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Question How can a powerful acidic substance not break down inorganic material?
A Gelatinous Cube is a massive, slime-based jelly that haunts underground dungeons, and is composed of an acidic substance which breaks down material. These creatures are unintelligent and crawl aimlessly through a dungeon. They feed by engulfing an organic mass and dissolving it inside itself. Howev...
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almost 4 years ago
Question How can the effects of a Gene become weaker with each new offspring?
King Solomon, founder of the Solomonian Dynasty, was the first emperor of China. After he conquered the mainland, he gave his alchemists the single command of creating an elixir that would allow him to live forever. This elixir not only made him immortal, but unlocked an ability in his genes that gav...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can antibodies induce a demigod transformation?
The Greek gods were sufficiently advanced aliens with access to powerful technology. In the begining of our worlds formation, Zeus created mankind from his own flesh. These mortals were made in their god's image, as sons and daughters of the gods. However, Zeus had a bad habit of "spreading his Royal...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can elves prevent specialization among their species?
Genetic chimerism is a condition in which a single organism is composed of cells with more than one distinct genotype. Elves inhabit this world, but do not possess magic in this reality. Instead, they are all what can be genetically considered chimeras because they have a strange way of reproducing. ...
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about 4 years ago
Question What abnormalities can result from long term cryogenic preservation?
Overlord Larmark is a scientist from the 21st century who is interested in world domination, and needs powerful generals to lead his armies. He looks to the ancient world, as only that time period has the generals with the charisma and strength of will to do what must be done. Using scientific shenni...
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about 4 years ago
Question Why would the offspring of a clone not suffer from a degenerative illness?
I, Rey Skywalker, am officially the greatest Jedi in existence. I successfully took down the remnants of the empire single-handedly, defeated my arch-enemy Kylo Ren, and killed Sheev Palpatine, the one time ruler of the galaxy. With my work completed, I set about making money from my exploits by al...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can a species predictably guide its own evolution?
When elves decide to conceive, a male must add his genetic material at different intervals over several years to the female. Genetic material could come from a single male or various ones with no connection to one another. The developing child is slowly "built" with the genetic material of one father...
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about 4 years ago
Question What attributes can fathers pass on through their spirit?
In this world, humans have a strange way of reproducing. When partners decide to conceive, A female must be inseminated at specified intervals by a male in order to pass on her genes. However, males don't pass on their genes, but bits of their spirit. When enough of these pieces of spirit is collecte...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can natural chimerism be advantageous to a species?
Genetic chimerism is a condition in which a single organism is composed of cells with more than one distinct genotype. In animals, this means an individual derived from two or more zygotes, which can include possessing blood cells of different blood types. Elves inhabit this world, but do not possess...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can I increase brain processing capabilities without overloading it?
The human brain is a jackass. Your senses are capable of processing large amounts of information to the senses. However, the brain blocks most of this out of the consciousness in order to allow this pitiful homo sapiens species to focus on few key things at a time. This robs humans of a rich amount o...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can human evolution adopt to the changes of multiple births being commonplace?
Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye is a woman in Uganda who has had 44 children in her life due to her bearing many children at one time. This unusual situation is because of a rare genetic abnormality that causes hyperovulation. In this fictional world, this is the norm rather than the exception. Women are li...
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about 4 years ago
Question Why would men suffer from toxic masculinity?
Since the 1800s, the levels of testosterone has been steadily rising in males across the world. The increase in male testosterone has increased strength, speed, height, energy, and aggression. The downside is that health and lifespan had been declining. Males are burning out and dying much earlier th...
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about 4 years ago
Question How can I force siblings to fight each other for the privilege of being born?
When Lilith was kicked out of the garden of Eden, she was forced to fend for herself in a harsh, unforgiving world. Lost and alone, she came upon a bloke named Satan. Their love produced two children who were twins. However, the first born twin was weak and fragile, while the second was strong. At so...
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about 4 years ago
Question What would a transplanted organ from a corpse use to gain control of it's host?
Shub Niggarath, the black goat of the woods and mother of the dark young, is a powerful entity that lives in a universe parallel to our own. In this universe, immortal entities exist as abstract concepts and ideas and gain power through the emotion of humans in the material verse. Long ago, a group o...
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about 4 years ago
Question What structures would allow random strangers to perform a musical number?
I am an alien from outer space who is visiting a planet called Earth. The species living here, humans, have a very primitive and strange culture. They seem to spontaneously burst into dance and song, performing long musical performances at random notice. The topics involving these musical numbers can...
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about 4 years ago
Question What aspects in the dark ages regarding family would be affected by this change in biology?
Sort of a follow up: What change in human biology would lead to wild gestational periods? In an alternate world during the middle ages, women are regularly with child for more than a year, with the most extreme verified case being more than three. The "average pregnancy" lasts, about nine months, bu...
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about 4 years ago
Question What change in human biology would lead to wild gestational periods?
Bringing a human child to term generally takes place over a period of nine months. They are marked by different stages, from 1st to third, and are marked by different events and expectations for mother and child. While no two instances are the same, this process is generally similar enough to be pred...
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over 4 years ago
Question What is the the most efficient way to design and administer an infertility plague?
My name is Adolf Palpatine, a kind and benevolent Buddhist monk on the path to enlightenment. I have figured out a way to game the system. By making a deal with a demon, I have gained the ability to transfer my soul to my offspring at the point of death. The transfer is automatic, and switches bodi...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can a human male be made to produce sperm for another species?
An alien creature has secretly landed on earth, seeking to propagate itself among the local species. It studies the individual sexes of a race called humans and determined that the males would be more suited for the purpose. They produce millions of genetic material a day involuntarily with little re...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can I get a total solar eclipse to be a yearly event?
In our world, a solar eclipse is visible from the planet a few times a year, in certain locations. However, a total solar eclipse that can be seen across the planet generally happens every three or four centuries. I am building a world similar to Earth. What I need is for a total eclipse to happen on...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can solar eclipse magnify the moons effects?
The moon is made up of a substance called warpstone. This rock is solidified Mana compressed into physical form. Pieces of the moon will sometimes fall to earth, which contain magical properties and are used in spells. Although powerful, it is very unstable and radioactive. Special precautions must b...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can mitochondria DNA overtake the nucleus?
The Scarlet King is an eldritch god formed as the manifestation of the tension between the modern world and the pre-modern world and the rage it creates. Originally it existing as the concept of there being something greater than man, such as gods or the supernatural, or magic. As modernity approache...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can I achieve the results of Pompeii with divine energy?
Gods occasionally visit the mortal realm for particular reasons, such as certain festivals or to do battle against demonic forces in an invasion. In the case of the latter, a god has to be careful about controlling his divine energy. When gods fight on earth, they are required to keep their power lev...
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over 4 years ago
Question what kind of natural disaster can affect earth on a planetary scale?
Our world is surrounded by a metaphysical barrier that separates us from other dimensions and the things which inhabit them. This barrier is made up of 7 layers, with the last one being the closest to our realm. An ancient deity that exists across multiple dimensions is prophesized to enter our world...
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over 4 years ago
Question What would cause vast differences in lifespans between the sexes?
In this world, women generally live naturally longer lives than men. The typical female lifespan would be 125- 150 years, and a male would be 30-35 years. Our society attributes this to an ancient curse that God placed on the first man for disobeying him in the garden of eden and eating a fruit from ...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can human biology be built to allow consistent usage of 100% of the body's muscles without wear and tear?
The island of Themascryia is a nation of amazons, an all-female race that spend their lives training for battle. They are currently under siege by foreign invaders. This army comes from a powerful empire who seek to take them as slaves. Technology evens the playing field between men and women in term...
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over 4 years ago
Question what materials can I use to bioprint a human skeleton?
In the grim darkness of the 22,d century, there is only war. humanity has waged war on itself for decades, turning many areas of the planet into wastelands. With every decade that passes, new weapons are created in order to give one nation an advantage over the other. This arms race has led to the de...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can I increase the rate of regeneration in humans without the possibility of tumors developing?
The demigods are immortal individuals that protect our reality from eldritch abominations, such as Cthulhu, Niggurath, etc, on a plane that exists between our world and theirs. These battles against these eldritch forces and their minions happen on a daily basis to prevent them from breaching our wor...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can the epidermis be manipulated at will to become clothing-like material?
In this world, elves developed along similar lines of homo sapiens, with some major differences that allow for a small metamorphic ability. Their epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, can be shaped and molded to fit circumstances. It can change color, become thicker or skinnier as needed, made to c...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can I alter the human reproductive cycle in order to compete on a hostile planet?
This is a follow up question to one that I made earlier. Basically, after God wiped out all life after the flood, earth has changed into a lush but dangerous environment. Every living thing, from plants to animals, has evolved to be hostile and prey on each other. This forces species to constantly a...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can I speed up the evolutionary process in humans?
God had decided that humanity as a species is an overall disappointment. After wiping out all life with a flood, he decided to start from scratch. Humanity's new environment would be constantly changing, in order to create a species that is stronger, faster, and tougher. The new earth would be a liv...
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over 4 years ago
Question In what way can I increase the likelihood of miscarriages across a species?
Exowombs have become feasible from a technological standpoint. A number of trials conducted on animal embryos have proven successful, and talk has been made about how this can be beneficial for humanity. Talk has been floating around on how this technology can benefit humanity, and whether it should ...
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over 4 years ago
Question How would a 4th trimester affect human development?
Newborn humans are born in a very undeveloped stage compared to other mammals. This is because if they stayed any longer in the mother, their head would become too big to fit through the birth canal. However, the advent of artificial womb technology has brought many changes to human development. As w...
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over 4 years ago
Question How can you eliminate dreaming without affecting REM sleep?
The Dreamlands are a vast, alternate dimension that can only be entered via dreams. They are divided up into several sections, all of which are inhabited by monsters who serve the idiot elder god Azathoth. These creatures seek to enter our world and conquer it, using human beings as a focal point. W...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can the artificial womb be made affordable for the common people?
The artificial womb has become a reality, freeing many women from the 9 month burden of carrying a child. Unfortunately, it was not the liberating game changer that feminists hoped it would be. These machines and the technology behind them require multiple steps, and extensive maintenance in order to...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can I fast-track the growth of a human being with an artificial womb?
A homoculus is an artificial human being that is created through the magical science of alchemy. These creatures are born in artificial wombs by a dark ritual that requires various materials, and the sacrifice of seven individuals. This dark process creates a fetus, which is housed in an anniotic sax...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can high-level awareness resulting in telepathic radar be made possible in the human mind?
The humans in this setting are telepaths who are able to communicate with each other through their minds. This form of telepathy transfers simple phrases, symbols, or emotions to the designated person within a range of 5 - 7 feet. Having full blown conversations telepathically is difficult because it...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can sex lead to a boost in performance for competitive sports?
Many believe that sex before a competition can have a negative impact on performance in combat, speed and strength sports in males. Athletes from strength and speed sports showed decreased performance up to two hours after sexual intercourse. The most likely cause of this is lower testosterone le...
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almost 5 years ago
Question What would prevent chimeras from reproducing with each other?
There exists a polymerization spell that allows distinct animals to combine with each other, creating an entirely new creature. The beasts in question are held in transumutation circles linked by ley lines and surrounded by specific ingredients to make the spell work. Ingredients are specific to the ...
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almost 5 years ago
Question What would be the best way for a supernatural entity to fit into a physical body smaller in mass and volume?
Angels are advanced technological beings who are messengers of the gods. These extra-dimensional beings are large, upwards of 30ft tall, and resemble eldritch abominations in their true form, such as three faces, wheels, wings, etc. As they are monstrous and terrifying in appearance, they take physic...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can I minimize the damage of an unstable nuclear reactor to the surrounding area?
Gods in this universe inhabit a higher plane of existence. Their spirits inhabit large, humanoid forms upwards of 30ft, and watch over humanity by protecting it from outside threats. On occasion, a god must enter the mortal plane for various reasons. However, there are certain conditions that must be...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can I describe a substance that allows for suspended animation while keeping the mind active?
I am a collector traveling from planet to planet, who believes that art is an expression of human emotion and feeling, and can come in all types of forms. Many greats, such as Picasso and Van Gogh, aren't fully appreciated until years after they are dead, and I intend to change this by giving the art...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can a demonic viral infection spread throughout the body without being noticed?
Demonic possession occurs when an evil spirit hijacks the biological system of an organism, corrupting it and taking control of its functions. Although powerful, the possession eventually breaks down the body, degrading it as time goes on, due to its incompatibility with the ethereal form. The demon ...
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almost 5 years ago
Question How can a long lived species that reproduces slowly prevent themselves from going extinct?
We Eldar are a beautiful race that have a maximum life span of 500 years. We are stronger, faster, more intelligent, sexier, and frankly just superior to you humans in every way. However, we cannot reproduce as often due to biological reasons, as our children are born a few decades apart from each ot...
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about 5 years ago
Question How can animals of various species organize themselves against a super-predator?
Cats in New York City are an invasive species that are a plague to the animal kingdom. It is well documented that these bloodthirsty psychopaths are responsible for the murder of billions of innocent and helpless creatures a year. They devastate ecosystems and ruin the lives of many animals that are ...
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about 5 years ago
Question How can an organ that provides biological immortality be unable to regenerate?
After Cain killed his brother Abel, he was cursed by God to wander the earth forever. On his travels, he met a sympathetic woman named Lilith. They discovered that they had a mutual beef with their creator. Lilith, first wife of Adam, refused to suit to her husband and was cast out of the garden by G...
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about 5 years ago
Question How can a terrorist cult genetically engineer human bombs?
A nihilistic organization founded by a preacher, Solf J. Kimblee, has reasoned that human beings have fallen short of God's true purpose. Since the betrayal by Adam and Eve, all people are born with original sin and are destined to commit evil at some point in their lives. Therefore, life itself is a...
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about 5 years ago
Question How can an evil spirit take control of a human body during REM sleep?
I have a friend who is a really nice guy. The problem is that he was born as a half demon. While he looks completely normal, he possesses a spirit inside him called "Amon". This being forces him to experience certain demonic urges, which he must constantly suppress while awake. When my friend falls ...
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about 5 years ago
Question How can a terrorist group link a biological plague to a specific genetic signature?
A domestic terrorist organization has come to light due to recent terror attacks that they claim responsibility for. This group has developed a biological weaponized plague that attacks the nervous system of an individual. If released, it has the potential to kill millions. The terrorists blame a par...
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about 5 years ago
Question How can I maintain the demigod powers of my clan while ensuring the purity of its bloodline?
We, the house of Habsburg, are a royal family that descend from the gods. Our founder, Cersei Habsburg, conquered Europe and brought peace and stability to the dregs of the continent. After taking her 3 brothers as husbands she founded the Habsburg dynasty. Our demigod status awards us the power of p...
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over 5 years ago