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Old 12-19-2011, 02:18 PM   #1
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If things like poison ivy/oak count as a poison, then real people can have immunity to it like my family.
Actually they're allergens, and yes, some people aren't allergic to it..
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Old 12-19-2011, 03:08 PM   #2
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as laser-focused as you reasonably can without entering the realm of parody
That almost seems like a challenge.

Immunity to Low Pain Threshold Afflicted by Werewolf Mages Standing Upwind Atop Bald Mountain During Walpurgisnacht When It Falls on Tuesdays?
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Old 12-19-2011, 03:13 PM   #3
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Immunity to Low Pain Threshold Afflicted by Werewolf Mages Standing Upwind Atop Bald Mountain During Walpurgisnacht When It Falls on Tuesdays?
How has this not entered the realm of parody?
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Old 12-19-2011, 04:01 PM   #4
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How has this not entered the realm of parody?
Perhaps his game is set entirely on Bald Mountain during Walpurgisnacht!
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Old 12-19-2011, 03:47 PM   #5
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Actually they're allergens, and yes, some people aren't allergic to it..
I know, but in gurps terms I thought it close enough. Baseline humans are considered the norm, so our disadvantages are "zeroed" out and those lacking them have advantages instead.

It's like how black widow venom is extremely weak except to primates.
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