Children of the Night: Werebeasts'' separates werebeasts into three types: ''true'' werebeasts, who are born with therianthropy in their genes; ''pathologic'' werebeasts, who are suffering from a therianthropic disease; and ''maledictive'' werebeasts, those who were magically cursed with therianthropy. Though not considered werebeasts, the spell ''Polymorph'' and the Druid's ''Wildshape'' ability are two more ways that people can turn into animals in D&D.

			The most iconic D&D therianthropes are [[Werebear]]s, [[Wereboar]]s, [[Wererat]]s and [[Weretiger]]s, but a list of other were-beasts that appeared in 2nd edition alone would include:
	* [[Werebadger]] (mostly dwarven in origin)		* [[Werebadger]] (mostly dwarven in origin)
	* [[Werebat]]		* [[Werebat]]
	* [[Werecrocodile]]		* [[Werecrocodile]]
	* [[Song Dragon\|Weredragon]] (technically a form of "animal bride"; an all-female race of dragons who can assume human shape and breed with human men to propagate)		* [[Song Dragon\|Weredragon]] (technically a form of "animal bride"; an all-female race of dragons who can assume human shape and breed with human men to propagate)
	* [[Werefox]] (an all-female race of elven therianthropes; even non-elven women who get infected will change to look like elves in their human form)		* [[Werefox]] (an all-female race of elven therianthropes; [[what\|even non-elven women who get infected will change to look like elves in their human form]])
	* [[Werehyena]]		* [[Werehyena]]
	* [[Werejackal]] (in default and [[Ravenloft]] flavors).		* [[Werejackal]] (in default and [[Ravenloft]] flavors).

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D&D Therianthropes

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	==Pathfinder Therianthropes==		==Pathfinder Therianthropes==