Activity for The Literary Lord‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Would re-engineering humans to lay eggs be beneficial? I had the idea for a group of advanced humans using technology to rework their bodies so that they lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young, just like a platypus (possibly to survive in an alien environment). What kind of advantages would laying eggs provide? (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Added Difficulties of Space Flight on Gas Giant Moons? What additional difficulties might the inhabitants of a gas giant moon face when attempting to launch spacecraft beyond their moon's orbit, especially beyond the planetary system? I presume that they'd have to deal with the gravity of the gas giant in addition to that of the moon, but what other issu... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Anatomically Correct Stitch We all remember the iconic alien genetic experiment from "Lilo and Stitch", correct? Well, I was wondering what kind of biological traits Jumba might have used to give him his various abilities, like his durability, his ability to lift up to three thousand times his own weight, his retractable body p... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Eusocial Humanoids? How could a humanoid race and/or a human subspecies develop eusocial behavior? It's more common in insects like bees, but the naked mole rat is a eusocial mammal, so it's possible, any thoughts on the how/why of such a development? (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Mistaken For Wings? What feature could more feasible evolve in a humanoid race, related to humans or not, that could be mistaken at first glance and/or conflated into by word of mouth exaggerating things, wings? (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Anatomically Correct Demons Demons have been a staple of multiple religions for thousands of years, just like angels. While some of the points brought up in the Anatomically Correct Angels post (and other posts on flying humanoids) are applicable here, there's still more to discuss. My demons are comfortable in significantly ... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	How Many Earth-Like Worlds Could Be Made Using Only Material From The Solar System? Assuming that some future civilization of hyper-advanced humans, or aliens for that matter, had the technology to reshape the solar system so that there were several habitable planets the rough size of Earth, complete with water and biospheres, how many be made using only materials from the solar sys... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	How Many Planets Can Safely Share A Single Orbit? Bryan Konietzko (you know, one of the guys being Avatar The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra), is working on a new project called Threadworlds, which takes place in a solar system that has 5 planets sharing the same orbit. That got me thinking, how many planets can fit into the same orbit witho... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Do Adventurers Actually Increase The Number Of Monsters? I just thought of something. Carnivorous and dangerous monsters are often depicted as common and dangerous enemies in fantasy, especially things like RPGs, but in real life herbivores far outnumber their predators. But what if some boost in prey levels caused their numbers to increase enough that the... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Hominids Re-Evolving Tails? Hominids lost any tails we had before we evolved away from the rest of the great apes, which is related to why you should never call an ape a monkey. What could lead to a hominid species re-evolving a tail? (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Horned Humanoids? Even disregarding the blatantly supernatural examples of demons and the like, some humanoid races in fantasy are depicted as having horns, or at least something similar to that, like bony protrusions/spikes. How might a sentient race, especially one related to humans, have evolved such traits? Beside... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Justifying Short Surface Dwarves? What would cause a short fantasy race, like dwarves, hobbits and/or goblins, to maintain their smaller size outside of the environment that produced it? I know that the exact height of these races fluctuates between different examples, but what would cause the average height in a setting to stay roug... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Evolutionary Advantage to Short Humanoids Fantasy tends to have several races that are shorter than humans. With Dwarves, the size is explainable by the fact that they're usually depicted as subterranean-dwelling, and height would be a disadvantage there, but what about races like goblins, halflings, hobbits, etc.? What would provide them an... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago