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Yet another sign we're all bonkers
The vertical climb compensates for the leg length discrepancy--that is, human legs are longer than human arms by quite a bit. If one tries as a human to stand in a usual wolf posture, one's hiney sticks up way in the air. Doubly stupid-looking without a tail. With more effort, the "push-up position" sort-of mimics natural lupine posture. But, when going up an incline, the long legs balance out, and you're on level ground.
So, it's only natural that many of us would give it a try. Still, it's funny just how many traits therians and werewolf fans have in common.
So, it's only natural that many of us would give it a try. Still, it's funny just how many traits therians and werewolf fans have in common.
Taking a Gestalt approach, since it's the "in" thing...
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I'm not sure what # you guys are up to, but you can count me in the walking on all fours upstairs thing. I actually can do it on flat surfaces as well, and am quite good at it! ;) Of course, I'm only really good at Walk and Gallop/Canter. Trot is really hard to do!!!! I've never tried pace, though... hmmmmm
lol, too much info perhaps.
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lol, too much info perhaps.
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Yeah, I did the "running up stairs on fours" thing that like, everybody else here has done. Well, when I actually lived in an apartment that had stairs.....now...it's all one floor so I can't do that anymore.
Walking on all fours on flat land....not really. My balance and the strength I actually have on my lower legs when I'm crouching or on my knees....really, really, crummy, yup.
Walking on all fours on flat land....not really. My balance and the strength I actually have on my lower legs when I'm crouching or on my knees....really, really, crummy, yup.
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WolvenOne wrote:Yes I imagine that a newly transformed werewolf will need some time to adjust to little things like a slightly different center of gravity, running on all fours, and running on tippy-toes.
Though I imagine that it comes naturally to an extent so after a few days they'd probably be just fine.
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Humans communicate with Body language too.Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:Well wolves are know for communicating with body launguage. I would asume that as a werewolf there would be some telapathic powers.
...how does that lead you to assume Werewolves woud be able to communicate "telepathicly"? ...That is a whole different realm of science fiction...
(Plus, I just don't like that idea. ... Telepathic Werewolves?!... )
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Why don't we just give them the ability to fly, throw fireballs from thier hands and make the ground tremble when they get angry like DBZ?Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:Well werewolves ar scifi to hun. And if Werewoves can be real why cant they have telapathic powers to one another
...because that would not make any sense...that's why.
When you are throwing out the normal restraints of reality, then YES, anything is possible...but WHY would it be natural to assume that Werwolves would have telepathic abilities?
...sure, it would be useful (assuming that werewolves can not speak to each other like humans while in wolven forms), but then, so would telekenisis (the ability to move objects with ones mind), and yet I think you would agree that it would not make any sense to give werewolves that ability either.
...Unless the werewolves exist in a fantasy/sci-fi universe where those kinds of things are common (As in many RPG's such as the WhiteWolf games...) Then that would be cool.
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While it's true they certainly could have said telepathic powers, being that they are imaginary creatures and all, I think that most people will dislike the idea in general unless there is some sort of reasoning or logic behind it. It's one thing to make one or two concessions in the interest of fantasy, but another thing entirely to throw out the whole book.Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:Well werewolves ar scifi to hun. And if Werewoves can be real why cant they have telapathic powers to one another
To state it another way: people are willing to undergo a certain amount of suspension of disbelief, but, as with most things, there is a point of diminishing returns. At this point, people will become less and less likely to suspend their disbelief until it becomes impossible for them to immerse themselves in the world you're describing to them.
Sure, someone might entertain themselves with the idea of real-life lycanthropy, or on a seperate occasion envision a world where telepathy exists, but a world that combines the two frivolously will interest a markedly smaller crowd. Most will view this as illogical and nonsensical unless the work takes an increasingly extra effort to introduce the ideas in a believable manner.
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I know what "Telepathy" means.Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:thats not what I ment. I mean that they can communicate to each other. You are blowing my reply way out of preportion.
I agree that such an ability would make communication between werewolves much easier...but I just don't see how it would be logical for them to have such an ability. It is not natural. Neither Humans nor Wolves (or any other creature in the known universe) posses such an ability to communicate using any sort of telepathy. As Vilkacis said...it would overextend the audiences "suspension of disbelief".
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It's just... fresh meat, I guess. You brought up a topic that I don't think has really been discussed around here yet. Please don't take it personally if we rip it to shreads.Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:argghhh Just forget I posted. I don't want to get into a huge debate. Its not my way. I only ment that. Its only my little thought. Dont get to into it.
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Sorry about the harsh, snappy responses.Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:argghhh Just forget I posted. I don't want to get into a huge debate. Its not my way. I only ment that. Its only my little thought. Dont get to into it.
Honestly...it is not the suggestion, but the way you phrased it.
By saying that you "assume" that werewolves would have telepathic abilities, you suggested that this was a natural, LOGICAL assumption. As it turns out, that possibility is very ILLOGICAL to most of the rest of us, and therefore it is your perpective of LOGIC and ASSUMPTION that was being challenged, more than the suggestion itself.Raina The Werewolf Queen wrote:Well wolves are know for communicating with body launguage. I would asume that as a werewolf there would be some telapathic powers.
That is an interesting possibility, and would solve alot of problems for vocally restrained werewolves. In another story, another time perhaps, the suggestion of telepathic werewolves might be more warmly and openly recieved. However, for the purposes of the film "Feeborn", telepathy would be one supernatural power too many, I think.
Don't take it the wrong way. It's not a bad idea...it just does not fit with the vision and setting of this film.
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When it comes to communication, werewolves are likely to use a makeshift language, most likely made up of a combination of body motion, scent, hand signs, and the limited vocal range they'd be capable of.
An example of this would be making this "you're out" motion and making a "Kah," sound to indicate to another werewolf to "go back to the car."
An example of this would be making this "you're out" motion and making a "Kah," sound to indicate to another werewolf to "go back to the car."
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