by Peter » Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:08 am
Cannibalism is not exactly all that healthy. While emergency situations won't doom a group, in every culture with regularly practiced cannibalism, you'll find very high incidences of deformed prions, i.e., Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (NOT mad cow, which is a separate and non-transmittable disorder). And human flesh is going to go through just about the same amount of digestion as any other food.
As for the suggestion, I for one look forward to seeing powergamers hunting down and killing each other for their powerful organs, while leaving the weak RPers to play their own game. Hm... a gang of cannibals attacking a village, so strong that they can only be killed by destroying their brains...
Surprise.