Shape of the Beast

Shape of the Beast

1st level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: Self
Components: V, S, F (a fresh injury that was at least 1 HP in damage, or a full moon, or blood moon, or blue moon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

Upon casting this spell, you immediately shift into your hybrid or beast form as appropriate for your lycanthrope type if you have one, gaining the benefits and drawbacks of that form. If you do not have an inherent lycanthropic ability, you instead gain the following benefits for the duration:

Your base walking speed becomes 40 feet, and you gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

You grow claws, gaining a slashing claw attack that deals 1d6 slashing damage. Your Strength modifier applies to the attack and damage rolls for this attack.

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks relying on smell. You can also communicate with one kind of beast, the same kind which you resemble while the spell is active.

While this spell is active, anyone you bite or slash with your claws that doesn't die before the next full moon has a 1 in 20 chance to contract the curse of lycanthropy unless they treat the wound with a wolfsbane tincture and poultice before healing it, or if they are targeted with a Greater Restoration spell or higher level restorative magic.