Activity for Pleiades‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Anatomically Correct Huldra Huldra are forest creatures from Scandinavian folklore, best known for their seductive natures. They are frequently depicted as beautiful women, with the additional traits of a cow-like tail and occasionally a hole in their backs, like that of a rotting log. As we are starting with a human base, I w... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Question	—	What is a usable formula for determining the necessary strength of a planet's magnetic field for it to be habitable? To my understanding, part of the reason life is able to exist on Earth besides its ozone layer is due to its magnetic field, which protects the planet and its life against solar winds and keeps the atmosphere from being stripped away. Now, I'm aware that Earth's magnetic field varies a bit in strengt... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	Egg Geometry--Shape of Eggs in Oviparous Humanoids What shape would the eggs of a species of oviparous humanoids be? Eggs are common enough that you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn't seen one. While birds' eggs are often thought of more frequently, a wide variety of eggs exist and are in use by various species around the world. However, ... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	What are the ley lines this nomadic people uses to follow the same path year after year? In the world I'm building, there is a race of people whose main shtick is that they can detect the magnetic fields of their planet and use them to navigate. In one of their cultures, the people are nomadic and use the same "roads" to travel to different historic or religious sites in their culture. W... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Without making any changes to the human neck, how large of horns could a human being support? One of the first things noted about pretty much any humanoid race with horns or antlers is that the neck would not be able to support the weight, making the idea unfeasible. However, some horns are larger than others, and I find it difficult to believe the idea of horned humanoids is entirely not pla... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	How do you determine placement of multiple lunar bodies in the night sky? One of the worlds I'm building has three moons in 1:2:4 resonance, with the full moons syncing up once a cycle, meaning all three are full at different times but at the same time when the moon with the longest orbit completes a single orbit. What I've been thinking about lately though is where they ... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	How would having pronounced lower tusks affect or impede language? I am currently in the early stages of mapping out a conlang for a race of boar-people. I was stumped trying to think of what limitations, if any, having pronounced lower tusks would have on the development of their language. These creatures do have snouts, but this question more than handles my need... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	How would one determine the upper and lower temperature limits for a race of human-sized reptiles? It's a fairly well-known fact that reptiles are ecotherms, meaning that they require outside sources of heat to stay warm and metabolize. However, being too hot can cause heat sickness (not fun), and being too cold can trigger hypothermic states where metabolisms slow down, and movement becomes diffi... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Multi-colored Clouds A little while back, I went to see Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (honestly unsure of what reaction this is going to get), and there was a particular scene that showed a desert planet's multi-colored clouds: So what I'm wondering now is how to achieve the same three-tone mix of colors... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	What kinds of plants could grow near crystals and in (mostly) crystal sands? Within my desert landscape--in which the climate is similar to the Sonora Desert--there are many canyons, one of which sports large, clustered growths of Elbaite Tourmaline crystals, averaging out at a height of around 8-10 feet, with smaller crystals often growing around the bases of larger ones Th... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	How would an aquatic race of humanoids move as flawlessly as humans do on land? Assuming the same rules for physics apply to this world as they do for our own, how would a humanoid race that lives at the bottom of the sea be able to walk around like humans do on land? What kind of evolutionary trait would provide this phenomenon? It should also be noted that they cannot swim un... (more)	—	about 8 years ago
Question	—	Would it be possible to grow bamboo on the Earth's moon? Having somewhat successfully raised bamboo plants myself, I know that they're hardy plants. However, our moon is a pretty different story. If we were to bring bamboo to the moon and maintain a small shelter consisting of the basic water, air, and protection from pure sunlight, would it be able to gro... (more)	—	over 8 years ago