Broadsword Guide to Hunting Werebeasts: Lycanthrope-Themed Rules, Adventures, and Campaigns for the Fifth Edition of the World’s Oldest Roleplaying Game (BroadSword Monthly) Hardcover – March 4, 2025

Lycanthropes are creatures of legend—shapeshifters cursed to walk the line between humanity and savagery. Whether you’re drawn to the thrill of the hunt, the intrigue of their lore, or the terror they bring to your tabletop, this guide is your ultimate resource for weaving werebeasts into your Fifth Edition games and beyond.Inside, you’ll find everything you need to unleash the horror of lycanthropes: • Rules & Resources: Add depth to your campaigns with tools for incorporating lycanthropes. • Player Options: New character creation guidelines, subclasses, and feats to bring hunters and afflicted alike to life. • Campaign & Adventure Tools: Guidance on building campaigns, designing mysteries, and creating linked storylines.Four Fifth Edition adventures:• The Guardian of Winterfang Keep: A cursed werebear guards an ancient artifact, but its madness threatens all who approach. Perfect for Level 1 characters, adjustable up to Level 7.• Web of Shadows: A village leader succumbs to a horrifying infection as spider-humanoids spread their deadly curse in undead-infested ruins. Designed for Level 3 characters, adjustable up to Level 10.• The Unkindness: Gruesome murders cast suspicion on wereravens hiding in a gothic spire. Are they the culprits, or is something darker afoot? For Level 5 characters, adjustable up to Level 13.• The Gnaws: A plague devastates the kingdom of Avignonelle, spreading death and chaos. The characters must uncover the truth behind the plague priests and their terrible god. For Level 8 characters, adjustable up to Level 16.Prepare to test your mettle against the beasts of the night. Will you emerge as hunters… or prey? Read more