Originally Posted by
Elricaltovilla
Could you expand on what issues you're having with pure silver vs. lycanthropy? I really don't understand what you're getting at, werewolves have DR/silver, that's why it's a weakness for them. Merely handling it does nothing, nor do I really think it should.
As for the werewolf bite, that's entirely based on the 1st party lycanthropy template which has the exact same effect with the exact same wording. It's also not the only option for contracting the werewolf template, alternative rules are included in the same section.