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 Feb 28 2012, 01:53 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 9-September 09 Member No.: 17,621  |
I've heard stories that lycanthropes have been in shadowrun and not just the awakened animals.
From what i heard from the stories it is definitely a lycan because it had a hybrid form as well like in dnd. Or is this just a house rule thing they did. |
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Feb 28 2012, 01:54 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
There are shifters. There's no hybrid. The humanoid form gets some benefits, though.
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Feb 28 2012, 02:00 AM
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Awakened Master Ninja Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 932 Joined: 30-January 07 From: CalFree Member No.: 10,844 |
There wolves.
More specifically, in Runner's Companion, pp. 66-67, 86-88. |
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Feb 28 2012, 02:19 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE (Boomer1985 @ Feb 27 2012, 09:53 PM)  I've heard stories that lycanthropes have been in shadowrun and not just the awakened animals. From what i heard from the stories it is definitely a lycan because it had a hybrid form as well like in dnd. Or is this just a house rule thing they did. If you saw mechanics for it, it was a house rule thing someone did. If you're referencing some fluff for it, there's possibilities someone was reading too much into the old novel Wolf and Raven (which is a complicated tangle of powers and ideas, in large part because Mr. Stackpole wrote it before the Shadowrun rules were really things yet). |
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Feb 28 2012, 02:27 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
Also Runner's Companion, pg. 80 has the Loup-Garou, for the feral wolfman version of a werewolf.
Both wolf shapeshifters and loup-garou are suboptimal choices, though. The wolf shapeshifter was used as the "base", which gets no Attribute bonuses for the 55 points you spend on it. Spend 20 more points to get a tiger shapeshifter, and you get your base Attributes increased by ten. Loup-garou, on the other hand, are conspicuous (they don't have a human or wolf form, just their wolfman form), and the mechanics for their going berserk really hurt them (they go berserk like bear shamans do, and also are treated as if they had a rating: 2 adrenal pump). It wouldn't be as bad if they had regeneration, but they don't. |
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Feb 28 2012, 06:39 PM
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Tilting at Windmills Group: Members Posts: 1,636 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Amarillo, TX, CAS Member No.: 388 |
And there was much rejoicing.
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Feb 29 2012, 09:56 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,911 Joined: 26-February 02 From: near Stuttgart Member No.: 1,749 |
From who?^^
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Feb 29 2012, 12:59 PM
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Tilting at Windmills Group: Members Posts: 1,636 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Amarillo, TX, CAS Member No.: 388 |
Anybody fighting a loup-garou during its rage that's not regenerating....
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Feb 29 2012, 02:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,911 Joined: 26-February 02 From: near Stuttgart Member No.: 1,749 |
Hmmmm....you could be right.^^
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Feb 29 2012, 02:41 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,082 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (Patrick Goodman @ Feb 29 2012, 01:59 PM) Anybody fighting a loup-garou during its rage that's not regenerating.... Meh, even with the Adrenal Pump active a LG's stats are not that impressive compared to a baseline ghoul...crazy strong but just standard human BOD, won't last long when it charges its prey in mad bloodlust. |
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Feb 29 2012, 03:20 PM
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Tilting at Windmills Group: Members Posts: 1,636 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Amarillo, TX, CAS Member No.: 388 |
Which is why people are happy it doesn't regenerate....
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Feb 29 2012, 03:21 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Well, we can easily create a Werewolf
Ghoul Animal Peelage Tail Genefreak (Wolf features) Claws Fangs Severe Allergy (Silver) The whole transformation and full moon might be a bit more difficult. |
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Feb 29 2012, 03:23 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Ghouls got claws.
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Feb 29 2012, 03:28 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 5,623 |
I house ruled werewolves into my game a few years back. Worked pretty well and scared the crud out of my players. Had them show up as a gang in London, calling themselves "Dog Soldiers". Corny I know but they stopped groaning when the pack started chasing them through the under city of London.
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Feb 29 2012, 04:24 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
I guess it depends on how big a fan you are. We've already got shifters *and* loup-garou; how many distinct werewolves do you need? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Feb 29 2012, 04:33 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
I'd like one more created by wearing enchanted belts.
Then I'd make a mage named Harry. |
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Feb 29 2012, 06:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 5,623 |
Do one more as the result of a pact with a shadow spirit? The individual gets luck throughout the day but at night the spirit changes him or her into a rage monster that prawls the streets.
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Feb 29 2012, 08:30 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Sounds suitably tainted for SR (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Feb 29 2012, 09:02 PM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Feb 29 2012, 12:24 PM) I guess it depends on how big a fan you are. We've already got shifters *and* loup-garou; how many distinct werewolves do you need? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I dunno, Parazoology gave us like six different weasels, and they're not even playable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Maybe there's a market for a whole ton of different werewolf types. |
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Mar 1 2012, 03:58 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
QUOTE (Critias @ Feb 29 2012, 04:02 PM) I dunno, Parazoology gave us like six different weasels, and they're not even playable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Maybe there's a market for a whole ton of different werewolf types. Just as long as Shadowrun doesn't have "sparkly" vampires then I can live with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) |
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Mar 1 2012, 04:06 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Feb 29 2012, 11:58 PM) Just as long as Shadowrun doesn't have "sparkly" vampires then I can live with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) Apparently people will be severely beaten if that happens.
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Mar 1 2012, 04:13 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
People do love them weasels.
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Mar 1 2012, 05:22 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Feb 29 2012, 11:58 PM) Just as long as Shadowrun doesn't have "sparkly" vampires then I can live with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) Not to worry. The only sparkly vampires in Shadowrun are ones you hit with a cold-aspected elemental attack spell. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) And considering one big behind-the-scenes push is called "Operation: Desparkle" right now, for a trend some of us are trying to reverse...well...let's just say frozen solid vampires are the only sparkly ones you'll likely ever have to worry about, in the Sixth World. |
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Mar 1 2012, 08:34 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Feb 29 2012, 10:58 PM) Just as long as Shadowrun doesn't have "sparkly" vampires then I can live with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) It might be too late. JetBlack, anyone? He probably sparkles some. |
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Mar 1 2012, 05:42 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
QUOTE (Critias @ Mar 1 2012, 06:22 AM) Not to worry. The only sparkly vampires in Shadowrun are ones you hit with a cold-aspected elemental attack spell. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) And considering one big behind-the-scenes push is called "Operation: Desparkle" right now, for a trend some of us are trying to reverse...well...let's just say frozen solid vampires are the only sparkly ones you'll likely ever have to worry about, in the Sixth World. All you need is one freelancer making a SURGEd vampire with the 'unusual skin' quality... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/vegm.gif) |
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