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15 questions linked to/from Why would humans be the dominant species?
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How do I explain the long life spans of Elves?
Elves in fantasy are commonly depicted as having long life spans and that applies to my story as well with Elves on average living between 250 and 270 years. The question is how would this work and ...
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What evolutionary pressures would lead to Elves?
In my story Elves, Humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to what evolutionary pressures would to a group of divergent hominids to evolve into Elves? ...
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What evolutionary pressures would lead to Goblins?
A long time ago homo floresiensis split off into two main groups Goblins and Halflings. Now Goblins are an odd little bunch (here's a rough mock up of what a goblin might look like) and I was ...
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World where humans have high competition [closed]
Humans living a world of a vast pool of intelligent species doesn't seem easy for them. Creatures like centaurus, lamias, bearfolk, driders and so on, there are too many to list all of them.
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What evolutionary pressures would lead to Orcs?
In my story Orcs, humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to what evolutionary pressures would to a group of divergent hominids to evolve into Orcs?
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How do I preserve the Megafauna in my world?
Over 100,000 years ago giant megafauna roamed the earth such as mammoths, gigantopithecus, and giant sloths. Fast forward to today and most megafauna are extinct (with the notable exception being in ...
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What jobs would halflings be suited for in a medieval setting?
A long time ago homo floresiensis split off into two main groups: goblins and halflings. Now, halflings still need to eat, and therefore, they need a job to make money and support themselves.
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What environment would Giants be best adapted for?
In my story Giants, humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to what sort of environment (on earth) would best suit them? some basic characteristics of ...
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Where could Elves build a self sufficient stronghold?
Light Elves now a days are mostly peaceful, but they weren't always. A long time ago, there was a mighty Elven empire being the first to smelt steel while the other races were still using bronze armor ...
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Could giant mermaids domesticate baleen whales?
While many mermaids are hunter gatherers some live a pastoral life, herding creatures like domesticated manatees. Along with this some mermaids (particularly giant mermaids) herd baleen whales using ...
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What might be an effective mode of transportation for Giants?
In my story Giants, humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to what might be an effective mode of transportation for 10 foot tall Giants with Ancient ...
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What's a possible justification for Giants not taking over the world?
An extension to another question about Why would humans be the dominant species?
In my story Giants, humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to why ...
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A Medieval Industrial Revolution
Dwarves were a key component to the defeat of the Dark Lord, being the main source of ores and high quality weapons, having entered their own Industrial Revolution in the aftermath. The question I ...
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What environment would Orcs be best adapted for?
In my story Orcs, humans, and a bunch of other fantasy races live along side each other and i'm curious as to what sort of environment (on earth) would best suit them? so basic characteristics of my ...
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Domesticating rockfolk
part 2 of: Evolution of Rockfolk
the world i'm writing a sub-species of my Rockfolk have been Domesticated by humans becoming Golems, and are commonly use as a type guard dog or for field labor. some ...
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