Limb Regeneration

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:11 pm

Akela wrote:You are correct, I'm too lazy to search for the "mice" topic but I know mice can do no such thing.

Ahem...

http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,68962,00.html

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:15 pm

Yeah, but that's a genetic anomoly, and mice don't normally drop their tails and regenerate them as a defense mechanism.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:52 pm

Lupin wrote:Yeah, but that's a genetic anomoly, and mice don't normally drop their tails and regenerate them as a defense mechanism.

Yeah, I know.

I believe I allready said that.

...anyway...yeah.

Those mice are werid.
Tails falling off is gross.
Unreasonable immortality is silly.

What about werewolves that are a little more supernatural in nature?

What level of regeneration would be reasonable (in your preferential opinion) for that kind of werewolf?
(the kind that can change size and shape in impossible ways, are sensitive supernatural forces, possibly under a spell or curse, etc.)

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:59 pm

Vuldari wrote:What about werewolves that are a little more supernatural in nature?

What level of regeneration would be reasonable (in your preferential opinion) for that kind of werewolf?

I could see anything from super-fast healing, to regerating from red mist, depending on magic involved and the skill of the user wielding it.

Aki · Post by **Aki** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:04 pm

Vuldari wrote:
Lupin wrote:Yeah, but that's a genetic anomoly, and mice don't normally drop their tails and regenerate them as a defense mechanism.
Yeah, I know.

I believe I allready said that.

...anyway...yeah.

Those mice are werid.
Tails falling off is gross.
Unreasonable immortality is silly.

What about werewolves that are a little more supernatural in nature?

What level of regeneration would be reasonable (in your preferential opinion) for that kind of werewolf?
(the kind that can change size and shape in impossible ways, are sensitive supernatural forces, possibly under a spell or curse, etc.)

For a magic werewolf, I'll even tolerate the kind of uber-healing that lets them regrow a lost arm in mere minutes or seconds (preferablly minutes, though..)

Any more and...*bleh*.

Of course, when it comes to supernatural Werewolves like that, I like some silver weakness to balance out the healing, either by having silver damage healing capacity (of the entire WW, or just that one wound) or just do alot more damage (IE, cutting through WW flesh like a hot knife through butter).

white · Post by **white** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:04 pm

The point about the mice is that it's possible to regenerate that sort of thing, not that anything actually does it naturally.

For magical werewolves, I'm with you, Lupin; if the laws of reality as we know them don't restrict you, then why limit things? Of course, that also opens the door for more possible vulnerabilities, like Aki mentioned.

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:54 pm

Ralith Lupus wrote:I was referring to the oft-linked regenerative mice; as a breif summary, they were bred, by accident, to be able to regenerate almost anything. Tested examples range from the entirety of the tail to even a bit of the heart.

Akela wrote:There's plenty of fun to be had, drop him in a deep hole and keep blowing him up with grenades or something. The pain would be excrutiating.
But it'd get dulled over time. Plus, by fun, I meant potential for a good story. If there's no way to risk yer life, it's hard to build up tension. Well, I'd have trouble doing it, at least. Not that I'm much of a writer. You get the idea.

ERRRRR WRONG, havent you seen terminator 2?

white · Post by **white** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:57 pm

Didn't they manage to kill it in the end? Besides, isn't it commonly agreed upon that that movie was simply an excuse for lots of guns, explosives, and highly paid pyrotechnics experts?

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:00 pm

Ralith Lupus wrote:Didn't they manage to kill it in the end? Besides, isn't it commonly agreed upon that that movie was simply an excuse for lots of guns, explosives, and highly paid pyrotechnics experts?

yes but who cares, it rocked!!!

No but it makes the movie more intense know that the hero's chance of winning seems really really slim and that makes the audience more interested in it.

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:03 pm

Ralith Lupus wrote:For magical werewolves, I'm with you, Lupin; if the laws of reality as we know them don't restrict you, then why limit things? Of course, that also opens the door for more possible vulnerabilities, like Aki mentioned.

Yeah, as long as it's internally consistant, I don't really see a problem with it. I just start to get annoyed when you start mixing and matching things.

white · Post by **white** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:04 pm

Shadow Wulf wrote:No but it makes the movie more intense know that the hero's chance of winning seems really really slim and that makes the audience more interested in it.

But our heros are werewolves!

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:08 am

Oooooh if the werewolf were a hero

ok, I thought you meant if the werewolf was the bad guy, ok then yeah regeneration should be pretty lmitied and all.

ChaosWolf · Post by **ChaosWolf** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:10 pm

Not a fan of regrowing anything much bigger than say a finger or two at most...

I mean, whats the point?

Hunter: (Shoots big-a** gun at werewolf... arm explodes)

Werewolf: Oh God! My ARM He just shot off my freaking ARM! (assorted pained screaming)

*SCHLORP-POP!*

Werewolf: Oh, wait, nevermind. It's back.

white · Post by **white** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:54 pm

Mrh. Whenever I vote yes on this sort of thing, I assume they mean realistic regeneration, as in the sort of thing that takes at least a few months to regrow an entire limb.

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:03 pm

ChaosWolf wrote:Not a fan of regrowing anything much bigger than say a finger or two at most...

I mean, whats the point?

Hunter: (Shoots big-a** gun at werewolf... arm explodes)

Werewolf: Oh God! My ARM He just shot off my freaking ARM! (assorted pained screaming)

*SCHLORP-POP!*

Werewolf: Oh, wait, nevermind. It's back.

I now have that seen from DB in my head where Piccolo regenerates his arm in my head, but with a werewolf.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:05 pm

Lupin wrote:
I now have that seen from DB in my head where Piccolo regenerates his arm in my head, but with a werewolf.

I seen that episode. But was it in DBZ? Or both DB and DBZ?

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:10 pm

Probably both, he does it a couple of times.

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:21 pm

You guys are exaderating I think a werewolf regrowing an arm would take atleast a couple of months.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:49 pm

Shadow Wulf wrote:You guys are exaderating I think a werewolf regrowing an arm would take atleast a couple of months.

No...it won't grow at all.

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:12 pm

Shadow Wulf wrote:You guys are exaderating I think a werewolf regrowing an arm would take atleast a couple of months.

Well that just depends now doesn't it.

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:15 pm

Figarou wrote:
Shadow Wulf wrote:You guys are exaderating I think a werewolf regrowing an arm would take atleast a couple of months.
No...it won't grow at all.

but the way you guys think when I say regenerate you automaticly think that it will appear 2 seconds after losing it.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:15 pm

Shadow Wulf wrote:
Figarou wrote:
Shadow Wulf wrote:You guys are exaderating I think a werewolf regrowing an arm would take atleast a couple of months.
No...it won't grow at all.
but the way you guys think when I say regenerate you automaticly think that it will appear 2 seconds after losing it.

no..I'm not thinking that.

I'm saying.....if a werewolf loses an arm, its gone for good.

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:21 pm

Figarou wrote:no..I'm not thinking that.

I'm saying.....if a werewolf loses an arm, its gone for good.

Not if he finds the arm again later!

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:26 pm

Lupin wrote:
Figarou wrote:no..I'm not thinking that.

I'm saying.....if a werewolf loses an arm, its gone for good.
Not if he finds the arm again later!

And uses the arm as a club just like "Roshen One-Arm."

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:26 pm

yeah ,wha tif he buried the arm for safekeeping and eating later?

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