Activity for CoolCurry‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Plausible sounds for a species without cheeks I have an alien species that while similar to humans in many ways have mouths that are closer to muzzles. In short, they do not have cheeks like humans do. I realize that this will effect the sounds they are able to produce and thus their language. Most of their speech will be translated, but I want ... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	Designing a city around a giant tree? One of the cities in my world is built on the ground floor beneath and around giant tree. Giant tree cities seem to pop up fairly frequently in science fiction and fantasy, but how would they actually work and how would the city be designed? An obvious question seems that of sunlight. How much would... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	What technical expertise would be required to create a sustainable colony? A ship is sent through a wormhole to an unknown planet to create a sustainable colony. The colonists know that they won't have further contact with their home planet - this is a last ditch effort to save the species. An earlier question gave the number of colonists required as being anywhere from 8... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	Aliens susceptible to human diseases? We all know about how the aliens in War of the Worlds were killed by the common cold, but how susceptible would aliens really be to human diseases? In my story, I have an alien species living among humans. The aliens are able to eat most of the same foods as the humans and have been on the planet f... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	Creating a species with birdlike bone structure I'm working on creating a race of humanoids with "hollow" bones like birds (they have criss-crossing struts for internal support). They are short - an individual is unlikely to top five feet. Would this species be significantly more prone to injury than regular humans? Could they still participate i... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	Evolution of a non-human species with no concept of gender? In the world I'm building, there's a non-human race that I want to have no concept of gender. Their language doesn't contain gendered words like "man" or "woman," and sexual attraction is not based on biological sex. They are roughly humanoid in shape - two legs, two arms, stand upright - but have ve... (more)	—	about 10 years ago
Question	—	Can I Have A Destroyed Civilization with No Ruins? I'm working on the timeline for my world, but I keep getting stuck at the origins. I want to have had an advanced civilization (modern levels, maybe a bit beyond) that was destroyed in a vaguely defined cataclysmic "end of the world" event. I'm very flexible about the nature of this event; my origin... (more)	—	about 10 years ago