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Umm no, it means, kinda, the whole is better (more) than the sum of the parts.

The final package is better than a blend of the two, so to speak. And that's how I see the mid form. The very best of both, even a little better in some areas.

I do believe the word is German, however.

I'd love to tell you all sorts of cool effects we'll have - but the truth is that we're not there yet. Won't be til we have the money to try some fancy stuff out. (independent fim makers have to ba patient lot) There are some cool ideas, though. We've got, in my opinion, the best group for the job i...

Lessee Me no Lycan either, Fig Scott, the best description I've seen of the Freeborn character. Pretty much on the money. What do they call themselves? Jack, Donna, Max, Zane, etc. They don't call themselves anything, really. How often do you and your friends refer to yourselves, in particular, as h...

Actually, I'm the one that coined it here for Weres. I thought it appropriate. We usually want to think of the mid-form as one where the best of both worlds meet - strength and senses of a wolf, intelligence of a human.

It sorta caught on.

I LIKE werewolves as mutated humans. The idea of a kinship to the humans that you must hide from has a pathos that I love. I see them as the trus Alphas that choose to live among their less gifted brotheren. There is a journey to take as one learns to adjust to the new abilities, the new life. The t...

Man, this is soooo fun and tough at the same time. The Van Helsing Gestalt is probably my favorite so far. But like everybody, I have my own ideas of what a were looks like. I use the excuse that evolution would keep what worked best and disguard what didn't. Hence my 'whole is greater than the sum ...

WOW! What an interesting theory! Would they try to restrict Were's from driving during a full moon? Would only certain places be legal for Were's during a full moon? Would there be special troops trained to deal with Weres, especially new ones? Gives Canine Corp and Swat team a whole new meaning. Wo...

Yippee!

Thank you all for being so nice and wishing Anthony Happy Bday. It means a lot to him.

Yes, I've met two women who were color blind and one that has male pattern baldness. So I assume they are very rare. BUT they exist. So something that shouldn't exist (born were) might exist in a very very very rare circumstance. About as common as those two women. I've ALWAYS thought that there had...

I think, when it all comes down to dust, any shifting is going to take an energy that's not understandable. So, I say with hands, feet, head, fur, teeth, and claws, what's a tail more? I have dogs - one with a stub and one with the new 1/4 tail they have for dogs that have brittle tails. The tail, e...

I'll find out about why Silver's Corner doesn't show. It should. It's supposed to be open for anyone to see. I think that there should be a limited number of were types. If there were dozens, it would have become evident by now. Humans would know. But every time I hear of a new type, I think 'It's s...

Well, I would think that when a WW regenerates, his bad teeth would get better. So when he changed back, he wouldn't need fillers. BUT his teeth grew that way naturally....wouldn't they just go back to their natural state? They wouldn't straighten themselves out to the dentist's requirements...... S...

I"m sorry, I'm still laughing at the already - more or less - nibbled human. That line needs to be used in a book or movie somewhere. it's one of the best I've read. Okay, okay, venom, natural wolfish LSD and scent marker combined. I like the ideas off the bat, but I don't think I can reconcile...

Vuldari, Whoa, I guess you told me! I'm thinking that you don't know or remember the history of this website and who I am. To start: I am one of the two writers of Freeborn, one of the original members of the Pack, and one of the original founders of this site. The purpose of this website, and this ...

For those who don't remember, we discussed this before and came to a conclusion. Nothing wrong with re-discussing...in fact I think it's important to look an new views. The funny thing is that it seems to be coming back to the first conclusion Here's how I remember it: It's a lot like any other majo...

Okay, I just want to make it clear that Anthony, and not me, is making all these decisions - I'm the writer and co-producer. The special effects guys are the ones doing the important work of making our Weres look real. Long as there's no confusion about that..... There's a lot of good stuff going on...

Hey, just want to add my two here. We are NOT going to create fur tents with arms and legs. No left over shag carpet glued to a body suit . No heads made out of rubber with crocodile hinged jaws. Our goal is to use a combination of makeup, costume, animatronics, and graphics. We want the Gestalt for...

Wow, I'm sorry but I agree with the queation "Ewwwwwww - Why?" I've never studied it. I would guess, however, this whole "kill the one that made you." idea is also used on how you can stop being a vampire. It sounds cool, really, but I don't see how in magic, or logic that works....

OK, Scott, I'm a little confused. I thought hemophilia was passed through the mother but only affected males - it passed from father to daughter to son. The female is a genetic carrier that doesn't contract the disease. Never from father to son, but from mother to son to granddaughter - am I making ...

Okay, okay - I'm having a hard time with this. If there are so many were creatures out there, there would have been evidence of it by now. I know, I know, but I'm still working on the Feeborn world. It's supposed to be an alternate reality, not a fantasy. I have to work from that direction. Based on...

I've read the opinions on this thread, and there's something that needs to be remembered. It was decided a while back that the transformation was not magic, but a virus that mutated the DNA. So magic doesn't enter into the equasion here. It seems that if you take the magic out, the majority of the o...

This is a hard one and if you're squeamish, please look the other way. I haven't found this in any discussion, so, Fig, if the topic exists, point me to it. If a WW is in Gestalt form and, say, looses a hand while he's still alive. Doe the hand stay in Gesalt form or does it go back to the original ...

I have one question to throw into the mix - though I think it's almost not right - we call the mid-form gestalt, meaning the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. i.e. the mid form is better than the combo of both. They are stronger, faster, as intelligent as the human side - So do we say thei...

I think I have to disagree that a WW by committe looks like crap. The PACK seems to have come up with a pretty cool idea of a WW. Do I think WWs can be cute? If Gorillas can be cute, then anything can. Actually, there was this documentary(must be my night for 'em) about baby mammals and how they're ...

I voted that there can be an immunity. I would think it extremely rare. Extremely, extremely extremely extremely rare. But yes. Here's why. There was actually a documentary about the HIV virus. Seems that there are people, more than a couple, that are immune to HIV. They are extremely extremely (see...