Turn 11
The EventsStrength: 95 (Very Major Event) (uh oh)
Timeframe: 17 (Three Turns)
Temperament: 3 (Inconvenient Stuff) (could be MUCH worse)
The WorldMinor Ice Age (1 Turn Left)
Moving Landmasses (3 Turns Left)
The islands are moving.
And not in a very geological timescale either. They are moving fast. An-entire-half-a-meter-in-a-single-day kind of fast. While definitely unnatural, as these movements cannot reasonably be tectonic, this has not much of a bearing on the local life. The movement of the islands are completely random. They constantly change course, never approaching eachother for a potential merge. So it is business as usual.
Underwater earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis are extremely common now and will continue to be for the next three turns. Some species will be minorly affected, some will not at all. Mainly nesting and coastal species will be subjected to its effects, while pelagic and deepsea species will carry on as if nothing has occured.
Commando Spermsquid, Eggjector Pancod, Piranha Dropbass, The Polack, Earless Hexturtle, Deafened Hexturtle, Cleaning Killgore are extinct.
Actions
notquitethere
1: Speciate Pear-ly Megalocod
A: Stronger jaw: 1+1= 2
B: More acidic stomach acid: 2+1= 3
2: Speciate Spireater Elecod
A: Keratin fur: 2
B: Blubber and send to Uch Shallows: 4
3: Speciate Remora Pancod
A: Injecting ovipositor: 3
B: Latching tendrils: 5
SS: Speciate Lungenose Dropseal
A: Improve brain to be more cunning: 4+1= 5
B: Nose pincer from nose claws: 6+1= 7
Knightwing64
1: Increase intelligence: 3+1= 4 (that was close...)
2: Increased fecundity: 1+1= 2
3: Resistance to senescense: 5
SS: Develop brain: 5+1= 6 (pre-sapience it is)
The Canadian Kitten
1: Fix internal fertilisation for Colossal Dropalina: 1+1=2
2: Speciate Piranha Dropbass
A: Cold resistance: 1
B: Carapace and send to Bir Shallows: 4
3: Cold resistance for Ornate Dropbass: 4
SS: Better brain for Ornate Dropbass: 4+1= 5
TricMagic
1: Amphibiousness for Diegonic Cuttlecovy: 5
SS: Otter fur for Diegonic Cuttlecovy: 7
2: Speciate the above
A: Huddling and send to Bir Shallows: 3
B: Better blood circulation: 2+1=3
3: Speciate 2B
A: Huddling and send to Eke Shallows: 4
B: Huddling in Uch Shallows: 2
flazeo25
1: Move stinger to tentacles, and move those to nape: 3
2: Ovoviviparity and lose parasitism: 4
SS: Fix stomach acid: 6+1=7
3: Speciate the above
A: Blubber: 1
B: Blubber and send to Bir Shallows: 2
brangerlon
1: Speciate the Domedweller
A: More toxins: 5+1= Capped at 5
B: Solve racism: 5
2: Back fuzz to venomous spines for 1A: 3+1= 4
3: More toxins for 1A: 1+1= 2
SS: More toxins for 1A: 6+1= 7
Blood_Librarian
1: Insulating resin for Burrowing Krillgore: 5
2: Torpor to cold adaptation for Migratory Shrimpgore: 3+1= 4
3: Nests made of insulating resin for Cleaning Killgore: 1
SS: Speciate off of Pelagic Handfish Whalegore and send to The Midnight Zone: 6
Crystalizedmine
1: Sharp teeth and lamprey-like behavior for Lavaskin Hexturtle: 1+1= 2
SS: Better balance and coordination for Tailed Hexagonbaga: 4+1= 5
2: Speciate Grazing Hexturtle
A: Hearing: 3
B: Hearing and send to Bir Shallows: 1
3: Speciate Bellynest Hexturtle
A: Hearing: 5
B: Hearing and send to Bir Shallows: 1
FiveBalesOfHay
1: Cold resistance for Tunneler Yarom: 2
2: Speciate Tunneler Yarom
A: Construct hoarders: 5+1= Capped at 5
B: Omnivory: 1
3: Algea spire digestion for 2B: 1+1= 2
SS: Primitive speech for 2A: 2
Bir Island | Barren Rock Flats | (0/13 species)
Bir Shallows | Algea Forest | (13/13 species)
A large, carnivorous, perfectly rotund, extremely adaptable pre-sapient animal 4 meters in diameter, with many sharp, flexible tendrils with the ability to powerfully cast electricity to prey. It lives in groups of up to 30 individuals. It moves and manouvers around by using air jets on its underside. It has a large round mouth that it uses to devour its prey via suction from a set of powerful internal gills. It has a thick, porous skin that allows algea to grow on it, giving it camuflage. It has very efficent anti-toxin defenses. Its tissues are slightly acidic, charged with electricity, and protected with algal growths, making it a non-target to parasites. It has a very large, smart brain, bulging, mantis shrimp-like eyes, and a sense of electroreception. It secretes a pheromone that enchants prey that wander too close, luring them closer. Its effects marginally increase when more covylossi are together, but usually one alone takes the scene. If it can't find prey, it goes into stasis to conserve energy and is very energy efficent overrall, and is very long lived. It uses tools and attaches sharp, or otherwise useful objects onto its tentacles. It reproduces by external fertilisation of thousands of tiny, foul-smelling eggs, which hatch into embryonic young with very low survival rates.
A small, droplet-shaped, carnivorous animal 40 centimeters in length, with a pair of long, rapidly flapping, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cups, moving in synch. It has small keratin spike teeth in its mouth to bite and kill prey. It has a very strong immune system. Its suction cups has stingers that secrete a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the prey from fleeing. It produces an electric shock to stun prey. It has a large brain, fish-like eyes, echolocation, and weak hearing. It reproduces by parasitic eggs that must be planted inside a host. The eggs secrete a scabbing substance to somewhat seal the wound. This process will often kill the host.
A piscine, carnivorous, pear-shaped animal 90 centimeters in length, with a set of shark-like, cartilageous fins. It has small, circular scales that cover its face and back and has a thick layer of subdermal fat. It has a robust jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of powerful suction chambers on its gills. It's stomach acid is very potent. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A piscine, carnivorous, pear-shaped animal 90 centimeters in length, with a set of shark-like, cartilageous fins. It has small, circular scales that cover its face and back and has a thick layer of subdermal fat. It has a very robust, very large jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of powerful suction chambers on its gills. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A piscine, omnivorous, cylindrical animal half a meter in length, with two pairs of hard, stout, wing-like fins. It is covered in insulating scales, which turn into plates at the belly. Its mouth has long, calcium baleen to filter out small animals, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. On the sides of its mouth are two pairs of long, thin, three-jointed limbs of various sizes with clawed ends to tear apart prey of various sizes and are also used in self-grooming, along with a two short, muscular digits to drag itself on shore. It has a large brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs, which are laid in tide pools. It is very social, and lives in pods. The young clean the adults of parasites. It hunts in shallow coasts, ramming its body onto targets, and then tearing them apart.
A piscine, carnivorous, weakly mesothermic, droplet-shaped animal 10 centimeters in length covered in an exoskeleton, with a large, multi faceted fish tail at the end. It has a long digestive tract. It has a strong jaw lined with large keratin spikes to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has two long fangs with a very potent venom, and is largely immune to toxins. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by large, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It lives in packs made of a dozen or so individuals.
A droplet-shaped, pre-sapient, amphibious, carnivorous animal 60 centimeters in length, with a layer of subdermal fat, thick hydrophobic fur and a pair of long, rapidly flapping, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cups, moving in synch. It two pairs of long, hollow canines in its mouth to suck blood and tear flesh apart. It gills can store water to breathe air. It has a very strong heart and immune system. Its suction cups has stingers that secrete a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the prey from fleeing. It produces an electric shock to stun prey. It has a very large, complex brain, sharp fish eyes, echolocation and hearing. It reproduces by internal fertilisation and hatching of eggs. It rests and socialises on coasts, huddling for warmth, and displays feats of intelligence above that of an average animal.
A circular, omnivorous animal 40 centimeters in length, with a large tail and three pairs of small, stubby limbs on its underside. It's body is streamlined and it is very quick and nimble. It has sets of keratin baleen in its large mouth to filter algea from the water, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Its flesh is unappetizing. It has a photosynthetic back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. Its skin is colored in a vibrant red with many yellow dots, which grants it a degree of aposematic coloration. It has a brain with large memory and coordination centers, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs that are seeded with choloroplasts from birth. It lives in large herds and cleans others of parasites and infections.
A circular, omnivorous, bloodsucking animal 20 centimeters in diameter, with three pairs of small, stubby limbs that end in claws on its underside. It has sets of keratin spines in its large mouth to filter algea from water, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Its flesh is unappetizing. It has a self-replenishing photosynthetic back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. Its skin is colored in a vibrant red with many yellow dots, which grants it a degree of aposematic coloration. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs that are seeded with choloroplasts from birth. It opportunistically drinks blood.
A small, crustaceanoid, herbivorous, animal 10 centimeters in length. It has six hydraulic legs and a pair of pincers that it uses to shove algea into its mouth. It is covered in a hardened, bony, and very, very spikey exoskeleton and is very lightweight. It has a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs.
A circular, omnivorous animal 20 centimeters in diameter, with three pairs of small, stubby limbs that end in claws on its underside. It has sets of keratin baleen in its large mouth to filter algea from the water, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Its flesh is unappetizing. It has a self-replenishing photosynthetic back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. Its skin is colored in a vibrant red with many yellow dots, which grants it a degree of aposematic coloration. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, internal ears, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs that are seeded with choloroplasts from birth. It cleans other animals of parasites and infections.
A small, piscine, herbivorous, flat, droplet-shaped, sapient animal 5 centimeters in length, with two pairs of fins on its sides. Its skin is covered in all sorts of bright colors with bioluminescent stripes. It has small keratin brushes in its mouth to comb algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Along with internal gills, it has a coat of oxygenating fuzz on its flat back. It has a very fast and efficent brain, chemoreceptive whiskers and fish-like eyes. It is rather toxic, making it inpalatable to most. It has very fast reflexes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs, which both parents guard. It is capable of communication using light signals, and lives in large, cooperative societies, and is able to secrete a hard, resin-like substance to build large, dome-shaped buildings and form sprawling colonies surrounded by curated algea fields.
A reptilian, opportunistically omnivorous animal 45 centimeters in length, with four legs with webbed feet and a very long, flat tail that forms most of its length. It is obese and is therefore slow. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to scrape algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from its mouth. It has very strong stomach acid and can spit it at foes. It has lungs connected to a single blowhole on top of its body. It is covered in long keratin scutes. It has complex vocal chords and ability to form primitive languages. On its nape are four long, crushing tentacles, each with a stinger with hallucinogenic venom that makes the stung animal trip. It has a short neck and a reptilian head. It has a large, smart brain, sensitive head tentacles, a pair of hearing tendrils, a snout with two nostrils for smelling, and light-sensitive fish-like eyes. It reproduces by internal fertilisation and hatching of eggs. It lives in tribes, constructs mud dwellings on beaches, uses crude tools, and forms complex social structures.
Eke Island | Barren Rock Flats | (0/11 species)
Eke Shallows | Algea Forest | (11/11 species)]
A piscine, omnivorous, cylindrical animal a meter in length, with two pairs of large wing-like fins. It is covered in insulating scales. Its mouth has long, calcium baleen to filter out small animals, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. On the sides of its mouth are three pairs of long, thin, three-jointed limbs with clawed ends to tear apart prey. It has a large brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched. It is very social, and lives in large pods. The young clean the adults of parasites. It hunts by ramming its body onto targets, and then tearing them apart.
A serpentine, carnivorous, somewhat endothermic animal half a meter in length, with a moray-like fin plan, with a long tail fin and four stabilising fins. It has four long, tough keratin-carbonate fangs in its mouth to kill prey and carve burrows on rocky surfaces. It swallows its food whole via suction from a set of powerful internal gills. It has a large brain with large memory center, sharp fish eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It lives in interconnected burrows and shared larders, with fifty or so related individuals that hunt together and clean eachother. They make bubble noises to eachother, which they can't hear. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A mostly aquatic, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal 30 centimeters in length, with two large flippers and one tail that can haul it on land with a tripodal gait. It has two pairs of sharp keratin plates to kill prey. It has a pair of lungs. It has a large, wide snout with muscular extensions that end in hooked claws, which it uses for catching prey. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. Mother releases a porous egg pouch and retracts back after fertilisation and hatches them inside.
A droplet-shaped, pre-sapient, amphibious, carnivorous animal 60 centimeters in length, with a layer of subdermal fat, thick hydrophobic fur and a pair of long, rapidly flapping, cuttlefish-like fins with grasping suction cups, moving in synch. It two pairs of long, hollow canines in its mouth to suck blood and tear flesh apart. It gills can store water to breathe air. It has very strong cardiovascular and immune systems. Its suction cups has stingers that secrete a numbing and sedative venom to prevent the prey from fleeing. It produces an electric shock to stun prey. It has a very large, complex brain, sharp fish eyes, echolocation and hearing. It reproduces by internal fertilisation and hatching of eggs. It rests and socialises on coasts, and displays feats of intelligence above that of an average animal.
A serpentine, mesocarnivorous, somewhat endothermic animal half a meter in length, with a moray-like fin plan, with a long tail fin and four stabilising fins. It has four long, tough keratin-carbonate fangs in its mouth to kill prey and carve burrows on algea spires, and cellulase in its saliva to turn them to sugar. It swallows its prey whole via suction from a set of powerful internal gills. It has a large brain with large memory center, sharp fish eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It lives in interconnected burrows with fifteen or so related individuals that hunt together and clean eachother. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A piscine, carnivorous, droplet-shaped animal a meter and a half in length, with dozens of small fins that cover its body. It has a long, strong, finned tail. It has a robust jaw with many spike-like keratin teeth to kill prey, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. Its skin is covered in slick slime. It has a long neck that it uses to scout for prey. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes and a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A piscine, herbivorous, droplet-shaped animal 2.4 meters in length, with dozens of tiny, hairy fins that cover its body. It is a slow animal as a result. It has large keratin tusks to crack open algea trees, and keratin teeth to chew the lignite-rich tissue into a rough paste, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a large, wide snout with muscular extensions that end in hooked claws, which it uses for grasping. It has a large brain with good memory and recognition, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs.
A reptilian, opportunistically omnivorous animal 50 centimeters in length, with four legs with webbed feet and a very long, flat tail that forms most of its length. It is very obese and is therefore very slow. It has two rows of keratin teeth in its mouth to scrape algea from rocks and sediment, which it then devours via suction from its mouth. It has very strong stomach acid and can spit it at foes. It has lungs connected to a single blowhole on top of its body. It is covered in long keratin scutes. It has complex vocal chords and ability to form primitive languages. On its nape are four long, crushing tentacles, each with a stinger with hallucinogenic venom that makes the stung animal trip. It has a short neck and a reptilian head. It has a large, smart brain, sensitive head tentacles, a pair of hearing tendrils, a snout with two nostrils for smelling, and light-sensitive fish-like eyes. It reproduces by internal fertilisation and hatching of eggs. It lives in tribes, constructs mud dwellings on beaches, uses crude tools, and forms complex social structures.
A tiny, piscine, herbivorous, knife-shaped animal a centimeter in length, with two pairs of flat, hardened fins for digging into sand. It is covered in insulating scales. Its mouth is covered in hairs to bite algea, which it then devours via suction from a set of internal gills. It has a small brain and its only sense is sight by sharp, fish-like eyes. It lives under the sand and makes nests with insulating secretions, and migrates to shallow waters to reproduce. It reproduces by external fertilisation of many durable eggs, which are laid on very shallow water where the mother itself had hatched.
A circular, herbivorous animal 75 centimeters in length, with three pairs of short legs on its underside and a large horizontal tail. It has sets of keratin baleen in its large mouth to filter algea from the water, which it then swallows with suction. It has a pair of lungs connected to a blowhole. It has a photosynthetic back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. It has a large brain with a developed memory center, fish-like eyes, sensitive internal ears, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of soft eggs that harden after fertilisation. It spends alot of its time on barren land to evade predators, and lays its hardshelled eggs in soft sand.
A circular, herbivorous animal half a meter in diameter, with three pairs of short legs on its underside. It has a pair of tusks to uproot and keratin teeth in its mouth to chew on vegetation, which it then swallows with suction. It has a pair of lungs connected to a blowhole. It has a photosynthetic back sail and it is very isolative to prevent overheating. It has a small brain with large memory center, fish-like eyes, long whiskers on the sides of its mouth and a long, wide snout with a single small nostril. It always swims on the surface of the water. It reproduces by external fertilisation of eggs. It spends alot of its time on barren land to evade predators.
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Topic: Competitive Evolution: Season 4 | Turn 13 | (Landfall Soon, Spots Available) (Read 23336 times)