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Lycanthropy and moon cycles
RAW for Werewolf:
A werewolf is a cursed man who transforms into a wolf-man at will, except during the three nights when Selene is full and the one night when Phobos is full (see Vol. VI, p. 500: Table 153), when the change occurs regardless of the werewolf ’s wishes.
That seems to indicate a total of four nights per some kind of cycle.
There are 4 nights each month that Phobos is full.
There is 1 night each month that Selene is full.
There are 4 nights per year that both Selene and Phobos are full on the same night.
My question is, under what circumstances does the involuntary transformation occur?
- mabon5127
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Re: Lycanthropy and moon cycles
I would say that the transformation occurs when either or both moons are full.
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Re: Lycanthropy and moon cycles
When Phobos is full, it’s only for one day before it transitions to the next phase in its seven-day cycle. Owing to its longer cycle, when Selene is full, the totality lasts for three days before it transitions. On any of those nights, a werewolf’s transformation is involuntary.
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- mikeyoung
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Re: Lycanthropy and moon cycles
Ah ok - I was incorrectly assuming they were both only full one night at a time. I should have read more carefully! Thank you for the clarification.
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