Set wrote:By that logic, a skinny person couldn't be a werewolf either, because their metabolism would run so fast it would litereally eat away their own body because there's not enough there to nourish them.Figarou wrote:And how would a werewolf stay fat if his metabolic rate is very high?
One of the reasons it's so damn hard to keep weight on thoroughbreds is because of their metabolism. I fed that mare constantly, and she was perfectly healthy and parasite free, but she was still skinny as a rail.
With the rate you're envisioning - high enough to make someone fat look like they went on a serious diet - it would easily kill anyone who didn't have enough weight on them.
If that was true, then I would be a Goner if I was bitten by a Werewolf. I'm 5'7" and only 120 pounds, with a 29" waist. ...in other words, I'm very skinny for a Guy.
I find the direction this conversation is going to be odd though...
I seem to recall having conversations in the past on similar topics where everyone seemed to agree that lycanthropy would correct physical disorders and make unfit-people FIT ...yet, now everyone seems to think the opposite, whereas now only those in ideal condition could survive the process at all.
Not that I'm complaining...as I have allways been of the opinion that Lycantropy Should be lethal to some.
...still...I find it strange that opinions seem to have shifted now that the possibility of fat or scawny werewolves has come up.
Would a great big Bear-like werewolf, or one so lean it almost looks like a WereFox/Coyote be such a bad thing?
...sounds cool to me...
It all just depends on how the result is presented I think.