What should we call the Freeborn-Type werewolves?

Spongy · Post by **Spongy** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:12 pm

Very nicely said there, Scott.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:01 pm

spongypants23 wrote: Very nicely said there, Scott.

Agreed...I think that is the best summary of the popular, middle ground consensus I've heard so far.

Everyones personal preferences generally vary from this in one way or another, but I think that comes as close as one can to an "Average" werewolf concept, (in terms of popular opinion).

Clear, to the point, and far less excessively verbose than I would have written it. Very nice.

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:17 pm

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 humans? Not a lot. It kinds seems obvious to the people who know you. So in the general course of their lives, they don't really refer to themselves, other than as themselves.

Some of them have blonde hair, some of them have blue eyes, and some of them are jerks and some of them are nice. They are who they are.... furred or smooth.

Me, were I one, I'd be wanting to sing it out in the woods every full moon.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:32 pm

Silver wrote: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 humans? Not a lot. It kinds seems obvious to the people who know you. So in the general course of their lives, they don't really refer to themselves, other than as themselves.

Some of them have blonde hair, some of them have blue eyes, and some of them are jerks and some of them are nice. They are who they are.... furred or smooth.

Me, were I one, I'd be wanting to sing it out in the woods every full moon.

Oooo.....I like how you explain things, Silver.

I am SO glad you, and everyone else involved, knows what they're doing in this project.

Heh...and you used my little "lycan" joke. HA!!

wolfsangel · Post by **wolfsangel** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:06 pm

ok, im going to look like an idiot for asking but... what ethnic group are they. i mean ethnic as in heritage (ie. irish, german, itailin, and such like that.)
until then all standard werewolf is good.

Spongy · Post by **Spongy** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:44 pm

Ethnic group of the werewolf would depend on where they are from...just like humans.

Kaebora · Post by **Kaebora** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:14 pm

Very nice sum-up there Scott. I'll definately end up quoteing that post in the future... if you don't mind.

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:05 pm

Go right ahead, Kaebora. Perhaps I should advocate the term "consensus werewolf" to describe our emergent archetype. Granted, it opens up a forum to debate as to what's consensus and what isn't, and thus the floodgates once closed re-open on a great many things.

As for werewolf nationalities, in Freeborn, the impression I get is that there's a strong Celtic influence. Silver would be more the person to ask, but, since I happen to have seen her and know that she's a Celtic red-head, I think my theory has strong support. Celtic lore certainly has its fair share of shapeshifting, and there's several Celtic heroes that sound awefully lycanthropic--Cu Chullain, for instance, was described at some point as a warrior who in battle underwent a bizarre and terrible transformation. Heck, Fin McCumhail's band of warriors, the Fianna, were made into a major werewolf tribe in a certain role-playing game.

But, as Gerald Wilson will point out during a stand-up comic improv some time around 2030 in my timeline, one of the great things about being a werewolf is that no one even thinks about nationality any more. You stop being black, white, or Hispanic, because people are just a little too busy noticing the fur or the teeth. You can be gay or bisexual, worship Pagan gods to your heart's content, or how about even voting Libertarian? Once they know you're a werewolf, it doesn't matter, because they want desperately either to get bitten or run away, screaming.

Spongy · Post by **Spongy** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:49 pm

*applause*
Another 3-paragraph reply by the great Scott. (Great Scott! Haha..get it? No? Too bad.)

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:29 am

I think just sticking with "werewolf" is good. There's no need to make it extra fancy.

Edit: or, zqfmgb. That's a great name.

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:58 pm

I don't know; Zqfmgb is kind of hard to pronounce unless you've got the hiccups. Maybe if I drink more coconut...

"Zi-kwuf-ma-gib" maybe.

Midnight · Post by **Midnight** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:41 am

wonders if a ZQFMGB is any relation to a MGBGT

TakeWalker · Post by **TakeWalker** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:28 am

Scott Gardener wrote:I don't know; Zqfmgb is kind of hard to pronounce unless you've got the hiccups. Maybe if I drink more coconut...

"Zi-kwuf-ma-gib" maybe.

"ZUKH-foom-a-gub"

Silverwolfman · Post by **Silverwolfman** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:24 pm

then i guess the decision is final dont ya think just call them werwolves. better then calling them something else then the people watching will be like what are those i havent seen them yet how do they look like even though they'd be talking about the 'wolves on screen. so put it simply put my count down for werewolves only

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:37 pm

Midnight wrote:wonders if a ZQFMGB is any relation to a MGBGT

It's a reference to Calvin and Hobbes, in which they play scrabble...

[Calvin and Hobbes are playing Scrabble.]
Calvin: Ha! I've got a great word and it's on a "Double word score" box!
Hobbes: "ZQFMGB" isn't a word! It doesn't even have a vowel!
Calvin: It is so a word! It's a worm found in New Guinea! Everyone knows that!
Hobbes: I'm looking it up.
Calvin: You do, and I'll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js!
Hobbes: What's your score for ZQFMGB?
Calvin: 957.

Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" p76
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson

Midnight · Post by **Midnight** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:13 am

That was just me being silly... a MGBGT is a little British sports car.

Don't know that particular Calvin and Hobbes quote... read the strip in the morning paper if I see it but don't have any collections of it. Some of them are classics though... the one where his father tries to explain how they work out what sort of weight a bridge is rated for...

Jessie-Simone · Post by **Jessie-Simone** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:55 pm

Maby safe werewolfs.

ChaosWolf · Post by **ChaosWolf** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:37 am

Kzinistzerg wrote:I think just sticking with "werewolf" is good. There's no need to make it extra fancy.

Edit: or, zqfmgb. That's a great name.

fhqwhgads.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:12 pm

ChaosWolf wrote:
Kzinistzerg wrote:I think just sticking with "werewolf" is good. There's no need to make it extra fancy.

Edit: or, zqfmgb. That's a great name.
fhqwhgads.

"Everybody to the Limit!"

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:24 pm

OK, now we're being silly. Back to topic, everyone!

Nothing to see; move along...

JoshuaMadoc · Post by **JoshuaMadoc** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:20 am

Choice 1: Lycanthropes.

Choice 2: Werewolves.

Choice 3: Therian.

Choice 4: Anima.

Choice 5: [nationality here] Dog-man.

Choice 6: Atma. (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner)

Choice 7: Demon. (Shin Megami Tensei series)

Either one is fine for me. They all sound cool.

EDIT: I forgot, this is Freeborn-related. DISREGARD THAT, I CAN'T READ.

Kirk Hammett · Post by **Kirk Hammett** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:27 am

I'm happy with any name other than 'Lycan'

Templar · Post by **Templar** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:37 am

They are da Wolvez Who Say "NI!"

Actually, they just changed it. They are now da Wolvez Who Say "Icky-icky-icky-waKAng-zoom-BOinger-ound" (Ni!)

Yes, apparently I am posting idiotic $&!t at da moment.....

Spongy · Post by **Spongy** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:48 am

Templar wrote:They are da Wolvez Who Say "NI!"

Actually, they just changed it. They are now da Wolvez Who Say "Icky-icky-icky-waKAng-zoom-BOinger-ound" (Ni!)

Roffle. (Rofl). That is from...Monty Python right? I love that.

Morkulv · Post by **Morkulv** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:16 pm

You can call them Mary for all I care.

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