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== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Overview==
A [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthrope]]'s [[Beast Forms|Beast form]] makes for a very powerful animal form. '''You'll be able to change to and from it at will''', with the following limitations:
* Characters with Lycanthropy Players may become a wolf at any given momenttime, instantly. In order However, to become human humanoid (or your alternate beast form ) again, wolves must kill a certain number of enemies before their beast spirit will now allow them to un-transform. The higher your Lycanthropy level the wolf, the less fewer enemies they you need to kill to un-transform. At , until at Lycanthropy level 53 enemies are no longer required to transform , you can switch back into Human formand forth at will.* During the full moon, Werewolves Lycans are forcefully turned into wolf beast form and won't be able to turn back into human form cannot un-transform for 3 the three daysof the full moon. This happens once every lunar month, matching the real life moon cycles. If your Lycanthropy-infected character was offline when the full moon began, you will be forced into the default brown-fur wolf form immediately upon logging in. If you have unlocked and want to be in the Winter Wolf or Dark Wolf form during the full moon, you need to be in that form ''before'' the full moon phase begins.* Remember that turning into a lycanthrope Lycanthrope is a '''PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE''' and '''won't will NEVER be made reversible'''(the developers have ''repeatedly'' confirmed this). Because of For thisreason, it's is highly advised to you carefully consider the pros and cons before making the decision. For three days every month werewolfs , Lycans are forced to play as a werewolfwolf, and several NPCs and vendors will not speak to wolves. Many vendors Some can be bribed persuaded to work speak with wolves after a particular bribe or a short quest , but a few will not talk to a wolf or give them a bribe questoffer any options at all. This situation can by mitigated by using an alternate character with and the transfer chest to sell items, or by finding similar vendors in other zones who will speak to you or have a wolf bribe quest.
===Advantages===
*The [[Howling]] ability, which grants health regeneration boosts and damage boosts—a buff which can last for up to five hours if the howling is done with additional howling wolves present.
*During the full moon you have unique quest objectives that serve as an interesting alternative to typical skill progression.
*Wolves can wear and benefit from crafted wolf-specific metal armor (see [[Armorsmithing]]).
===Disadvantages===
*Lycanthropy is an [[Animal Form]]. Like all animal forms, you have no hands and many NPCs will refuse to talk to you. A few animals (such as [[Red]] in [[Kur]]) may not talk to you either or lose favor if you try to speak with them because you are a scary animal. The defensive pylons at the Fox Camp in [[Kur]] will also attack you.
*For the three days of the full moon you will be unable to return to your human form no matter what. Words of power will work for their duration.
*You cannot chop wood or milk cows while in wolf form.(Again, having a humanoid alternate character to handle these matters when you are in wolf form can be handy, pun intended.)*Secondary combat skills while in wolf form are limited to [[Animal Handling]], [[Mentalism]], [[Necromancy]], [[Priest]], [[Psychology]], [[Unarmed]], or [[Warden]] because the other combat skills require a weapon. Weapons for other skills are not recognized as being equipped while in wolf form.
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