 Shapeshifters and oricalcium |
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 Aug 1 2004, 10:12 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 6,318  |
It just hit me, how does shapeshifters with severe allergy to silver react on oricalcium (gold, copper, silver and mercury)?? Do they have a full allergic reaction to it? does the allergy get toned down or doesn't the silver allergy matters at all?
Anyone knows if the rules covers it, or have some houserules for it? |
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Aug 1 2004, 10:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 942 Joined: 13-May 04 Member No.: 6,323 |
I'd say that since Oricalcium is a magical alloy its properties are entirely different from silver, so it wouldn't trigger the allergy. Something to consider is that Fey react in many fantasy settings to Cold Iron... if the iron is in steel, they don't react, nor would they react, I assume, to hot iron. So following fantasy precident (which seems appropriate for werewolves), the Oricalcium wouldn't hurt shifters. That's just personal oppinion, though.
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Aug 1 2004, 05:55 PM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
I agree with JaronK
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Aug 1 2004, 06:08 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i agree as well. i'd like to note, however, that "cold iron" doesn't refer to a refrigerated iron knife. cold iron is a forging process--it's "cold" because the temperature used in the forging process is much lower than the temperature used for steel, resulting in an impure, weaker metal. the cold iron process was one of the earliest forging techniques; people in earlier times couldn't make fires hot enough to create better steel. when steel became available, people looked back on cold iron as somehow 'purer' than steel, basically the same way people look at things like katana and civil war weapons as being cooler and better than modern weapons. cold iron was the old, traditional way of doing things; steel was the new technology.
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Aug 2 2004, 03:35 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
A 'shifter wouldn't have allergy problems with raw oricalcium, but orichalcium is used in enchanting weapon foci - and those can cause a 'shifter all kinds of trouble.
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Aug 2 2004, 04:38 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
heh, indeed. sorta like how guns don't (usually) kill people--bullets kill people.
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Aug 2 2004, 04:46 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 13-July 04 Member No.: 6,475 |
funny I always thought it was the blunt force trauma from the bullet myself. :D |
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Aug 2 2004, 04:56 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Technically, death occurs due to loss of essential nutrients to the brain (with only a few debateable cases). The first essential nutrient to run out tends to be oxygen. Especially when all your blood is busy exploring the floor.
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Aug 2 2004, 07:42 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 942 Joined: 13-May 04 Member No.: 6,323 |
Guns kill people. I have a high clubs (firearms) skill. Rawr.
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Aug 2 2004, 04:50 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 6,318 |
Thanks for the answers :D
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