Activity for Pinion Minion‭

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Question	—	Wasp hives in a walking corpse. Why would wasps do this? Just a bit of background: one of my favorite zombie causers is from the Dead Rising video game series. In it, the undead are reanimated by a wasp-like insect that lays eggs in a corpse (I think. It's been a bit). I always thought that was a cool gimmick if nothing else, but something wondrous happene... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	Indestructible silk: good armor? I've been playing with different conceptualizations and types of armor for historical settings, especially armor with magic enchantments or made from weird materials. I was stuck thinking about lightweight protection and remembered that mithril shirt from the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	Convenient teeth for a bloodsucking vampire So I got this species of vampire-creatures (no conversion of other species, just mating and reproducing in typical mammalian fashion) that subsist entirely on blood. I'm using a bit of magic to imply they subsist on both the nutritional aspects of the blood and magical energy in the sanguine itself. ... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Plausible homeworld for an insectoid-ish alien species? I have a planned species of aliens that have many commonalities with longhorn crazy ants (cooperation with colonies of the same species, can live in a large variety of environments, and have the ability to have genetic variation with a low number of breeding pairs). They are humanoid bipeds with exos... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Building structures underwater: What could a giant crab do? Okay, so I was working on making a sapient creature that lives underwater ended up with what was basically a two-hundred pound crab. They have human level language skills, and I decided to justify this social skill by making them build structures to protect themselves and their young from predators.... (more)	—	over 6 years ago