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Posts by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A Drawing Maps; flat distortion

One of my main problems when it comes to drawing maps is how landmasses get distorted at different points. One of the continents in my story stretches almost to the north pole, but it looked very d...

8 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A Merfolk lung system similar to dolphins

Merfolk are one of the major species in my book. However, unlike in most depictions, they're fully mammalian and lack gills. Because of this, they need to breathe air, but I still wanted them to be...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Ettin

I'm fairly certain such a creature is impossible, but I was curious to see if anyone could come up with an explanation for such a creature. How would a two-headed giant evolve/function if it was a ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A How fast could snake-people move

Say a snake-person was between fifteen and eighteen feet long on average (this includes the "human" part of the body). That's around the length of an anaconda, but I imagine it would have to be thi...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A Mammal evolving spider-silk

I wanted to include a spider-like race in my book (not a typical drider, but more like a hairy hominid covered in tarantula-like hair and thinner and longer limbs and fingers). However, I wanted th...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Giant Seahorses

This is a submission for the Anatomically Correct Series Giant seahorses are often portrayed in fiction as being ridden by merfolk or other underwater people. I'm wondering if such a creature ...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Richard Lindahl‭