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What do you think of this idea? I thought it would be cool if anger started the shift sometimes. New werewolves may have trouble controlling it but experienced werewolves are fine with it. I think this particular effect would be awsome. An angry werewolf is having trouble remaining human right? He's talking to someone he's angry with or something and his eyes suddenly bleed to a bright amber color. Wouldn't that be cool?
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That sort of effect itself might have been overdone over time, but if used differently it could be equally as effective.

As I suggested in the 'Human Form' thread, a werewolf's greatest concern would be keeping his status as a lycanthrope a secret. There could therefore be some scenes where the risk comes in the form of sudden exposure. Instead of his eyes just turning yellow, the horror could instead be that his eyes turn yellow as a result of pent-up frustration, which he either will have to hide from anyone around him, or may not know about as he becomes directed into a situation where he may become exposed.

The scene could be in a car, for example, the werewolf him in the passenger seat and someone that irritates him in the driver's seat. While the driver is beating his gums, he just sits there and 'mm hmms' him at first, then the driver says something really irritating that he just can't let go without commenting on, and as he corrects the driver's way-too-blunt statement, his eyes turn yellow. The driver keeps his eyes on the road and they continue talking with the werewolf's yellow eyes showing, they stop at a red light, and just before the driver turns to face him, the werewolf sees his reflection in the drivers-side window and squints his eyes tight. The driver delivers his rebuttal, the werewolf 'mm hmms' him, the driver smirks and turns his head back to the road, then looks back and asks: "Are your tired or something?"

"Huh? Oh, no, I'm awake. Just couldn't stand having the headlights from the other side of the road in my eyes any more."

Something like that.
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Post by Darksong17 »

That sounded like a really well thought out scenario lol good idea
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I'm not sure about anger. I mean, if there was a particularly angry werewolf, then he would be up s**t creek. I guess a "new" lycanthrope would have just an overall hard time controlling his lycanthropyt as it is. Oh well just me rambling...
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Post by WolvenOne »

The eye thing sounds like a good idea, though if it were me, I'd make it harder to controll such things as the full moon approached.

That's just me though.
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I like that idea, but it could be applied to other feelings, anxiety and anger, worrying could trigger sutile changes , like the eyes for one, maybe the sharpening of the fangs, not a lot just sutile ones
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Post by Silverfang »

I like that idea, but it could be applied to other feelings, anxiety and anger, worrying could trigger sutile changes , like the eyes for one, maybe the sharpening of the fangs, not a lot just sutile ones
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Post by akujiwolf »

You mean subtle? Sorry... yeah I just think that a new werewolf would just have an overall hard time keeping the lycanthropy under control. Experienced wolves would have no problem, of course.
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Post by Night_Hunter »

anger would be linked to other feelings.

and to what degree of anger are we talkin about
would hard on anger do it
or would like mild everyday frustration do it. If it did, that would royally suck
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Post by RedEye »

In most cases where you have anger, you get adrenalin; which is one of the agreed-on triggers for the Shift.
We might add to this: Sudden "5 o'clock shadow" (regardless of gender) as the fur follicles start up, changes to the backs of the hands (visible to others but not the Wulf), and maybe even a change to the bridge of the nose as the muzzle starts to take shape.
All of these could be done very subtly; with only a hint of actual change, before the individual clamps down on the impending Shift.
Mature (experienced) Werewolves might have a breathing pattern they slip into to calm themselves, or a "close the eyes and think of Barry Manilow" as a way to avert the impending change of "nature".
Good idea, although it has been done before...
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I would think that anger could led to the change. Another possible emotion that would cause the transformation would be Fear.
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Post by RedEye »

We tackled the "Fear" thing in "Partial Transformations"...and fear is a primary adrenalin dumper.

It's called the "Fight or Flight reaction" and one experiences it on theme-park rides and during well-done Horror flicks (which "Never Cry Werewolf" wasn't).

Scene: People in a theater watching a particularly good fright-flick; with Werewolves, of course...
The lights come up, and half the audience is fuzzy and toothy. :lol:
Good scary flick, that one!
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Post by MoonKit »

Maybe anger doesnt cause the form. But instead the werewolf would take wolf/half form shape when angry because of the power.
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Post by Irish Wolf »

i like the whole idea of slight changes and in a lot of shifts the eyes change first so i think that the eyes could begin to change
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Post by Scott Gardener »

It's been done, but, yes, it would be cool. It's not a big leap to imagine strong emotions setting off a shift. That would make watching certain movies interesting.
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The emotions would have to have a certain stage (I can't think how to word that exactly, other than a "certain stage", I hope all of you undestand what I am trying to say) to where the werewolf would change into a wolf; for example, a werewolf spills a drink onto the ground and gets angry because he/she was really thirsty and they had no more money left to buy another drink. That would not set off a change. But something such as their best friend or mate getting killed by someone, would trigger the change.
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