tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post4650795125147981699..comments2023-09-07T07:16:10.305-04:00Comments on Flights of Fantasy: Five more features to changeMarian Pererahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-17559696624205813952009-04-11T14:55:00.000-04:002009-04-11T14:55:00.000-04:00Hey Christa,Wasn't there a James Bond villain who ...Hey <B>Christa</B>,<BR/><BR/>Wasn't there a James Bond villain who had metallic teeth? Maybe you could use that as a jumping-off point - give people different <I>kinds</I> of teeth.<BR/><BR/>Or rather than sprouting fangs when they're ready to feed, how about they grow wild boar tusks when they're about to go into battle? <BR/><BR/>That would be berserker awesome.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-2926425810685606772009-04-11T11:17:00.000-04:002009-04-11T11:17:00.000-04:00Hey writtenwyrdd,You're right, such a character wo...Hey <B>writtenwyrdd</B>,<BR/><BR/>You're right, such a character wouldn't be easy, though what I'd find interesting about such a challenge would be making the character as cool as possible anyway.<BR/><BR/>There are tripedal antelopes in Wayne Barlow's <I>Expedition</I> but if I were trying such a character in a fantasy, I'd probably attempt a winged, legless dragon of some kind. But the intelligent slime mold sounds great too. :)Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-40985872863861940612009-04-09T01:10:00.000-04:002009-04-09T01:10:00.000-04:00Look around the Earth's biota, and you'll find lot...Look around the Earth's biota, and you'll find lots of features that may look odd by human standards.<BR/><BR/>Skin - how about scales or armadillo-like tough leather? Turtle-like shells would be rather heavy, however, and that's what makes turtles slow.<BR/><BR/>Digestion - birds don't chew with their mouths, but instead, they wolf it down and grind up their food in their gizzards (tough, muscular stomachs). Helping out this grinding up is what pet-bird grit is for.<BR/><BR/>Tentacles? Insect-like mouthparts? (modified limbs) Antennae?<BR/><BR/>Feathers?Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984896453534621864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-48000890911773392932009-04-07T14:40:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:40:00.000-04:00Hm, I"m trying to think how I can do this with my ...Hm, I"m trying to think how I can do this with my characters. Maybe teeth . . . nothing like a good character having bad teeth. Genetics run in fantasy life, too, eh?ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-79898609323981562632009-04-07T09:22:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:22:00.000-04:00The magical style changing hair makes me think of ...The magical style changing hair makes me think of Susan in Terry Pratchett's DiscworldSarpedonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-7232950292723324242009-04-07T09:12:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:12:00.000-04:00Even more difficult to do well: Make you nonhuman...Even more difficult to do well: Make you nonhumans non-bipedal. I know that it's more difficult to get into the head of a character who isn't bipedal; but it would be a good challenge to attempt it. <BR/><BR/>I got some really harsh comments on an alien AI based on slimemold which inhabited hosts. It thought like a computer. They didn't like it. They really, really didn't like it. :)writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.com