Prestige Path: Moonblooded (5e)
This was created by combining the 3.5e Animal Ancestry and the 4e Blood Moon Stalker. "Tonight¸ a full moon rises over the mountains. This is the night of the Lycan - my night." - Moon Brother Stonestalker Several legends tell of the blood moon¸ a night¸ or sometimes a season¸ when the Primal Beast stalks the wilderness of the world in physical form. During the blood moon¸ the predators of the world are said to be more dangerous and to have an insatiable hunger. According to some legends¸ the blood moon is a perversion of the world's natural state¸ brought about by the gods or by the fierce response of the primal spirits to some violation of precepts. Whatever the cause and exact effects of the blood moon¸ some lycanthropes use these legends as a symbol for their own ferocious zeal in protecting the natural balance of the world. You are a moonblooded¸ favoring your curse as a gift¸ and choosing to embrace it fully¸ making it a part of who you are. You take pride and pleasure in fighting without conscious thought¸ drawing on bestial instinct and wisdom to guide your attacks upon prey. You are a fierce hunter¸ a silent stalker of the wilds¸ but you are also a crusader for the primal spirits¸ ensuring that neither gods nor primordials overstep the bounds set for them at the dawn of time. Through the power of the blood moon¸ you and your spirit brothers¸ sisters¸ and ancestors are the custodians of the world. Prestige Paths are a way to add another layer of flavor onto a character wtihout using class levels. They are somewhere between a class and a background. Class levels are finite in 5e¸ so this allows for a light version of a class without breaking normal progression. Check out my Prestige Path Primer for more information and a sample Prestige Path.