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Avelina:

MeaningFrom an English surname which comes from the French name Aveline, originally from the Latin avis, meaning "bird".

"Leowyld;c-18118836" wrote:

"simgirl1010;c-18118832" wrote:

"Leowyld;c-18118825" wrote:
Forgive me, my dear Avelina...

Avelina. Love that name. ?

But it's not particularly Norse-sounding. Which lends itself to the setting being somewhere in the US, instead of Norway proper. I think the Minnesota theory is the most likely currently.

I believe it is a Russian name.

"bizuktag;c-18118834" wrote:

"cyncie;c-18118829" wrote:
My biggest question about werewolves has been, what is the skill set? I mean, basically, you’re cursed or not. There would definitely be powers and aspirations, but without stretching things too far, a werewolf is what it is. You don’t “master” the art of being a werewolf.

The same could be said of vampires, honestly.

I don't see any reason any given supernatural being can't have a set of abilities; it's all in the choices of the person writing them (or, in this case, developing them for a game).

Well, that’s my point. They reached outside of the usual vampire stalking a victim trope and gave us a skill tree that made sense. Mooncasting would make sense for werewolves who want control of their transformations. In Vampires, they also gave all sims the ability to learn and master vampire lore so they could craft potions and make things to ward off vampires. I expect something similar here, but want added cross play with RoM, like they hinted at in Paranormal.

"simgirl1010;c-18118843" wrote:
Avelina:

MeaningFrom an English surname which comes from the French name Aveline, originally from the Latin avis, meaning "bird".

So now we’re back to French stuff.

Avelina is a Latin/Romance name. You'll see it in places like France, Spain and Portugal.

"cyncie;c-18118829" wrote:

"VeeDub;c-18118790" wrote:

"cyncie;c-18118789" wrote:
I’m wondering if there might be some cross compatibility with RoM due to the use of the word Mooncasters. If a lunar cycle is placed in the game at base, there might be an additional skill tree developed allowing sims, including Spellcasters, to learn moon casting, giving them abilities to counter the werewolves themselves. They gave Spellcasters some skill advantage over regular sims with the medium skills in Paranormal, so I could see that happening here.

That would completely make sense and also be very cool!

My biggest question about werewolves has been, what is the skill set? I mean, basically, you’re cursed or not. There would definitely be powers and aspirations, but without stretching things too far, a werewolf is what it is. You don’t “master” the art of being a werewolf. But, the skill set might be in the moon casting, which might be available to werewolves to control their transformations, and might also be available to other sims to counter the werewolves. If that’s the case, I would love for Spellcasters to have some advantages in moon casting with cross play to RoM.

Sounds like a good way to handle the "training" aspect. I'd personally probably think of it as a process of "unlearning" (of certain parts of normal human living/life) in order to quell a need to constantly avoid an inner conflict with the werewolf's nature. It's similar with vampires, at least in my personal take on them. The learning part is fairly intuitive, as you suggest, but the unlearning might be a different matter, depending on the kind of creature one wishes or intends to ultimately become. I definitely hope there's some cross-play, and if we're really lucky, maybe with more than just Spellcasters.

Lunvik comes up Norwegian. When I search "Norway" with "Avelina" then we get...

Avelina means “strength” (from Old Saxon “aval”) and “little bird” (from Latin “avis”). Besides, it presumably means “desired” (from Germanic “avi”).

"Leowyld;c-18118836" wrote:

"simgirl1010;c-18118832" wrote:

"Leowyld;c-18118825" wrote:
Forgive me, my dear Avelina...

Avelina. Love that name. ?

But it's not particularly Norse-sounding. Which lends itself to the setting being somewhere in the US, instead of Norway proper. I think the Minnesota theory is the most likely currently.

Part of the name "Aval" DOES come from Old Saxon (which I believe the Nordic and Germanic languages are derived from if I remember correctly) so while the town name could still be based in the US, it definitely seems to confirm that it will be somewhere with Nordic ties.

"cyncie;c-18118829" wrote:

"VeeDub;c-18118790" wrote:

"cyncie;c-18118789" wrote:
I’m wondering if there might be some cross compatibility with RoM due to the use of the word Mooncasters. If a lunar cycle is placed in the game at base, there might be an additional skill tree developed allowing sims, including Spellcasters, to learn moon casting, giving them abilities to counter the werewolves themselves. They gave Spellcasters some skill advantage over regular sims with the medium skills in Paranormal, so I could see that happening here.

That would completely make sense and also be very cool!

My biggest question about werewolves has been, what is the skill set? I mean, basically, you’re cursed or not. There would definitely be powers and aspirations, but without stretching things too far, a werewolf is what it is. You don’t “master” the art of being a werewolf. But, the skill set might be in the moon casting, which might be available to werewolves to control their transformations, and might also be available to other sims to counter the werewolves. If that’s the case, I would love for Spellcasters to have some advantages in moon casting with cross play to RoM.

Wolves help keep balance of the ecosystem in the forests. Maybe werewolves could too, and that would be their power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q

Maybe there saying forgive me because being a wolf makes them want to wander and so they can't stay with there love.