Round 20:Event: 1 - Flood Basalt
Tensions from the earlier separation of continents return with a vengeance as molten basalt bursts from the southwest continent's heartland. The resulting wounds in the earth spew forth volcanic gases, depleting oxygen content in sea and air alike.
Events of this kind have kicked off multiple extinction events in the history of our own world,
such as the the one that wiped out the Spinosaurids, finishing off the Megalosaurian lineage. Time will tell if any among this planet's species will meet the same fate.
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thrive.wikia.com/wiki/Game:_Bootleg_Thrive_Forum_Game_CompetitionPlayer SpeciesGravenis knytrium (TheGraveKnight)Specialization: 4
Specialization among colony cells is now exhibited in
Gravenis knytrium colonies.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Endangered
Gabrielus gabrielus (GabrielGG)Repurpose Blockage as Two Tracts: 5
Spine: 2
Develop Brain: 6
Gabrielus gabrielus has surmounted its long battle with structuring its digestive tract. It has achieved this by using the blockage to divide rather than block the tract, separating it into two; one for digestion, one for respiratory activity, with both connected to its simple vascular tubes. Among the two, the respiratory tract has been most instrumental in surviving this shortage of oxygen.
It has also developed a network of nervous cells to allow better responses to stimuli. A primitive brain serves as the center of this new nervous systems activity.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Draconia encrypta (Immortal_Dragon)UV Resistance: 5
Circulatory Cells: 4
Draconia encrypta has developed a resistance to solar rays (at least, those that pierce the planet's magnetic and atmospheric bulwark), leaving the low pressures above as the only obstacle to migration further up the water column.
Meanwhile, a web of circulatory passages serves to reduce the risk of any part of an individual
D. encrypta from dying of oxygen deprivation by evenly distributing oxygen. This has been vital with the anoxic crisis.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Dynamicus respire (evolution4weαk)Specialization: 3
Movement Efficiency: 3
Dynamicus respire remains unchanged from before.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Endangered
Agentus non-failus (agenttine)Mineral Ganglia: 2
Venomous Teeth: 6
As if earlier adaptations geared toward hunting and killing weren't enough,
Agentus non-failus has develop sharp teeth lining its top and bottom jaws. These teeth sport a venom derived from the species's toxin. When fresh from the glands, this venom has a thick consistency, allowing it to have more of an effect on prey that manage to slip from the jaws' grasp by staying in the wound.
The rudimentary circulatory passages that first arose to facilitate ancestral
Agentus non-failus' colony-formation process, then improved to allow movement of immune cells, have been invaluable in the survival of this species in the ongoing catastrophe.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Specium fractium (soundwave)Increase Size: 6
Binding Agents: 6 (Double!)
A spurt in advancement has caused
Specium fractium to aggregate in particularly large colonies. The recent anoxic event has selected tubular colonies to survive, since a central passage (which can be repurposed for digestion, among other things) allows for better oxygen distribution.
On the inside, oxygen distribution is further facilitated by binding agent-based vascular tubes analogous to those that developed in
G. gabrielus (and
G. nocturna by extension),
A. non-failus, and
D. antecedere (and
D. australis by extension).
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Dynamicus failicus (bigyihsuan)Airsac: 6
Fins: 2
The swimming bladder in
Dynamicus failicus has become more complex. Rather than spending oxygen on filling it, oxygen is now replenished by breaching the water's surface, then inflating the organ (via watertight pores). In addition, the recent catastrophe has led to the bladder serving as an oxygen reserve.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Gravenis sparkus (shiny)Improved Swarming: 6
Specialization (from
A. non-failus): 5
Grouping among
Gravenis sparkus has become more sophisticated thanks to the development of a network of nervous cells. This further syncs the movement of individuals within the swarm.
In addition, cell specialization is now possible.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Endangered
Dynamicus camelopard (Lanky Giraffe)Gills: 4
Ocellus: 2
The timely evolution of gills has allowed
Dynamicus camelopard to more effectively endure the recent event.
Habitat: Open Ocean, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Draconia antecedere (RoboTranic)Mouth: 5
Pursuit Fins (from
A. non-failus): 1
Draconia antecedere's new, jawless mouth appendage makes it more difficult for its primary prey item,
D. showa, to escape, countering the latter's muscles.
However,
D. showa's acidic toxins threaten the
D. antecedere population more so than the anoxic waters it already has measures against. Then again, this prey item's own difficulties could make this recent event a race to the bottom for both of them, unless swift action is taken (hint: both of you have UV resistance, and there's a safer prey item in low-pressure waters).
Habitat: North Polar Ocean
Conservation Status: Endangered
Dynamicus showa (hirohito)Parasitism: 1
A genetic malady has caused an outbreak of tumor development in the
Dynamicus showa population. The recent crisis has not helped matters; swift action may be needed (hint: you have horizontal gene transfer to use whenever desired).
Habitat: North Polar Ocean
Conservation Status: Endangered
Draconia australis (aviscerator)Nervous Center: 2
Digestive Tract: 5
Draconia australis has developed a functioning, if simple, digestive tract to better sustain its colonies.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Dynamicus vitalis (vitagum)Eye (you already had an ocellus): 6
Basic Fins: 3
Dynamicus vitalis has made a bound in evolution; it has developed a complex, water-adapted eye (whether it is lensed or compound is up to you), while a primitive brain provides the processing power needed to use it.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Endangered
Gabrielus nocturna (blackink)Sensory Flagella: 2
Fins: 2
No change has been observed in
Gabrielus nocturna.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
NPC SpeciesDynamicus combinareWhen the northeast continent moved into cold waters, some
D. respire and
D. camelopard survived by evolving cold resistance. These two groups of survivors hybridized into this new species, which inherited most, if not all of its parent species' common traits.
Habitat: Northern Ocean Surface, Northeast Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Note: Don't worry about whether you have multiple ocelli or just one ocellus. Just maintain a "headcanon" of how many your species has, if any (it's more of a cosmetic thing at this time).