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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 6748688" data-attributes="member: 25818"><p><strong>Originally posted by Hellcow:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cadrel's story is along the same lines as "How The Leopard Got Its Spots" - just because the story exists shouldn't be taken as evidence that there was once a time when leopards didn't have spots.</p><p></p><p>With that said, by the 3.5 SRD creatures with the Fey subtype may sleep, so I'd take it on a case by case basis. </p><p></p><p>Of course, I'll point out that simply because a creature sleeps doesn't necessarily mean that it goes to Dal Quor when it does. Kalashtar sleep but don't go to Dal Quor when they do; their nocturnal visions are drawn from the memories of their line and quori spirit. Many planar creatures might have similar mechanics; they sleep, and they have visions when they do, but they have no connection to Dal Quor and their visions are entirely internal experiences, or tied to some other racial pool. </p><p></p><p>Looking specifically to aberrations, I think there's a strong case to be made that a mortal native of Xoriat simply drifts back to Xoriat when it sleeps, its mind filled with the madness of its birth. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Certainly, and that's <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebds/20050404a" target="_blank">the explanation we gave</a> following the 3.5 change. My point is that prior to that change, it wasn't even a necessary explanation. Original 3E lycanthropy is terrifying. It utterly and completely transforms the victim's personality; an evil lycanthrope isn't simply "evil" in the nebulous sense we use elsewhere in Eberron, but is specifically called out as becoming a murderer who preys on the innocent, including former friends and family. Afflicted lycanthropes could pass the affliction, which allows for zombie-outbreak style exponential growth. Under those rules, the question isn't why the Purge occurred; it's why it wouldn't have happened sooner. As is, we're simply saying that at the time of the Purge, lycanthropy DID operate under 3E rules, most likely due to the influence of an Overlord; as such, it's always possible it could happen again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 6748688, member: 25818"] [b]Originally posted by Hellcow:[/b] Cadrel's story is along the same lines as "How The Leopard Got Its Spots" - just because the story exists shouldn't be taken as evidence that there was once a time when leopards didn't have spots. With that said, by the 3.5 SRD creatures with the Fey subtype may sleep, so I'd take it on a case by case basis. Of course, I'll point out that simply because a creature sleeps doesn't necessarily mean that it goes to Dal Quor when it does. Kalashtar sleep but don't go to Dal Quor when they do; their nocturnal visions are drawn from the memories of their line and quori spirit. Many planar creatures might have similar mechanics; they sleep, and they have visions when they do, but they have no connection to Dal Quor and their visions are entirely internal experiences, or tied to some other racial pool. Looking specifically to aberrations, I think there's a strong case to be made that a mortal native of Xoriat simply drifts back to Xoriat when it sleeps, its mind filled with the madness of its birth. Certainly, and that's [URL=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebds/20050404a]the explanation we gave[/URL] following the 3.5 change. My point is that prior to that change, it wasn't even a necessary explanation. Original 3E lycanthropy is terrifying. It utterly and completely transforms the victim's personality; an evil lycanthrope isn't simply "evil" in the nebulous sense we use elsewhere in Eberron, but is specifically called out as becoming a murderer who preys on the innocent, including former friends and family. Afflicted lycanthropes could pass the affliction, which allows for zombie-outbreak style exponential growth. Under those rules, the question isn't why the Purge occurred; it's why it wouldn't have happened sooner. As is, we're simply saying that at the time of the Purge, lycanthropy DID operate under 3E rules, most likely due to the influence of an Overlord; as such, it's always possible it could happen again. [/QUOTE]
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