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Neoskel

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The most terrible curse
« on: February 27, 2012, 01:06:51 am »
"In the late autumn of 208, Nomar cursed the reptile man Stroso Archbold the Hide of Deer to assume the form of a gecko-like monster every full moon in Spunshovel."

So the lizard dude is cursed to become a lizard dude every full moon.

Interestingly enough, Nomar Minecaves was most often depicted as a female draltha associated with caverns.
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2012, 01:15:52 am »
Well, I can see a point in such curse - often theres much more hatred between different ethnic groups of same species than between different species.
Is there any more insulting curse for dwarf, for example, than to become an elf every full moon?
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2012, 01:21:36 am »
... Are you saying that dwarves and elves are the same species?!
« Last Edit: February 27, 2012, 01:35:53 am by Neoskel »
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2012, 01:50:33 am »
Quote from: Neoskel on February 27, 2012, 01:21:36 am
... Are you saying that dwarves and elves are the same species?!

Well, they're all kind of human-like.  Physically, I mean.
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2012, 10:26:28 am »
So what your saying is that the RL equivalent of this curse would be an American cursed to become a WereCanadian? 
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2012, 10:49:46 am »
Quote from: Wayward Device on February 27, 2012, 10:26:28 am
So what your saying is that the RL equivalent of this curse would be an American cursed to become a WereCanadian? 

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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2012, 11:29:54 am »
I have a friend who claims to have a were-Canadian girlfriend.

You know, she's supposedly really pretty, but nobody ever sees her, and people keep being savaged by The Onion on the night of the full moon.
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2012, 12:26:49 pm »
Quote from: Neoskel on February 27, 2012, 01:06:51 am
So the lizard dude is cursed to become a lizard dude every full moon.
That doesn't have to mean the two forms are the same.

Consider the Incredible Hulk.  His alternate form is quite abnormal for a human, but "human-like monster" describes it better than a reference to any other species.
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2012, 08:42:09 pm »
Quote from: NW_Kohaku on February 27, 2012, 11:29:54 am
I have a friend who claims to have a were-Canadian girlfriend.

You know, she's supposedly really pretty, but nobody ever sees her, and people keep being savaged by The Onion on the night of the full moon.

Say, that sounds familiar. I wonder why.  :P
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2012, 10:15:12 pm »
technically according to many popular bases for dwarven lore. dwarfs are elves. just the underground, craftsman, booze drinking type.
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2012, 11:41:21 pm »
Quote from: Neoskel on February 27, 2012, 01:06:51 am
"In the late autumn of 208, Nomar cursed the reptile man Stroso Archbold the Hide of Deer to assume the form of a gecko-like monster every full moon in Spunshovel."

So the lizard dude is cursed to become a lizard dude every full moon.

Interestingly enough, Nomar Minecaves was most often depicted as a female draltha associated with caverns.

Well, that reptile man apparently made a draltha PO'ed, and is now forced to sell car insurance for the rest of his immortal life.
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2012, 12:44:07 pm »
Lizard man and gecko aren't even same species, they just both happen to be reptiles. It's like a human getting cursed to occasionally turn into some other lesser mammal, like a.. oh I don't know, just throwing this out there.. a wolf maybe?
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2012, 01:00:50 pm »
Actually it's more comparable to a human turning into a different primate, which probably still sucks. I mean, how'd you like to be a part-time baboon, with all the glowing butt it comes with? WEREBABOONS, MAN! They will come and make our butts glow red during full moon!
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Re: The most terrible curse
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2012, 02:13:59 pm »
Quote from: Shook on February 28, 2012, 01:00:50 pm
Actually it's more comparable to a human turning into a different primate, which probably still sucks. I mean, how'd you like to be a part-time baboon, with all the glowing butt it comes with? WEREBABOONS, MAN! They will come and make our butts glow red during full moon!

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