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Posts by Nick‭

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Q&A Electron Bullets

I have a superhuman character with the ability to fire tightly packed "bullets" composed of electrons at very high velocity and over a distance, say a few meters at a minimum. I know that normall...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A Could Cerberus be a pack animal?

So I've created a Cerberus creature that is a group of three hyena-like dogs instead of one organism. The three individuals are linked together, much like an ant colony or bee hive. They would be l...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A What kind of planetary conditions would prevent or severely limit air travel?

So I have a planet that is slightly larger than Earth, orbits an orange star slightly closer than earth orbits the sun, has extreme weather patterns and volatile tectonics. It has bad storms, tempe...

10 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A Effects of severe radiation storms?

I've got this planet that orbits it's star slightly closer than earth orbits the sun. For story reasons I need it to have small yet severe radiation storms and I was thinking that either a weak or ...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Nick‭

Question space planets
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Q&A What deficiency would make my raiders the most desperate?

Out in the desert wastes of my planet, there are living multiple tribes of psychotic raiders who have acquired a number of harmful mutations due to naturally high radiation in the areas that they l...

7 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A Plausible energy shielding?

You know what they say, the best offense is a good defense, and with the Energized Particle Shield 9000 (patent pending) you will have the ultimate defense possible! The EPS units can be scaled up ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Nick‭

Question technology
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Q&A Behavior of my patchwork planet?

So I have a planet with tectonic plates that are separated by massive canyons that reach all the way down to the mantle. Obviously this means that the planet is very unstable and violent, experienc...

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Q&A Methane Dragons

The Leech Dragon, so named for its round, leech-like mouth, is by far one of the creepiest and most vicious dragons. Part of the reason for its infamy is its ability to exhale toxic and very flamma...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A Hallucinogen Dragon Venom?

The smallest type of dragon in my world is a bipedal dragon about the same size as a moderately sized bird, maybe about a falcon. In addition to its breath attack and high intelligence, this little...

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Q&A Napalm-Breathing Dragon

The Leopard dragon is one of the fastest and smartest dragons out there. With four eyes, external ears, four legs, two wings, a long tail, and sleek black scales, this dragon is quiet and nearly in...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A The Electric Dragon

The Volt Dragon is an incredibly dangerous beast that reeks havoc on any attempted air travel. This dragon generates many small but powerful magnetic fields whose strength can be varied voluntarily...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A Absorbing heat from unlikely places

Living in polar climates can be quite difficult, and staying warm can often be such an issue. But not anymore with the heat sponge! This nifty little organ draws heat from even the coldest water to...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A Superheated wing blast!

So, we know that big creatures will generate lots of heat if they're active. We also know that wings are very good at venting excess heat. Now for most animals, this heat isn't exactly spectacular,...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Nick‭

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Q&A What does my dragon sound like?

My dragon So to give a quick description, this is a 2 mile long, nuclear powered dragon of doom. I think I'll going with a fission/fusion hybrid creature for this beast. Another piece of relevant ...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Nick‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Nick‭