cooties

[alsih2o]

i am kicking around the concept of humanoid cooties.

a race, elven, orc, dwarvish, whatever, that is none too comon iin the world, the p.c.'s get warned about "elf cooyies" or osme such, only ot scoff at it in their wisdom.

when exposed to the race too much, they begin taking on subtle traits, ears pointing a tiny bit, or thinning, or thicker beards(for dwarves, even for the female n.p.c.'s) yada yada.

any thoughts? is this just to stupid to contemplate?

 

[Dragongirl]

Something akin to lycanthropy? But instead turning into one of the other races?

 

[Wraith Form]

*snicker*

Anything with the term "cooties" is cool.

 

[Dark Eternal]

Cheesy. But funny.

I'd say go for it; the players will eventually laugh about it. And in the meantime you'll be able to laugh at them every time their backs are turned.

You might make it a magical disease of some kind, so that it can have all sorts of unusual effects. Also, that way, once you've had your fun the players will have to find some kind of magical cure, or suffer the Curse of the Cooties.

I'm gonna go laugh quietly to myself now.

 

[Wraith Form]

laugh at them every time their backs are turned.

You actually wait until their backs are turned? Heh.

 

[alsih2o]

Something akin to lycanthropy? But instead turning into one of the other races?

yes, but a more...subtle form, one where the changes are tiny and incremental....maybe lycanthropy could be done the same way

 

[Pielorinho]

Also, that way, once you've had your fun the players will have to find some kind of magical cure, or suffer the Curse of the Cooties.

And after scaling the Mountains of Peril, and fighting through the Dungeons of Madness, and traversing the Swamps of Undending Torment, they will reach the ancient sage who knows the cure, and the sage will begin the mystic rite:

"Circle, circle, dot dot dot...."

Daniel

 

[Joseph Elric Smith]

I thought cooties was lice larvae?
ken

 

[Dragongirl]

yes, but a more...subtle form, one where the changes are tiny and incremental....maybe lycanthropy could be done the same way

So something like a chart of "taints", every so often role on it and that physical or mental change happens? I think that could be very cool.

 

[Dragongirl]

rolls on gnome chart
You suddendly feel the urge to play practical jokes.