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Posts by icewar1908‭

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Q&A how might flame retardant feathers work?

male Wyverns collect shiny objects in their dens to attract mates it quite common for Wyverns to get into territorial fight. Now Wyverns are capable of breathing fire but they are also covered in f...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How do I preserve my Wendigo Prion?

Wendigo fever is a Prion (credit goes to SE is too politically correct for the idea) which is spread by the consumption of tainted meat. the main problem I have is to my knowledge Prions are solely...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Grootslang

This is a submission for the Anatomically Correct Series Residing in South Africa, the Grootslang is a creature of African folklore being depicted commonly as: Being 37 to 40 ft long having a co...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How might a sea wyvern adapt its flame breath?

Sea Wyverns (name not final) nest on small, rocky islands scattered throughout the sea and primarily catch fish going somewhat below the water. Basically, wyverns ingest a piezoelectric crystal whi...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How might someone live for thousands of years?

A long time ago during the last ice age an early hunter gather human encounter an unknown entity (likely a alien) who granted him the power of immortality with him living at least up into the middl...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Orang Pendek

This is a submission for the Anatomically Correct Series The orang pendek is a cryptid that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra (likely evolving from orangutan...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How do I explain the phoenix's "rebirthing" process

Phoenixes are a unique type of wyvern not only due to their colorful feathers (which resemble flames) but also how they reproduce. Phoenixes lay 7 eggs which require a lot of heat to hatch. Unfortu...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How to stop horses from going extinct in the new world?

Horse were originally native to north america but between 13,000 and 11,000 years ago they went extinct likely due to expanding glaciers into their territory. The question I propose is how could I ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Gargoyles

This is a submission for the Anatomically Correct Series Gargoyles are a staple of Gothic architecture and I've decided to give these creatures the time of day. Gargoyles are closely related to Ny...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A whats the highest a group of Yetis live?

A long time ago a group of proto-giants moved high up into a the Sodo-Himalayas. Yetis commonly live up on high mountain plains some of basic characteristics of Yetis are: are as intelligent as ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Realistic Unicorns

Contrary to popular belief, Unicorns are not related to horses but instead are descended from the Siberian Unicorn. Over time: their fur became whiter they became slightly smaller they have an...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Could these trolls exist?

In a world I'm designing, a group of Homo Habilis or even Australopithecus Afarensis migrated into a northern Scotland environment becoming Trolls. These are not D&D trolls, but something else....

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Realistic sea humanoids

bucking the trend of mermaids I've decided to take a different approach with my mermaids. A long time ago a group of Australopithecus diverged from us taking to the sea. some characteristics of the...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Creating a plausible Wendigo fever

It is believed that Wendigos are supernatural beings with an insatiable hunger for human flesh, or humans who are selfish and commit cannibalism and while the latter is more accurate, Wendigo fever...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Could birds conveniently evolve sapience?

Next to angels, various types of bird people are among some of the most common depictions of flying humanoids. Revali from BOTW comes to mind. Could birds (or any other flying animal for that ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Could my Wyverns exist?

A long time ago, Yi Qi diverged into three main groups: Cockatrices, Drakes, and Wyverns. Some characteristics of Wyverns include: They are tetrapods/quadrupeds They are covered with feathers The...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Whats the furthest two hominids could diverge from and still be able to produced viable offspring?

In many fantasy stories humans are capable of inter-breeding with different fantasy races. There is a precedent for this happening with neanderthal and Denisovan DNA being found in people of Eurasi...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How do I preserve the Megafauna in my world?

Over 100,000 years ago giant megafauna roamed the earth such as mammoths, gigantopithecus, and giant sloths. fast forward to today and most megafauna are extinct (with the notable exception being i...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A What evolutionary pressures would lead to Goblins?

A long time ago homo floresiensis split off into two main groups Goblins and Halflings. Now Goblins are an odd little bunch (here's a rough mock up of what a goblin might look like) and I was wonde...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Sonic

This is a submission for the Anatomically Correct Series. to celebrate the upcoming Sonic movie I've decided to ask the question of what an anatomically correct Sonic would look like? Based o...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A How do I explain the long life spans of Elves?

Elves in fantasy are commonly depicted as having long life spans and that applies to my story as well with Elves on average living between 250 and 270 years. The question is how would this work and...

15 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭

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Q&A What evolutionary pressures would lead to Orcs?

In my story Orcs, humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to what evolutionary pressures would to a group of divergent hominids to evolve into Orcs?...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by icewar1908‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by icewar1908‭