The son of a lycanthrope

[Ail]

This must have been answered somewehre already: what happens if an infected lycanthrope makes an infected woman pregnant ? Given that the baby is born, is it somehow affected by lycanthropy?

since we're at it, what if the mother were the infected lycanthrope and became pregnant from an unifected man?

what if instead of infected, the progenitor were a true lycanthrope, and what if one of them were a true lycanthrope and the other an infected lycanthrope?

Given that it can be considered a blood disease, I think a lycanthropic mother would infect her child, but not a lycanthropic father. Or would he?

Ail

[Tobias Blackburn]

This must have been answered somewehre already: what happens if an infected lycanthrope makes an infected woman pregnant ? Given that the baby is born, is it somehow affected by lycanthropy?

since we're at it, what if the mother were the infected lycanthrope and became pregnant from an unifected man?

what if instead of infected, the progenitor were a true lycanthrope, and what if one of them were a true lycanthrope and the other an infected lycanthrope?

Given that it can be considered a blood disease, I think a lycanthropic mother would infect her child, but not a lycanthropic father. Or would he?

Ail

Well, one thing to decide would be if Lycanthropy can be passed on through sexual intercourse (which is a nasty trick that some DM's use to keep the PC's pants on). If it is, the question is moot since the mother would likely be infected as a result.

I know that Van Richten mentions something about this in his Guide To Werebeasts, but I can't recall what it was he said. At the same time, Tapestry of Dark Souls has a woman who is infected with lycanthropy but does not pass it on to her son (though it could have more to do with his bloodline).

If the child were infected, I would suggest making him a true lycanthrope, since it was something he was born with.

Another option I've considered is a high infant mortality rate among infected lycanthrope mothers due to deformities that the child suffers. In a few rare cases the child is born as a caliban with rather beastial features, and you use the caliban or, if you prefer, the shifter race from Eberron.

[Ail]

Well, one thing to decide would be if Lycanthropy can be passed on through sexual intercourse (which is a nasty trick that some DM's use to keep the PC's pants on). If it is, the question is moot since the mother would likely be infected as a result.

I know that Van Richten mentions something about this in his Guide To Werebeasts, but I can't recall what it was he said. At the same time, Tapestry of Dark Souls has a woman who is infected with lycanthropy but does not pass it on to her son (though it could have more to do with his bloodline).

If the child were infected, I would suggest making him a true lycanthrope, since it was something he was born with.

Another option I've considered is a high infant mortality rate among infected lycanthrope mothers due to deformities that the child suffers. In a few rare cases the child is born as a caliban with rather beastial features, and you use the caliban or, if you prefer, the shifter race from Eberron.

Caliban is an interesting possibility. In any event, for my story it would be better if lycanthropy could NOT be passed by sexual relations.

At any rate, we're assuming two normal humans infected with lycanthropy would give birth to an infected lycanthrope, which is not obvious either.

Ail

[Tobias Blackburn]

Caliban is an interesting possibility. In any event, for my story it would be better if lycanthropy could NOT be passed by sexual relations.

It's your game. Do what you have to do to make the story shine.

At any rate, we're assuming two normal humans infected with lycanthropy would give birth to an infected lycanthrope, which is not obvious either.

Ail

If the child is going to be considered infected then you have to choose a bloodline to connect him to. Which true lycanthrope does he need to kill in order to cure himself.

I'll have to check my guide to werebeasts later to see what Van Richten says on the subject, because I'm pretty sure he mentions that very situation.

EDIT: The Guide says that Lycanthropy is passed on by the mother, and that the child is considered an infected lycanthrope. It seems that the father's lycanthropic state doesn't matter, unless he can pass it on to the mother during conception.

[Stygian Inquirer]

Well, one thing to decide would be if Lycanthropy can be passed on through sexual intercourse (which is a nasty trick that some DM's use to keep the PC's pants on). If it is, the question is moot since the mother would likely be infected as a result.

On the topic of lycanthropic transmission, I always got the impression that lycanthropy is contained in bodily fluids so it would be infectious. After all, a few drops of blood in Ivan Dragonov's eyes made him the 'man' he is today.

Also, if the mother can pass it on to the child in human form (I am assuming she is in human form when she is giving birth to the child) it might lend credence to the bodily fluid theory.

But then again, lycanthropes don't have their Curse of Lycanthropy ability in human form and the lycanthrope that Dragonov was infected from was in animal form.

So, I would have it that lycanthropy could spread by sexual contact but I guess it would be DM's choice.

[Jester of the FoS]

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