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General => World and Roleplaying Discussion => Topic started by: Spoon on May 20, 2006, 01:29:30 PM

Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Spoon on May 20, 2006, 01:29:30 PM
From http://www.armageddon.org/general/illness.html

QuoteSand Rot - An infection of the skin which causes the tissue to decay at an extraordinarily rapid pace. The causes of the infection are unknown, though it is generally a rare condition that is most commonly found amongst the desert tribes. Elves, for some reason, are immune to its effects.

Can half-elves get sand rot? Or do you reckon some do, some don't, depending on how elfy they are?
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Maybe42or54 on May 20, 2006, 01:34:43 PM
I'd say it depends on where they grew up.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Sir Diealot on May 20, 2006, 04:35:25 PM
I wouldn't.  I'd say it was about 50-50.  Elves are immune to it.  Not, people who grew up in city X are immune to it.  

If the Half-Elf is more elven, then yes.  If not, then no.  

But, Staff has the final say, of course.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: slipshod on May 20, 2006, 05:14:18 PM
Considering that it's rare in the first place, I imagine half-elves would just be highly resistent to it thanks to their elf half.

Maybe if a half-elf was stripped naked and then pinned to the ground by three other naked people, all of whom had Sand Rot, the half-elf could contract it.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: spawnloser on May 20, 2006, 06:09:29 PM
Quote from: "slipshod"Maybe if a half-elf was stripped naked and then pinned to the ground by three other naked people, all of whom had Sand Rot, the half-elf could contract it.
This is just creepy.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Pale Horse on May 20, 2006, 11:00:59 PM
Quote from: "slipshod"Maybe if a half-elf was stripped naked and then pinned to the ground by three other naked people, all of whom had Sand Rot, the half-elf could contract it.

Sounds like a Fale party idea to me...
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: MorganChaos on May 20, 2006, 11:15:35 PM
Quote from: "Pale Horse"
Quote from: "slipshod"Maybe if a half-elf was stripped naked and then pinned to the ground by three other naked people, all of whom had Sand Rot, the half-elf could contract it.

Sounds like a Fale party idea to me...

This is disturbing cause I play a lot of half-elves.

Are they at least hot? So Breedboy/Breedgirl can die happy?
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Aldiel on May 21, 2006, 12:43:52 AM
I don't know the answer, but a question that might help to solve this mystery would be if a horse and a donkey breed, and their is a disease that can only effect a horse, will the mule get it?
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Sir Diealot on May 21, 2006, 01:03:47 AM
And the answer is..  That depends on the disease.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Spoon on May 21, 2006, 01:19:45 PM
Hows about... sounding hoarse.

BAM


aww shit, I can't even think up crap jokes.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Dalmeth on May 21, 2006, 11:11:18 PM
The answer depends on whether or not the immunity to sand rot is a recessive or dominant trait.
Title: Rotting. Yum.
Post by: Sir Diealot on May 21, 2006, 11:18:52 PM
Even then, it would depend on the half-elf.  Unless the recessive gene was carried on the elf-marker gene, and linked to it somehow, so that no halfie could get the gene, unless it was near-completely elf, with only a few very small human characteristics.

Edit to add:

This gave me a good idea for all those 'no necks, or breeds' clans.  Just give all your guys sand rot, to make sure they're full men!  Change the name from Sand Rot, to Humans Rule Syndrome.