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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #45 on: May 10, 2011, 06:34:35 PM »
Were-Human.
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #46 on: May 10, 2011, 06:42:07 PM »
Hmm, how about some sort of animal-animal-were form. Like a squirrel that can turn into a bear, or a dog that can turn into a canary. Would make for a strange pet to an even stranger wizard  :D
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #47 on: May 10, 2011, 07:10:04 PM »
When it comes to size, remember the weres we've seen in the books - they tended to have the same mass as the untransformed human. It would seem reasonable that that's the easiest transformation; changing mass would have to do something with the "lost" or "gained" mass-energy, and I'd imagine that adds a big level of complexity to the magic involved.

Of course, then YS goes on the have one of the sample characters at the back of the book be a weremouse who drops herself down to mouse size.  I'm sure that was to demonstrate that guidelines like that need not apply to cool folks like the PCs.

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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #48 on: May 11, 2011, 01:02:58 AM »
For anyone familiar with the WoD games, I always found were-sharks to be insulting. I mean really, real sharks are bad enough, but now we get were-sharks?

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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #49 on: May 11, 2011, 01:33:05 AM »
Were-Unicorn? :)
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #50 on: May 11, 2011, 04:06:50 PM »
Were-wolf-were.  You're a person, who can turn into a wolf, who can turn into a (different?) person!  Now that just should not be.

I like the were-unicorn or platypus notions, though.  Might have to use one of 'em sometime.

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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #51 on: May 11, 2011, 04:33:32 PM »
Werecoral.

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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #52 on: May 11, 2011, 04:47:19 PM »
Of course, then YS goes on the have one of the sample characters at the back of the book be a weremouse who drops herself down to mouse size.  I'm sure that was to demonstrate that guidelines like that need not apply to cool folks like the PCs.

I think you're assuming more than is written. There's a lot of stuff in the books about the conversation of mass-energy; it would be most reasonable to presume that the mass-energy must be dealt with somehow.
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #53 on: May 11, 2011, 06:10:38 PM »
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #54 on: May 11, 2011, 06:14:47 PM »
Wear-Bear Stare
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #55 on: May 11, 2011, 07:19:39 PM »
I'm surprised no one's said Were-Rabbit

or Were-Vorpal Rabbit.

As a GM I would probably be leary about a Were-Dinosaur.


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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #56 on: May 11, 2011, 08:13:23 PM »
Sadly, all were-may flies died upon transformation, as all of them were long past the life expectancy of the insect...

Most campaigns don't have the refresh to allow a were-rabbit; you'd need Superhuman Speed, Flight, Claws, at least Inhuman Strength and Stamina, with the catch of Holy Items.
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #57 on: May 12, 2011, 01:12:19 AM »
Not just holy items, the holy hand grenade!

In all seriousness, how about a were-mole. Or a were-Pidgeon. Or even a were-(Insert video game character who is also an animal here). Or even worse... sonic the werehog.

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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #58 on: May 12, 2011, 01:53:19 AM »
but then he'd be a pig! :D Now I have an image of a man walking around looking like a Pigman from Minecraft.
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Re: Were-forms that should not be?
« Reply #59 on: May 12, 2011, 02:12:48 AM »
Pac Wear or Wear Man
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