Normally, Druids can only use powers without the Beast Form
keyword when in humanoid form, and only use powers with the Beast Form
keyword when they use Wild Shape
to transform into a beast. However, there are three Were themes (Werewolf, Werebear, Wererat) with a level 10 feature that specifies that you can assume a hybrid form and are not limited to using powers with the Beast Form
keyword.
If a Druid takes the Werewolf theme and, at level 10, half-shifts into a hybrid form, are they then capable of using all their powers, both with and without the Beast Form
keyword?
Best Answer
Yes, you can.
That seems to be the basic reason those themes exist: to give a class like Druid some perks, but especially to give them the theme's level 10 ability to access all their powers, all the time.
The detail of why it works that way
I'll be quoting the Werewolf powers in this answer. The Werebear and Wererat have identically worded powers, except for being bears and dire rats rather than wolves.
A Druid can cast their beast form powers from any beast form. There is nothing saying they can only cast those powers from their Wild Shape. They have their Wild Shape because they need a beast form to get at all their beast form powers - otherwise they would be a pretty silly class!
The Werebear/rat/wolf themes each come with a shape-changing power almost identical to the Druid's Wild Shape, except they're encounter powers rather than at-will:
This is a beast form, so now you can use beast form powers, except it prohibits you from using non-beast form powers! Note that using non-beast form powers is only prohibited by the power - it is not an inherent part of being in a beast form. At level 10, this limitation is removed:
That effectively reduces the first paragraph of the Wolf Shape power to this:
Hey, there's no more limitation on powers without the beast form keyword now! You've reached the apex of your theme, and now you can be a humanoid wolf, dire rat or bear, and have access to powers both with and without the beast form keyword!
A pity it doesn't also apply to your Wild Shape.