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Ekaton

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Werebeasts
« on: June 18, 2016, 02:35:50 am »
I was attacked by a werelizard recently which managed to spread the disease to one of my dwarves. I've isolated the wounded dwarf and noticed that he did transorm to the beast but returned back to normal after a while. I wonder - are those beasts that wander around the world ordinary beasts with permanent curse or are those simple folks with history who were bitten too and transform every now and then?
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Bumber

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Re: Werebeasts
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2016, 04:30:08 pm »
Depends which beasts you're talking about.

If you're talking about the werebeasts that attack your fort: Yes, they change back and retreat as soon as the full moon ends.
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Quote from: Ispil on August 30, 2018, 01:17:08 pm
Reading his name would trigger it. Thinking of him would trigger it. No other circumstances would trigger it- it was strictly related to the concept of Bill Clinton entering the conscious mind.

THE xTROLL FUR SOCKx RUSE WAS A........... DISTACTION        the carp HAVE the wagon

A wizard has turned you into a wagon. This was inevitable (Y/y)?

Ekaton

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Re: Werebeasts
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2016, 04:40:05 pm »
Quote from: Bumber on June 18, 2016, 04:30:08 pm
Depends which beasts you're talking about.

If you're talking about the werebeasts that attack your fort: Yes, they change back and retreat as soon as the full moon ends.

But are those historical figures or some random cursed creatures? I think that there's a lot of potential in the stories of werebeasts - why they are cursed, how did they get cursed, perhaps deities can curse someone for some acts against them such as desecrating a temple or a tomb.
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Re: Werebeasts
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2016, 10:50:03 pm »
Yes, they're historical. Check legends. They were either cursed directly or infected during a beast rampage.
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Quote from: Ispil on August 30, 2018, 01:17:08 pm
Reading his name would trigger it. Thinking of him would trigger it. No other circumstances would trigger it- it was strictly related to the concept of Bill Clinton entering the conscious mind.

THE xTROLL FUR SOCKx RUSE WAS A........... DISTACTION        the carp HAVE the wagon

A wizard has turned you into a wagon. This was inevitable (Y/y)?

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Re: Werebeasts
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2016, 01:33:11 am »
You can tell stories about when they were cursed or bitten and whatnot if you know a little about the area where it happened at least.
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Ekaton

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Re: Werebeasts
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2016, 03:18:24 am »
That's great, I love the little immersive details in DF.
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