Degree of Shapeshifting
- Werewolves are full fledged shapeshifters -- they can transform into anything!
- Werewolves can transform into full wolves, and that's it!
- Werewolves can only shift into hybrid form.
- Werewolves can transform into both hybrid and full wolf form.
- They can take on any degree of transformation between human and full wolf.
- Werewolves can't shift, silly.
- It's all in the mind.
- Werewolves must shift under the full moon.
- Werewolves must shift under any phase of the moon (so: every nightfall).
- The full moon induces shifting, but it can be resisted with experience.
- The moon has no effect on this process.
- By bite
- Through any bodily fluid
- By claw
- Through sex
- Hereditary
- By magic or a curse
- Deadly to a werewolf -- it burns to even touch it
- Toxic, but no more so than to humans. The mere touch of it has no effect.
- Does nothing whatsoever. Due to a werewolf's regenerative system, they can handle even more of it than a human.
- Has no effect
- Can't cross rivers or bodies of water
- Can't even cross streams
- Water burns and can be deadly
- It only has an effect if it's holy water
- Same as in human form
- Same, but sterile
- Cross gender transformations are possible
- No gender at all
- All werewolves are unique, based on their genetic structure
- Werewolves are unique based on traits other than genetic structure
- A werewolf will share traits depending on who bit them
- All werewolves are pretty much exactly the same
- humans
- domesticated animals
- non-domesticated animals
- insects
- fruit
- vegetables
- dairy
- naughty children
- unibrow
- hairy palms
- pointy teeth
- claw-like nails
- tail
- excessive body hair
- eyes
- psychological / behavioral changes
- can't communicate verbally
- can speak a limited beast tongue of sorts
- can speak human languages
- can communicate telepathically
- digitigrade/bipedal
- digitigrade/quadrupedal
- digitigrade/either
- plantigrade
- Werewolves can transform anytime they want, without limit.
- Most werewolves will learn how to control it through experience.
- They can learn, but lose control if their emotions get out of hand.
- It's hard, but many gain some limited degree of control.
- They can, but it is very difficult. Most will not learn to do so.
- They have no control over the process whatsoever.
- It is so painful few ever survive their first shift.
- It's so painful that it is deadly for many.
- It's painful enough to kill the sick and the weak.
- Somewhat painful, but you get used to it
- No pain, really
- It can be put off effectively forever.
- It can be put off for one year or longer
- A few months or so
- A few weeks (or until the next full moon)
- A few days at most
- Must shift every night, or at least once a day
- They can maintain the form as long as they want
- It can be put off for a year or longer
- A few months or so
- A few weeks
- A few days at most
- Must return to normal form in 24 hours or less
- Extremely intelligent
- Very intelligent
- Above average intelligence
- About what you would expect from a normal human
- Below average human intelligence, or a very intelligent animal
- The intelligence of an animal
- Stupid, uncontrollable beast
- You could vaporize a werewolf, and it would still come back.
- Werewolves can regrow limbs.
- Pretty tough to kill. Can't regrow limbs, or anything, though
- Accelerated healing
- No regenerative ability at all -- just normal flesh and blood
- Can leap tall buildings in a single bound
- Van Helsing style
- Pretty high
- Higher than humans, at least
- No higher than your average human
- Could win an arm-wrestling match with the Incredible Hulk
- Could pound its way through a steel door, before long
- Stronger than your average bear
- Most humans would be no match
- No more strength than a normal human
- Weak
- Twice as big as a human, or even bigger
- At least three or four feet bigger
- A couple feet bigger than human form
- About the same as in human form
- Smaller than in human form
- Pretty big far a wolf
- Wolf sized
- natural wolf colors
- colors that may or may not be natural
- colors that are slightly unnatural
- colors that are decidedly unnatural
- Won't die of natural causes
- Live a really long time
- Longer than a natural human lifespan
- As long as a human that actively maintains their health throughout their entire lives
- No longer than their human lifespan
- In between a human and a wolf's lifespan
- About as long as a wolf
- Lycanthropy severely speeds up the aging process
- There are more werewolves than humans, maybe a lot more!
- They're everywhere, man. Everywhere, I tell ya'!
- There sure are a lot of them. You never really know who is who.
- There are just enough of them to keep you on your toes
- They're out there, but they pretty much stay out of the way
- They're rather rare, actually
- Practically extinct
- Can dodge bullets like in The Matrix
- Could make a cat jealous
- Speed and agility unparalleled by human standards
- No more agile than your average human
- Slower than in human form
- Could make a slug jealous
- Takes a full ten seconds just to blink
- When is it not in a bad mood?
- Quick to anger, even quicker to wrath
- Easily angered
- No different than a human
- Slow to anger
- Wouldn't hurt you even if you yanked its tail
- Never gets angry -- ever.
- Excellent vison
- Above average vision
- Same as in human form
- Below average
- Same as a wolf
- Lions only wish they had manes this big
- Extra hair in some appropriate places
- Same amount of fur you would find on a wolf
- A light coat of fur
- No fur at all