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[exolyx]

I'ma still call anything the size of the abomination a titan. It makes sense.

[Parsely]

I'ma still call anything the size of the abomination a titan. It makes sense.

I asked him to denominate the species, not dream up with a nicknames. You can call them whatever you please, but they do require formal titles for cataloguing. This is as much an expedition as it is a colonisation effort after all. A large part of the process of civilising a world is understanding and learning from it. Thats what makes humans so tough. We can adapt.

[Serious Business]

I still get credit for discovering them right?

[exolyx]

You didn't discover a single one. So no, not really.

[Parsely]

You didn't discover a single one. So no, not really.

Wrong.

I still get credit for discovering them right?

As the only scientist here, aside from Haurk, who only studies rocks, yes, you get the title, likely with a side-note for Reggie since he speaks Latin and gave you the names. The other Migrants aren't credible researchers or even doctors, therefore they did not "discover" them. Thats the way discovery works. Even though human beings lived on the continent of North America for ages, and other Europeans had even visited the place hundreds of years before him, Christopher Columbus, as an explorer, is still accredited with discovering the New World.

[Joben]

Cool I'm glad you like the idea.

I think with things that do not look anything like bears, we started calling them space bears because you compared their body proportions or something to bears. So we all fastened onto that.

I notice the abomination has pincers and six spike covered legs. Would it be fair to say it's insectoid? I hope so because this allows a neat reference linking it with an ancient Egyptian solar deity, who was generally portrayed as a scarab that brought up the morning sun, which seems appropriate given it's mind boggling scale.

Suggestions:

Lava Centipede: ignis vermis (fire worm) - Common name: Salamander
Giant Abomination: Khepri Coleoptera (Khepri Beetle)
Space Bears: iratus venator (angry hunter)

[Parsely]

I notice the abomination has pincers and six spike covered legs. Would it be fair to say it's insectoid? I hope so because this allows a neat reference linking it with an ancient Egyptian solar deity, who was generally portrayed as a scarab that brought up the morning sun, which seems appropriate given it's mind boggling scale.

That was actually what I based him off of, plus a few little bonuses to make him more interesting. It seemed somehow appropriate.

[Parsely]

OP Updated with Indigenous Lifeforms and Minerals.

[Serious Business]

I can't wait until we can get cloning equipment in.  Rideable Salamanders anybody?

[Parsely]

I can't wait until we can get cloning equipment in.  Rideable Salamanders anybody?

I'm starting to really love my players. Some of you are beginning to become rather clever. Well done.

[Joben]

lol I want a picture of a grizzled migrant astride a salamander with the caption "At dawn...we RIDE!"

I notice the abomination has pincers and six spike covered legs. Would it be fair to say it's insectoid? I hope so because this allows a neat reference linking it with an ancient Egyptian solar deity, who was generally portrayed as a scarab that brought up the morning sun, which seems appropriate given it's mind boggling scale.

That was actually what I based him off of, plus a few little bonuses to make him more interesting. It seemed somehow appropriate.

Holy crap. That's really funny. 

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Ok guys...this expedition to the pit is not going well.

Reggie is lying at the bottom with glass spikes through his shoulder.
Aneos lost control and is in freefall.
Cletus's last attached hardpoint is breaking.
And Yhgi isn't making much progress.



Does anyone have a plan that will help us not die in droves in the next few turns?

I have an idea for gaining access to the pit without dying as much. We might be able to collapse a section of the wall to make a slope. We've got mining explosives right?

Or we could buy/make harness so we could lower people safely...

[exolyx]

We have a kick ass mining laser, we can just carve something out or somesuch.

[Serious Business]

I still think jet packs and explosives are the answer.  But that's what I think about most problems.

[Joben]

Ohh geeze I forgot we have a mining laser. ...We really should test that thing some time. o_O Just watch it will be a genie that snaps it fingers and turns the cliff into a set of escalators.

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Here's a helpful bestiary.
Note this is info as known in character by the migrants and interpreted by me, not Word Of God.

Ignis Vermis - Salamander

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Appearance: Somewhat like a centipede.
Size: Unclear, apparently somewhat larger than a man.
Known Habitat: Swims in Lava
Senses: Unknown, no eyes.
Diet: Carnivore
Behavior: Largely unknown, aggressive in first and only encounter.
Danger: High
Durability: High
Weapon Effectiveness: Energy: Poor - Edged: Mediocre - Ballistic: Unknown
Anecdotes: Ate a migrant, who stabbed it with little effect. It was also shot with hand lasers with little effect.

Iratus Venator - Grizzly

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Apperance: A bit like a bear in overall proportions though very alien in details. Has  4 thick legs it uses for walking. It's third pair of legs are at the front, smaller and are pointed.
Size: ~2x man size
Known Habitat: ?
Known Senses: Eyes
Diet: Apparently carnivorous.
Behavior: Appear to be curious and aggressive.
Danger: Moderate - An armed man has a good chance of winning against one.
Weapon Effectiveness: Edged: Good - Laser: Good - Ballistic: Good
Anecdotes: The first creatures to approach the camp. One was dispatched hand to hand with a knife, the other with small arms fire.

Khepri Coleoptera - The Titan

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Apperance: Big, huge, enormous. Insectoid with six spike covered legs and a mouth with big pincers and lots of teeth. We really can't overemphasize how big this thing is. Those pincers we mentioned? The size of a space going battleship. When it stands up it leaves the atmosphere. When it walks it creates a windstorm. Did we mention it was big? Most civilzations worship being less intimidating than this. Also it's somewhat large.
Size: It ate the Square/Cube law for breakfast and asked for seconds.
Known Habitat: Umm...the planet?
Known Senses: ?
Diet: ?
Behavior: Largely Unknown. Appears to spend time underground.
Danger: Enormous. It could wipe out cities by accident.
Durability: Presumably incredible by it's very size. No real data on body structure though.
Weapon Effectiveness: Probably wouldn't notice anything below nukes or capital ship cannon.
Anecdotes: Rose from the ground some distance from the first migrant building leaving a massive crater.

[Parsely]

Well done Joben! I'll include this in the OP.