Lycanthropes in a World Without Night

[WizardofOwls]

What is the best way to deal with lycanthropes in a world without night? I am thinking that the alernate creature (wolf, rat, bear, whatever) wants out as much as the human does so there is a constant battle for control of the body. Perhaps whenever the lycnathrope is in a stressful situation, or experiences extreme emotion, he must make a will check. If he fails, the other creature comes out for a set amount of time. Each time he makes the save a cumulative -1 penalty is added to the check until the creature is released at last. Maybe in some cases, if the human form is evil, the lycanthorpe can willingly release control to the creature.

Thoughts? Ideas?

 

[Slapzilla]

Are there any natural cycles in the world? How is time marked and is there some sort of regular aligning of heavenly or subterranean bodies? Stress, I feel, occurs too often and players and DMs get tired of the transformation every fight. Part of the mystery of lycanthropy is the uncontrolled change, but a Bruce Banner/Hulk frequency can get tedious, especially if as an enemy, they will shift anyway. Are lycanthropes as, less or more common in your world? How did the first one become that way? Maybe think about that situation and base the transformation on that process.