Monsterbrew

SRD

Wererat

small monstrosity, lawful evil

AC 13

Initiative +3 (13)

HP 60

Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.

ModSaveSTR 10+0+0DEX 16+3+3CON 12+1+1
ModSaveINT 11+0+0WIS 10+0+0CHA 8-1-1

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5

Senses Darkvision 60 ft. Passive Perception 14

Languages common (can't speak in rat form)

CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)

Actions

Bite (Rat or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. 8 (2d4 + 3) Piercing damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Wererat under the DM's control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this wererat's curse for 24 hours.

Hand Crossbow (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 30/120 ft. 6 (1d6 + 3) Piercing damage.

Multiattack. The wererat makes two attacks, using Scratch or Hand Crossbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.

Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. 6 (1d6 + 3) Slashing damage.

Wererat is from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Full attribution is on the Licenses & Attribution page.