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===Campaign Information===


====Playing a Wearbear====

'''Religion:''' Religiously-minded werebears unsurprisingly often venerate gods of nature. More violent werebears may worship gods of war and battle.

'''Other Classes:''' Werebears rely on their massive size and power to overcome obstacles or defend weaker teammates, but only the foolish werebear believes that he can do it all on his own. Werebears welcome the help of a party healer, or any practitioner of beneficial magics. Many druid spells are especially potent when used on a werebear, with whom werebears almost always get along. As werebears tend to make suboptimal party faces, they often leave the smooth-talking to other classes, as well as tasks involving stealth, secrecy and guile. Werebears tend not to share the selfless devotion of paladins and crusaders. 

'''Combat:''' As mentioned, werebears are usually uncomplicated fighters, and excel on the front lines, using their alternate forms to deal massive damage while their damage reduction keeps them alive. 

'''Advancement:''' While werebears are strong and tough, strength and toughness aren't everything. Their partial class progression allows them to not fall too far behind in another class, usually ones that allow for a greater array of options in combat. Martial classes such as the Warblade offer maneuvers and stances even while in their bear forms, while barbarians provide even more bonuses to Strength and Constitution with their rage ability. Even the occasional Psychic Warrior may take up this class, since the werebear's alternate forms do not interfere with manifesting powers.


====Werebears in the World====

{{quote|What? Oh, of course I do. I mean, so does everyone when they're in the woods for an extended period of time. Kind of a biological necessity. Why do you ask?|orig=Garth Oakhollow, human werebear barbarian}}

Werebears are not common in densely populated areas, and the roles they play depend greatly on the nature of the person they were before becoming a werebear. They are sometimes attacked by those who mistake them for lycanthropes

'''Daily Life:''' blah blah.

'''Notables:''' Beary bear-guy of Bearington or something.

'''Organizations:''' While most werebears are loners, there are rumors of an annual picnic deep in some forgotten forest.

'''NPC Reactions:''' OH GODS NO ITS A BEAR oh wait it's just Brian


====Werebear Lore====

Characters with ranks in Knowledge (nature) can research werebears to learn more about them.  When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ Knowlege (nature)
! DC || class="left" | Result
|- 
| 5 || class="left" | Werebears are almost indistinguishable from lycanthropic werebears. If you get bitten by one and don't turn into a werebear later, it was one of these werebears.
|- 
| 10 || class="left" | Unlike lycanthropic werebears, these werebears grow into their power more slowly, gradually gaining greater familiarity with their bear forms, then a hybrid form.
|- 
| 15 || class="left" | Powerful werebears can shapechange not only themselves but their armor as well to better protect themselves in combat.
|- 
| 20 || class="left" | Werebears are always left-handed. No, seriously.
|}

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Article Balance	High +
Author	Spanambula +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Other +
Class Ability Progression	Minor +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	9 +
Minimum Level	1 +
Rated By	Leziad + and The-Marksman +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Reflex Save Progression	Good +
Skill	Climb +, Handle Animal +, Listen +, Spot +, Survival + and Swim +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	A 9-level progression that makes you a werebear similar in abilities to the SRD werebear +
Title	Werebear +
Will Save Progression	Poor +