No, a Shapchanger such as a Lycanthrope can not be affected by True Polymorph; regardless of it being a willing target or not. The text of Polymorph says an unwilling creature must make a saving throw against the spell.
What are werewolves immune to?
Werewolves are immune to damage from bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered. In the context of how werewolves might face other adventurers, it just means you can’t hurt them without silver or magic weapons.
Does turning into a werewolf hurt?
Folklore and pop culture has codified the steps of how you turn into a werewolf, and it’s not pretty. While the end result might be cool, the steps of turning into a werewolf are all pretty painful for your human form to handle. There is usually a lot of screaming, snapping, stretching, and howling involved.
Are lycanthropes immune to fall damage?
According to the rules as written, lycanthropes only take damage from magic silvered weapons, as a fall is not that they do not take the damage. As they don’t take any damage from the fall they don’t fall prone.
Is there such a thing as a lycanthrope?
There is in existence one kind of actual lycanthrope: the werewolf. Others are mentioned in muggle myths and legend but none exist. Lycanthropy is a disease which can be contracted by bite or scratching by the werewolf during the full moon. Scratches don’t always transmit the disease, even when blood is drawn.
Can a werewolf be bitten by a lycanthrope?
Silver is lethal to a werewolf only if it is introduced into the blood stream. If there is skin contact with silver it will burn the lycanthrope much like acid would. If silver touches the bloodstream or is injected into it the werewolf will be dead in the time it takes the infected blood to carry the traces of silver through the body.
Can a person get lycanthropy from a scratch?
Lycanthropy is a disease which can be contracted by bite or scratching by the werewolf during the full moon. Scratches don’t always transmit the disease, even when blood is drawn. A bite will always result in a victim becoming a werewolf, however most people die from the injuries of the attack before that can occur.
When did lycanthropy become a disease in English?
Use of the Greek-derived lycanthropy in English occurs in learned writing beginning in the later 16th century (first recorded 1584 in The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot, who argued against the reality of werewolves; “Lycanthropia is a disease, and not a transformation.”
