Playable Lycanthrope?

[GrandMajora]

https://youtu.be/R_OLnABQ3r8

It seems unlikely, since the Wolfsbane potion has not been invented at this point in the setting's history. But if they're already giving us access to the unforgivable curses, I wouldn't be surprised if we had the option to become a homicidal monster once a month.

[DOOM THE PRIME EVIL]

o hell yer werewolf rampage

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by DOOM THE PRIME EVIL:

o hell yer werewolf rampage

Hopefully we don't have to fight 14 of them at once.

[GrandMajora]

Actually, I've given it some thought, and the idea of a student at Hogwarts struggling with Lycanthropy has some great potential for a story!

[Scar]

I severely doubt we can be a werewolf

[Darx]

its not witcher 3, its harry potter. it will be mostly a game for kids. so they dont make it dark or bloody. i wouldnt get my hopes up

[Azraeil]

I can't see the dev's overlooking this awesome gameplay mechanic considering all the other things they've added, would be amazing. Even without it the game will be great, but with it... yes, midnight rampage!

[Dragon Protector]

i want playable dragon

[Norinia]

We'd probably be what Sirius Black was, an Animagius (I think I'm spelling that right?)

For gameplay purposes, that would be the same. I remember there was even regulations about them in modern Wizarding World (That stupid bimbo reporter from Goblet of Fire? She's an unregistered beetle animagius. was very specific about being unregistered.), So I bet that would be a source of debate during the game period.

I wonder if we'd have to chose one, or if that 'ancient, legendary magic' bit in the game would allow us to be multiple forms.

[bloodymonarch]

I would severely underestimate this game until it proves otherwise if I were any of you reading this.

Book/Movie to video game adaptations are usually not very good. Don't board the hype train, it goes to Azkaban and not Hogwarts.

[bad_fur_day1]

One shouldn't be negative, class.

Animagus does indeed sound like a most useful school of magic.

[bloodymonarch]

Originally posted by bad_fur_day1:

One shouldn't be negative, class.

Animagus does indeed sound like a most useful school of magic.

I have the entire history of movie to video game adaptations behind me, which some would argue makes it fact and not "negative".

Facts don't care about your feelings, gang.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by bad_fur_day1:

Animagus does indeed sound like a most useful school of magic.

It's not really a school of magic. You drink a potion (which is incredibly difficult to create), and if everything goes properly, you gain the ability to transform into a specific animal.

If things go poorly.... well.... the side effects are irreversible.

Not to mention, the first step towards creating the potion, is to place a mandrake leaf in your mouth, and keep it there for an entire month. You can not swallow it, and you can not accidentally spit it out.

[bad_fur_day1]

Interesting, I didn't know Animagus was such a "in depth" process.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by bad_fur_day1:

Interesting, I didn't know Animagus was such a "in depth" process.

That's one of the ingredients. The others are

The chrysalis of a death's head hawk moth.

A hair plucked from your own head.

Dew collected from a place that has neither seen the sunlight, nor been touched by human feet for 7 days.

Once you have all those collected, you place it in a vial and leave it in a place where it won't be disturbed. You then must wait for a lightning storm (however long that takes), while performing the necessary incantation twice a day at dawn and dusk.

When the storm finally arrives, you retrieve the potion (which should be blood red in color at this point) and consume it, reciting the incantation one final time.

IF you manage to do all of that correctly, then you can become an animagus.


Oh, and just to clarify, a 'month' is considered to be from one full moon to the next. And the presence of pure moonlight is a vital component to brewing the potion. If the moon is obscured by clouds, or any other sort of obstacle, you have to do the leaf thing all over again.

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[MrMordekaiser]

probably not, i dont think the developers are going to want to put so much work into the game, theres a reason its called "Hogwarts Legacy" and not "The Wizarding World". but im sure the modding community will help this game reach its full potential