Activity for Martine Votvik‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Could a moon with twice the tidal pull change oceanic currents? The setting is Earth with the ordinary moon moving as per usual, but this planet also has a moon with stronger tidal pull that moves in an elliptical orbit and comes to its closest point to Earth every fourth year. How would this impact oceanic currents? Would the stronger moon pull them out of the... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	How would the ocean currents of earth be altered if there was no Central America? What if there was an alternate earth where there was no landmass between North America and South America. For clarification, in place of Central America there would be a sunken land bridge at the dept of the english channel. How could this affect the way the ocean currents would move? Would there ... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	How could a Kradjin change evolutionary if used through millennia as a mount? I'm writing a story where Kradjin carnivorous flightless birds have been used as mounts by a nomadic steppe living people for millennia and I'm curious how this might have altered their morphology. The setting of the world is earth like in nature. I'm basing the design of the body on a terror bird ... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Practical concerns of traveling with terror birds as mounts Briefly on world setting: Roughly classical age technology, magic is rare, difficult and shunned, flora and fauna is inspired by a remix of the Neogene period. Practical concerns for long distance travel on kradjin I'm writing about two people who are traveling through a forested area on terrorbird... (more)	—	over 8 years ago