He was never the same after Pooh went back to the public domain.
That might just be my worst joke yet. And that is saying a lot.
Lore: Lone Hunters
Little is known about weretigers. Only two things are certain. Firstly, they are prideful hunters, warriors through and through. The other is that they dislike spreading their curse not due to morality, but simply because it would mean more competition.
So… these guys are basically Kraven the Hunter from Spider-Man.
This lore is incredibly weak. You can only write one or two stories out of it. Either the party gets in the way of a weretiger’s hunt or they themselves are the subject of said hunt. If you want to tell a truly compelling story, you’ll need to look elsewhere.
Design: The Naked Warrior
Of all the lycanthropes, this one is likely the most popular with furries.

This dude looks freaking cool, dudes! Something about the red cloak and its arsenal and its stance just does something for me. Yes, it’s exactly what you’d expect; a tiger-man. It isn’t the most creative thing in the world. But in execution, it is effective.
Plus, it does tell a bit of a story. This clearly isn’t some savage beast. This is a hunter. One that has fully embraced his curse.
Wow. This entry really is just Kraven.
Stats: The Pouncing Arsenal
While not as dangerous as the werebear, the weretiger is certainly not a foe to scoff at. Its AC isn’t all that high, but its HP is definitely nothing to sneeze at. As per usual, you’ll need silvered weapons if you hope to do any melee damage. It’s far from the hardest monster to kill, but it’ll still pose a lengthy challenge to early-game parties.
It has a plethora of options to use for damaging the players. None of them are all that dangerous on their own; the worst part of its bite attack is the possibility of being cursed. If not for multiattack, it wouldn’t be that great of a threat.
That, and its Pounce ability. When it moves fifteen feet straight towards an enemy, the target must make a DC 14 STR save or be knocked prone. Afterwards, the weretiger can make a bite attack as a bonus action.
This ability does add a bit of depth to the fight. Players need to keep an eye on their position in regards to the monster, otherwise they’ll be left vulnerable to the pounce or its longbow.
Aside from that, however, it’s still a straight-forward slugfest. For an early game party, it could make a tense boss fight. For a late game party, it could make for a pretty simple fight. Either way, it doesn’t make for a terrible battle, but not an especially interesting one.
Placement
Overall, this is another middling entry. Its design is okay and its stats can make for a simple but fun fight. It won’t blow your players minds, but you could definitely choose worse. Many of those worse being the other lycanthropes.
With all that in mind, let’s put the Weretiger on the Best of the Bestiary!
- Beholder
- Death Tyrant
- Dragon Turtle
- Green Dragons
- Red Dragons
- Blue Dragons
- Black Dragons
- White Dragons
- Silver Dragons
- Couatl
- Behir
- Aboleth
- Sea Hag
- Lamia
- Bronze Dragons
- Brass Dragons
- Copper Dragons
- Gold Dragons
- Chuul
- Kuo-Toa
- Gibbering Mouther
- Kraken
- Intellect Devourer
- Chimera
- Death Knight
- Fomorian
- Bone Devil
- Dracolich
- Faerie Dragon
- Lich
- Kobold
- Kenku
- Hobgoblins
- Night Hag
- Green Hag
- Ankheg
- Hook Horror
- Storm Giant
- Hill Giant
- Empyrean
- Efreeti
- Grimlock
- Dao
- Cloud Giant
- Drow (all four of ’em)
- Shadow Demon
- Marilith
- Drider
- Aarackockra
- Azer
- Demilich
- Spectator
- Hydra
- Marid
- Harpy
- Werejackal
- Half-Dragon
- Cambion
- Fire Giant
- Animated Armor
- Banshee
- Basilisk
- Yochlol
- Bulette
- Cloaker
- Darkmantle
- Doppelganger
- Ghoul and Ghast
- Ettin
- Pit Fiend
- Erinyes
- Chain Devil
- Bearded Devil
- Barbed Devil
- Spined Devil
- Ice Devil
- Djinni
- Nalfeshnee
- Glabrezu
- Chasme
- Grell
- Barlgura
- Horned Devil
- Balor
- Shadow Dragon
- Werebear
- Lizardfolk
- Vrock
- Dretch
- Gnolls (all three)
- Goristro
- Hezrou
- Manes
- Frost Giant
- Weretiger <————–
- Duergar
- Quasit
- Dryad
- Flumph
- Goblin
- Wereboar
- Wererat
- Githyanki
- Planetar
- Imp
- Clay Golem
- Flameskull
- Displacer Beast
- Carrion Crawler
- Githzerai
- Grick
- Invisible Stalker
- Rug of Smothering
- Bugbear Chief
- Bugbear
- Flesh Golem
- Vine Blight
- Twig Blight
- Needle Blight
- Bullywug
- Hellhound
- Ettercap
- Gas Spore
- Cockatrice
- Lemure
- Homonculus
- Solar
- Deva
- Gorgon
- Hippogriff
- Griffon
- Cyclops
- Centaur
- Ghost
- Fire Elemental
- Water Elemental
- Air Elemental
- Stone Giant
- Deep Gnome
- Dinosaurs (All six of them)
- Iron Golem
- Stone Golem
- Earth Elemental
- Galeb Duhr
- Helmed Horror
- Flying Sword
- Crawling Claw
- Violet Fungus
- Shrieker
- Gargoyle
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If Kraven never became a werebeast in the comics that’s a big miss
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