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<blockquote data-quote="RoughCoronet0" data-source="post: 9174444" data-attributes="member: 7031665"><p>I like the idea of some sort of powered up howl attack, or howling based abilities similar to something like Skyrim’s werewolves, but I’d more likely make it a werewolf thing as howling is more associated with wolves while barking is more of a dog thing. Maybe allow a canine PC species to unlock a couple of howls via a feat for those that tap into the raw power of their more primal ancestors, as a nod to how certain species of dogs are more prone to howling more naturally then others like the Siberian Husky.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>I think you could still have both and keep the horror aspect of the werebeasts if you make the Lycanthrope curse the equivalent of a human getting cursed by vampirism. So species like humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, goliaths, and so on are typically susceptible to Vampirism while the beast species are the ones typically affected by Lycanthropy. You could still have the occasional human contract Lycanthropy and the rare beast species contracting Vampirism but it’s far more unusual and therefore invoke greater fear in such a circumstance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoughCoronet0, post: 9174444, member: 7031665"] I like the idea of some sort of powered up howl attack, or howling based abilities similar to something like Skyrim’s werewolves, but I’d more likely make it a werewolf thing as howling is more associated with wolves while barking is more of a dog thing. Maybe allow a canine PC species to unlock a couple of howls via a feat for those that tap into the raw power of their more primal ancestors, as a nod to how certain species of dogs are more prone to howling more naturally then others like the Siberian Husky. I think you could still have both and keep the horror aspect of the werebeasts if you make the Lycanthrope curse the equivalent of a human getting cursed by vampirism. So species like humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, goliaths, and so on are typically susceptible to Vampirism while the beast species are the ones typically affected by Lycanthropy. You could still have the occasional human contract Lycanthropy and the rare beast species contracting Vampirism but it’s far more unusual and therefore invoke greater fear in such a circumstance. [/QUOTE]
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