Re: Werewolf Code?
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:15 pm
Here's the prompts and answers, basically almost as-is from the prior work of Vilkacis, with minor modification so far, based upon the current input. It would be wonderful to have some critique on it and to get it finalized.
Degree of Shapeshifting
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