Dec 19 2011, 07:00 PM
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So, my Rigger turned unvoluntarily into a banshee the last session and i decided to read through the books again closesly.
As we know, Banshees have their Dietary Requirement (Metahuman Blood) weakness because the virus reconfigures their digestive system and general physiology, so far so good. Question is : how far does it go? Runners Companion states :"vampires and banshees in particular lack most of the symbiotic bacteria that break down food and must subsist entirely on blood." As a non native english speaker i interprete "food" as anything you have to chew and swallow not included anything you drink. Soups come somewhere in between. Banshees have to throw up within an hour if they consume any food which isnt blood says the description of the Dietary Requirement Weakness. So i have two question from this point on: 1. The body of banshees still mainly consists of water : the blood circulates within their veins, they sweat and produce saliva as well as more intimate fluids. Is the water in their bodies magically created from the blood they consume (which has to be since the amounts are way to small) or do they still have to drink since the text explicitly states food? 2. Which amounts of fluids is enough to make them throw up, IF they cant consume water as well? Are aromas from a chewing gum enough? Is tongue kissing forbidden? Or is it only too much if you drink an entire bottle/cup or whatever of coffee, coke, tea or something? Banshees are especially prone to alcohol which indicates that drinking isnt really possible anymore, but then still my question stands how much is too much i really have no idea. My thanks in advance for any good ideas |
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Hamsnibit Metabolism of a Vampire Dec 19 2011, 07:00 PM
Patrick Goodman Oh, great, something else to add to my list of thi... Dec 19 2011, 07:40 PM
Paul I'd say all of this goes to how you view Vampi... Dec 19 2011, 07:43 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 19 2011, 01:43 PM) Howe... Dec 19 2011, 07:49 PM
Irion Depends on your definition for alive... Dec 19 2011, 07:57 PM
Mercer I've never really thought about it, but it doe... Dec 19 2011, 08:22 PM
Yerameyahu It seems impossible (unworkable) that they can... Dec 19 2011, 08:30 PM
Irion I actually see no way in passing as uninfected wit... Dec 19 2011, 08:40 PM
NiL_FisK_Urd why should the thermal image be different? i can... Dec 19 2011, 08:58 PM
Irion QUOTE (NiL_FisK_Urd @ Dec 19 2011, 09:58 ... Dec 20 2011, 06:00 PM
Jhaiisiin QUOTE (Irion @ Dec 20 2011, 11:00 AM) Nos... Dec 20 2011, 06:09 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Irion @ Dec 20 2011, 12:00 PM) Nos... Dec 20 2011, 07:01 PM
Jhaiisiin Agreed. SR infected are *not* dead, and thus have... Dec 19 2011, 09:09 PM
Sengir QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Dec 19 2011, 10:09 PM)... Dec 19 2011, 10:17 PM
Hamsnibit QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 19 2011, 11:17 PM) We... Dec 19 2011, 11:31 PM
Error One way or another, this thread certainly is inter... Dec 19 2011, 11:15 PM
Mercer I've always considered the HMHVV'ers to ru... Dec 20 2011, 12:52 AM
snowRaven Runner's Companion states that Banshees are he... Dec 20 2011, 01:40 AM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (snowRaven @ Dec 19 2011, 07:40 PM)... Dec 20 2011, 02:21 AM
Sengir QUOTE (snowRaven @ Dec 20 2011, 02:40 AM)... Dec 20 2011, 12:43 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 20 2011, 06:43 AM) Uh... Dec 20 2011, 02:01 PM
Sengir QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 20 2011, 03... Dec 20 2011, 03:09 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 20 2011, 09:09 AM) So... Dec 20 2011, 04:17 PM
Hamsnibit QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 20 2011, 05... Dec 20 2011, 04:43 PM
Sengir QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 20 2011, 05... Dec 20 2011, 11:03 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 20 2011, 05:03 PM) MI... Dec 20 2011, 11:21 PM
snowRaven QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 21 2011, 12... Dec 20 2011, 11:43 PM
Yerameyahu I just want to put in that, AFAIK, cyberzombies ar... Dec 20 2011, 03:50 AM
JanessaVR I confess I haven't given their condition this... Dec 20 2011, 04:11 AM
CanRay QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 12:11 AM)... Dec 20 2011, 04:29 AM

JanessaVR QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 19 2011, 08:29 PM) Yo... Dec 20 2011, 04:38 AM
Mercer QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 04:11 AM)... Dec 20 2011, 05:36 AM
Hamsnibit QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 05:11 AM)... Dec 20 2011, 03:06 PM
Yerameyahu Ditto (ish :o ), but whatever's fun for them. Dec 20 2011, 04:12 AM
CanRay Evo, less likely. Too ingrained, they're Tran... Dec 20 2011, 04:52 AM
hobgoblin I suspect only holding something in their mouth wi... Dec 20 2011, 10:56 AM
toturi Now this is a topic I can get behind!
Can ban... Dec 20 2011, 02:23 PM
tehana QUOTE (toturi @ Dec 20 2011, 02:23 PM) No... Dec 20 2011, 08:48 PM
tehana QUOTE (tehana @ Dec 20 2011, 08:48 PM) Is... Dec 20 2011, 10:22 PM
hobgoblin I think Hamsnibit just described a drug addict... Dec 20 2011, 04:44 PM
3278 QUOTE (Mercer @ Dec 20 2011, 05:36 AM) It... Dec 20 2011, 05:53 PM
NiL_FisK_Urd QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 20 2011, 06:53 PM) ...w... Dec 20 2011, 06:00 PM
JanessaVR QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 20 2011, 09:53 AM) It... Dec 20 2011, 09:12 PM
snowRaven QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 10:12 PM)... Dec 20 2011, 10:24 PM
3278 QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 09:12 PM)... Dec 21 2011, 12:20 AM
Yerameyahu Presumably, it's just badsilly writing. 'P... Dec 20 2011, 06:29 PM
CanRay QUOTE (Irion @ Dec 20 2011, 02:00 PM) Nos... Dec 20 2011, 07:18 PM
Irion @Jhaiisiin
What should it mean?
All right, probab... Dec 20 2011, 07:51 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Irion @ Dec 20 2011, 01:51 PM) @Pa... Dec 20 2011, 08:43 PM
Irion QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 20 2011, 09... Dec 20 2011, 09:02 PM
CanRay QUOTE (Irion @ Dec 20 2011, 05:02 PM) Wha... Dec 20 2011, 09:05 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Irion @ Dec 20 2011, 02:02 PM) Wha... Dec 20 2011, 09:35 PM
Yerameyahu I'm not sure what you're responding to, bu... Dec 20 2011, 07:57 PM
Irion @Yerameyahu
QUOTE Presumably, it's just badsil... Dec 20 2011, 08:02 PM
Yerameyahu Oh, I see. Well, I thought I heard someone say th... Dec 20 2011, 08:09 PM
3278 Paranormal Animals of Europe - the first rules app... Dec 20 2011, 08:24 PM
Yerameyahu Why are you assuming it's not women? How heter... Dec 20 2011, 08:51 PM
tehana QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Dec 20 2011, 08:51 PM... Dec 20 2011, 08:52 PM
Paul Don't let them fool you. That's really wha... Dec 20 2011, 08:54 PM
CanRay Maybe from the origins of the Vampiric History?
I... Dec 20 2011, 08:59 PM
Yerameyahu Like I said, it's a major plot point in Interv... Dec 20 2011, 09:01 PM
CanRay Some of them? Sure. Most of them? Possibly. Al... Dec 20 2011, 09:18 PM
Paul Well Janessa at your table that may be chip truth.... Dec 20 2011, 09:29 PM
JanessaVR QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 20 2011, 01:29 PM) Well... Dec 20 2011, 09:34 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 02:34 PM)... Dec 20 2011, 09:40 PM
Yerameyahu Holy crap. I guess all that stuff about ghoul foo... Dec 20 2011, 09:31 PM
JanessaVR QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Dec 20 2011, 01:31 PM... Dec 20 2011, 09:48 PM
Paul QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 04:48 PM)... Dec 20 2011, 09:55 PM
JanessaVR QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 20 2011, 01:55 PM) Luck... Dec 20 2011, 10:03 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 20 2011, 03:55 PM) But ... Dec 20 2011, 10:39 PM
JanessaVR QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 20 2011, 02... Dec 20 2011, 10:47 PM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 20 2011, 04:47 PM)... Dec 20 2011, 11:16 PM
Paul Just because you choose to see Canon as backing yo... Dec 20 2011, 09:37 PM
snowRaven QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 20 2011, 01:43 PM) Uh... Dec 20 2011, 09:46 PM
Yerameyahu I think the theme of 'carnivore with a conscie... Dec 20 2011, 09:50 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Dec 20 2011, 02:50 PM... Dec 20 2011, 09:58 PM
Paul Ah, we're not opponents. You just see somethin... Dec 20 2011, 10:06 PM
JanessaVR QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 20 2011, 02:06 PM) Ah, ... Dec 20 2011, 10:14 PM
Yerameyahu Ironically, if they puked their guts out… they... Dec 20 2011, 10:15 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Dec 20 2011, 03:15 PM... Dec 20 2011, 10:17 PM
tehana QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Dec 20 2011, 10... Dec 20 2011, 10:24 PM
Paul Well it looks like you get to fight some one. Dec 20 2011, 10:27 PM
NiL_FisK_Urd i definitely agree with snowRaven Dec 20 2011, 10:27 PM
Mercer I enjoy debating the civil rights of imaginary cre... Dec 20 2011, 10:59 PM
ravensmuse It's hard to call people like Tamir Gray, Hann... Dec 20 2011, 11:08 PM
Yerameyahu ravensmuse, plants are people too! Dec 20 2011, 11:18 PM
CanRay QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Dec 20 2011, 07... Dec 21 2011, 12:23 AM
JanessaVR QUOTE (snowRaven @ Dec 20 2011, 02:24 PM)... Dec 21 2011, 04:12 AM
3278 QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 21 2011, 05:12 AM)... Dec 21 2011, 04:54 AM
Patrick Goodman QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 20 2011, 10:54 PM) Ther... Dec 21 2011, 05:11 AM
Yerameyahu Yup. Again, no one said they're all *not* mons... Dec 21 2011, 04:24 AM
CanRay So, do we damn them all for the minority (or even ... Dec 21 2011, 04:38 AM
JanessaVR QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 20 2011, 08:38 PM) So... Dec 21 2011, 04:47 AM
Yerameyahu I know someone already said it: humans are compell... Dec 21 2011, 04:53 AM
JanessaVR QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Dec 20 2011, 08:53 PM... Dec 21 2011, 04:57 AM
3278 QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Dec 21 2011, 05:57 AM)... Dec 21 2011, 05:00 AM
JanessaVR QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 20 2011, 09:00 PM) Cows... Dec 21 2011, 05:07 AM
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Yerameyahu Sentience apparently doesn't mean what you thi... Dec 21 2011, 05:14 AM
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