Weretiger: Tigger on the War Path

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!

1. Beholder
2. Death Tyrant
3. Dragon Turtle
4. Green Dragons
5. Red Dragons
6. Blue Dragons
7. Black Dragons
8. White Dragons
9. Silver Dragons
10. Couatl
11. Behir
12. Aboleth
13. Sea Hag
14. Lamia
15. Bronze Dragons
16. Brass Dragons
17. Copper Dragons
18. Gold Dragons
19. Chuul
20. Kuo-Toa
21. Gibbering Mouther
22. Kraken
23. Intellect Devourer
24. Chimera
25. Death Knight
26. Fomorian
27. Bone Devil
28. Dracolich
29. Faerie Dragon
30. Lich
31. Kobold
32. Kenku
33. Hobgoblins
34. Night Hag
35. Green Hag
36. Ankheg
37. Hook Horror
38. Storm Giant
39. Hill Giant
40. Empyrean
41. Efreeti
42. Grimlock
43. Dao
44. Cloud Giant
45. Drow (all four of ’em)
46. Shadow Demon
47. Marilith
48. Drider
49. Aarackockra
50. Azer
51. Demilich
52. Spectator
53. Hydra
54. Marid
55. Harpy
56. Werejackal
57. Half-Dragon
58. Cambion
59. Fire Giant
60. Animated Armor
61. Banshee
62. Basilisk
63. Yochlol
64. Bulette
65. Cloaker
66. Darkmantle
67. Doppelganger
68. Ghoul and Ghast
69. Ettin
70. Pit Fiend
71. Erinyes
72. Chain Devil
73. Bearded Devil
74. Barbed Devil
75. Spined Devil
76. Ice Devil
77. Djinni
78. Nalfeshnee
79. Glabrezu
80. Chasme
81. Grell
82. Barlgura
83. Horned Devil
84. Balor
85. Shadow Dragon
86. Werebear
87. Lizardfolk
88. Vrock
89. Dretch
90. Gnolls (all three)
91. Goristro
92. Hezrou
93. Manes
94. Frost Giant
95. Weretiger <————–
96. Duergar
97. Quasit
98. Dryad
99. Flumph
100. Goblin
101. Wereboar
102. Wererat
103. Githyanki
104. Planetar
105. Imp
106. Clay Golem
107. Flameskull
108. Displacer Beast
109. Carrion Crawler
110. Githzerai
111. Grick
112. Invisible Stalker
113. Rug of Smothering
114. Bugbear Chief
115. Bugbear
116. Flesh Golem
117. Vine Blight
118. Twig Blight
119. Needle Blight
120. Bullywug
121. Hellhound
122. Ettercap
123. Gas Spore
124. Cockatrice
125. Lemure
126. Homonculus
127. Solar
128. Deva
129. Gorgon
130. Hippogriff
131. Griffon
132. Cyclops
133. Centaur
134. Ghost
135. Fire Elemental
136. Water Elemental
137. Air Elemental
138. Stone Giant
139. Deep Gnome
140. Dinosaurs (All six of them)
141. Iron Golem
142. Stone Golem
143. Earth Elemental
144. Galeb Duhr
145. Helmed Horror
146. Flying Sword
147. Crawling Claw
148. Violet Fungus
149. Shrieker
150. Gargoyle