PA's Creature Lore

https://www.pottersarmy.net/f112-world-of-pa

We do have SOME guidelines, so it's not that we've been completely shooting in the dark. It's up to people to look at it.

I'm aware. That's what I've been referring to. We have it, but not everything is explained. And Darren has talked about the fact that we need to update that and take away some of the magical abilities that aren't strictly Rowling Canon. So this isn't something we haven't been intending to work on anyways. It's just better to discuss it and think it through, I think.

Selwyn,  please don't presume that you're the only one who can speak about the health issues you mentioned.  

I don't plan on giving my personal life experiences here, but as you said, no one had told you differently. I am telling you differently now.  

You really don't have the cornerstone on that.  Really, you don't.  

End of notice.

Khaat, I know you have health issues but you never want to share so I don't include you. It's your prerogative and I don't think you should feel pressured, but that's the outcome.

I get emotionally invested in conversations like this because of my illness and I know that. And I'm able to express to some extent why I'm being this way, hopefully in a way you guys understand. So I'm happy to talk about my illness if it sheds light on why I'm being completely irrational.

I know I'm not the only one here with an illness but if you can't express how your personal experiences impact on the decisions you're making with relation to the site, there's no point in me including you as "fellow person with an illness" because you're not using that to help anyone comprehend. And if you're going to tell me you think you can be perfectly rational and not let your experiences impact the decisions you make, I think you're deluding yourself.

I think this conversation has gone in the wrong direction. Here's what it has to come down to: As the people who need to make decisions which will be the best for the site as a whole, we have to think of this generally, not for specific cases. So we need to use the more universally accepted and understood idea of werewolves healing more quickly. I think it's safe to say that the decision has been made. Since we're updating all of the lists anyway, I think we should focus on the areas of creature lore that have not been looked into. I think Jack said she had some sections. And Amy wanted to have someone answer the question of Strength, which was brought up on the first page. Maybe we can turn to those topics instead?

I wanted the veela stuff looked into. The prescription of how much power a part veela has per percentage of veela blood is eugenics based. Eugenics is debunked.

It also kinda goes against the spirit of Harry Potter to include something like that.

My sister's dog is part of a breed bred to take down lions. Selwyn's dog is the size of a pony. I don't think there's any problem with werewolves being strong in wolf form.

Could you explain? I just made a veela character but haven't done my research yet, and I don't want to begin implementing anything in my posts until I have a handle on it.

the thread in the world info says the veela style powers dim depending on "how much" percentage veela the character is.

If the veela powers are heritable, they're a dominant or recessive trait. If they're dominant, your character has it, if it's recessive, the character doesn't. If it's hosted on two or more genes, then it gets more complicated.

What doesn't happen is the power gets diluted just because the character has only one veela parent. That's the exact same thinking that gets you to purebloods are superior and mudbloods are scum.

I play Selwyn with dominant transformation & seduction powers but recessive appearance traits. That is, he has veela powers but not the blonde fairy prince appearance. That his veela powers are weak and he can't control them has nothing to do with genetics. It's largely to do with his psychology and the practicality of rping something like that.