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Post by Atrox on Oct 16, 2015 3:33:48 GMT
Alright sweet! So that's it for them then? We can continue tomorrow I think one monster per night works
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Post by Aquos on Oct 16, 2015 14:34:58 GMT
jou kinda understood me wrong Atrox the god i was talking about has no godly powers what so ever has a phisycall body and looks pretty scary the only reason why we call her a god is because she is a daughter of loki so is that possible to talk about ? oh and her name Hell
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Post by Atrox on Oct 16, 2015 15:05:26 GMT
Hel, Daughter of Loki? Perhaps you could discuss this on a new thread?
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Post by Aquos on Oct 16, 2015 16:20:42 GMT
perhaps a thread about gods but making one thead just for Hell seems kinda far fetched (is that how jou spell it) to me but a thread about how gods would function well i kinda feel like i would be stealing jour idea
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Post by Redwatt50 on Oct 16, 2015 17:05:48 GMT
A jack-o-lantern could be a plant similar to a pumpkin, but it's fruit is hollow, has openings that resemble a face, and has yellow bioluminescent cells on the inside of it.
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Post by Atrox on Oct 16, 2015 17:57:38 GMT
Aquos Don't worry about stealing my idea, friend This whole sub-board is dedicated to ideas! Redwatt50 Perfect!
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Post by Aquos on Oct 16, 2015 18:01:01 GMT
oh ok i make the thread tomorrow (to lazy to to it today )
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Oct 16, 2015 18:15:48 GMT
Headless Horsemen could be bipedal beings whose head is not obviously located, and have taken to wearing these "jack-o-lanterns" on their noggins to intimidate enemies and use as projectile weapons from atop their mounts.
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Post by Rowdy on Oct 16, 2015 20:03:36 GMT
I'd like to bring up the idea of a werewolf - maybe not an ordinary one, how we'd think of it, but something with a physical change?
Even psychoactive would work though, like a bite from one causing the thing it bit to go insane, possibly activating the "fear" portion of the bitten creature's brain, thus causing it to assume the wolf is bigger than it actually is.
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Post by mitobox on Oct 16, 2015 20:30:20 GMT
I'd like to bring up the idea of a werewolf - maybe not an ordinary one, how we'd think of it, but something with a physical change? Even psychoactive would work though, like a bite from one causing the thing it bit to go insane, possibly activating the "fear" portion of the bitten creature's brain, thus causing it to assume the wolf is bigger than it actually is. What about venom like the Troodon in Jurassic Park: The Game? Modified for werewolfy-ness, of course.
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Post by Rowdy on Oct 16, 2015 20:47:18 GMT
That'd be perfect, actually!
I just looked it up and hallucinations that eventually end in the organism's death works easily.
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Post by Atrox on Oct 17, 2015 13:44:46 GMT
Alternatively, said hallucinations could make the victim believe they themselves are werewolves?
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Oct 17, 2015 14:28:14 GMT
There's a mental disorder where people believe themselves to be lycanthropes, so it would (probably) be a simple matter to reproduce it with biological compounds.
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Post by Atrox on Oct 17, 2015 14:31:05 GMT
That could work yeah!
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Oct 17, 2015 15:19:34 GMT
So: Boringly enough, they just refer to it as "clinical lycanthropy" and it is believed to have roots in schizophrenia or damage to areas of the brain associated with proprioception (spelling?) which is to say, image of the body.
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Post by Rowdy on Oct 17, 2015 15:26:46 GMT
Okay yes, and while werewolves are great and all, I just thought that wouldn't it be interesting to have a zombie-esque creature?
It would need/prefer specifically brains and be carnivorous, of course. I'm not sure if it could spread any sort of infection, though it would be pretty cool if they were spores a la The Last of Us.
I'd like to discuss both kinds: a natural species and one that exists in the form of spores (which is simpler as far as I can imagine).
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Oct 17, 2015 15:35:11 GMT
A natural species could be zombie like if it had a seriously malfunctioning gene set that destroyed its desiccation resistance.
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Post by Atrox on Oct 17, 2015 15:36:34 GMT
Rowdy I was just about to post about zombies too. GREAT MNDS EH? Very slow metabolism, eats just about anything that moves. I was also wondering how plausible it is to reattach limbs naturally? Say if you severed your arm and you just tied the severed ends to each other and they grow back together over time?
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Post by mitobox on Oct 17, 2015 15:39:26 GMT
What about a species on a highly radioactive planet that loses skin constantly, with tumorous sheets of it hanging off the body? That would result in a very zombie-like appearance. Heck, if the radiation kills pathogens, it might actually work.
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Post by Rowdy on Oct 17, 2015 15:47:10 GMT
Atrox Heck yeah! But since multiple animals on Earth are known to regrow their limbs, it's not very far-fetched at all to imagine a creature that can reattach it. Humans have gotten to that point in surgery, after all, so obviously with a little help, even we can do it. If a zombie does it, they likely need a mechanism within their limbs that facilitates that process. The need for it, evolutionarily would be simple: Evade predators and fake out prey, then either grow the arm back if it hasn't been devoured or reattach it. As for the tumorous sheets, an animal adapted to losing skin would need to be constantly regenerating its cells. Think Wolverine's base power, except more naturalistic. The fact that it loses skin so often would obviously be a threat though, possibly attracting other carnivores. So maybe it uses it as a distraction and is able to overpower those who find the scent of its skin irrestible, that way giving it a purpose. An ambush-type predator. Destroying the dessication-resistance gene... hmm... That would work very well, though I think that would go along better with a spore-based species, definitely. Changing/erasing certain genes, then moving from host to host and feeding off of the body, spread through bites.
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