05-20-2017, 01:12 AM | #401 |
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Two ideas for some weird alien-on-alien action:
An alien species that has haploid genetics, and sexually reproduces to create a sessile and non-sentient "potted plant" creature. The "potted plant" then buds off a new generation of the haploid phase. An alien species that are genetically genderless, but upon reaching maturity they undergo a meiosis event that produces a gendered haploid appendage. The children of a monogamous couple will be clones of one another, but genetically distinct from both parents.
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05-20-2017, 07:13 AM | #402 | |
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05-20-2017, 10:08 AM | #403 |
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A supers world where humans aren't that special. Which is to say, the number of humans who have superpowers are greatly outnumbered by the animals and plants who have developed superpowers, devastating civilization except for a few city-states defended by teams of powerful supers.
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05-20-2017, 04:43 PM | #404 | |
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05-20-2017, 07:54 PM | #405 | |
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So, for instance, ants and bees get hive-minds that allow them to achieve at least human intelligence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_IV Or for rats, simply make them larger and more aggressive. I'd reserve true "super powerz" for beasts that are already large and smart, and which enhance what they already do well. So, perhaps leopards or mountain lions that gain camouflage fur and a scream that paralyzes with fear? Make foxes, coyotes and raccoons even smarter (and give raccoons better hands). Bears become cunning behemoths, and intelligent whales start killing Japanese fishermen. Stuff like that.
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05-20-2017, 08:05 PM | #406 | |
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The ones with haploid junk use basically the same mechanism of plants, but limited to a single junk that sticks with them throughout their adult life, rather than dozens of junks that are regenerated each year. This makes them unusual (to us) because every individual is genetically both sexes but becomes a male or female (for reproductive purposes) randomly and permanently at maturity.
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05-20-2017, 09:18 PM | #407 | |
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05-21-2017, 08:54 AM | #408 |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Scaling is an issue. An ant with ten times the strength of a normal ant may be a terror to predatory insects, but it's not going to take down a bird. Remember what Doctor Manhattan said about the smartest termite in the world.
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05-21-2017, 03:56 PM | #409 |
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Re: Ideas Are Easy
Arcane Sex Crime Task Force: The PCs are members of an official agency tasked with hunting down rogue wizards/psions/whatever using mind control abilities to commit sex crimes. A mix of investigation with magical forensics and combat against formidable foes.
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05-21-2017, 05:19 PM | #410 | |
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