Nice article!

What I really want though, is a PC playable werewolf. And shifters don't go far enough for my taste.

Not sure how you balance that though. Maybe a class or subclass?

Could be a sorcerer origin, a warlock pact, or even an unusual paladin oath.

— Tim (@looneysquash) October 27, 2018

You could also explore it as a reskin of a Moon circle druid.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) October 27, 2018