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Eimi
post Apr 13 2009, 01:43 PM
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Hi, new poster here, though a (moderately) long-time fan of the game. I was just reading through Runner's Companion again recently, and I came upon something that caught my attention a bit more than it had previously. Namely, this line in the description of banshees (ie: elves infected with HMHVV, not the vehicle), on page 61.

"Aside from an exaggerated gauntness and more prominent incisors, they are virtually identical to other elves."

More specifically, it was the "more prominent incisors" part that caught my eye. Are banshees all bucktoothed? Do they have a distinct case of Horse-Teeth, and this is the real reason noble elves think they're cursed? The image of a banshee grimacing at her victim as she induced supernatural terror in them took on a whole new level of hilarity it hadn't had before.

The fact that their teeth aren't mentioned as being altered at all in the description of changes on page 80 (other than possessing a bite attack identical to the vampire's), and art of the Infected Lineup seems to suggest slightly (smaller than vampire, however) enlarged canines makes me wonder if the person writing the earlier entry had been up too late and did a bit of accidental transposition, which slipped through unnoticed. Or, maybe banshees really do all have a honking big set of choppers, and their attempts at smiling is what bestows their Fear effect upon them (no offense, folks, I'm a bit dentally challenged, myself). Any thoughts, chummers? Jokes are also welcome, of course.
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- Eimi   Banshee Teeth   Apr 13 2009, 01:43 PM
- - paws2sky   Sounds like a typo. -paws PS I'm sure someon...   Apr 13 2009, 02:16 PM
- - Dumori   May be the incisors are more like the old silent m...   Apr 13 2009, 02:44 PM
- - Eimi   QUOTE (Dumori @ Apr 13 2009, 08:44 AM) Ma...   Apr 13 2009, 11:36 PM


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