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[DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - skinstealer - 01-16-2022 here we discuss potential ideas for new species morphs and variants...a fun way to give commissioners (and team members) ideas of stuff to buy/make! here's some things to keep in mind morph- a subtype of a species, generally based on the "framework" of a species. species have various themes and recurring traits that define them as that species, such as karacels being based on types of cat/fur types, and flexins being based on types of parties. morbit evolution can also tie into the development of weirder morphs, such as planthopper neuroths being the result of neuroth movements towards a more peaceful and docile culture. not all team members want to work with the more in depth morbit evolution mechanics, though- currently known team members down for it are: mortis   variant- an example of a more specific appearance a morbitian can take within a morph's categorization- such as ghost mantis variant of a mantis neuroth, or a date variant of a lovestruck morph flexin. you can get as specific as you want with these, considering there are countless variants for any morph, and they're more a way to inspire more unique/granular designs than an official (in universe) categorization! you can provide images/references/reasoning with your ideas, if you like! here are some frameworks for species: (more to be added later) TAVERNE karacel- types of cat/fur type ruffneck- type of dog/canine (vulpines + hyenadae also okay) pockitt- type of rodent/lapine/marsupial selected- type of snake mothlie- type of mythical/fantasy creatures + moths, forest associations are a bonus snuglin- types of animal plush/toy, specific plush reference especially good botley- types of robot pet LUXSON beatfox- shapes/type of music corvice/OBJ- type of animal categorization/specific animals centinel- type of ungulate (cetaceans count) comber- type of mythical/fantasy creatures + bees fallow's construct- type of natural material used to make them gummi catfish- type of candy + aquatic creature de'moneres- type of card suit/money or gambling related things masque- type of masked creature (raccoons, lemurs, badgers, etc, not limited to mammals) UNNAMED SKINSTEALER SYSTEM REGION concept- these don't really count do they skipper- types of boat courier- types of slug/snail, can also just be weird aquatic things if you wanna get funky tauntamount- type of fishing lure neuroth- type of predatory insect/arachnid GENERAL flexin- type of party/gathering ritual is done at shrouds- eye type (get weird with it) pinitelle- different kinds of pinata elemental- different elements zwadeim- (technically dont have morphs + dont count) ATELIER amerveille- animal + type of creative work (like writing, drawing, etc.) combo batisson- bat species + bug species combo IDYTH luko- types of plant(s) gesabotts- different models/versions (typically very similar) trillvette- types of racing vehicles OCTRUS chorosy- protective suit/gear (not armor) volare- different sizes with a varying amount of limbs (might not count) EVA SIERRA replix- mimics any specific god but with minor differences/oddities MELOCANIA pippets- based on dice, coins, or other similar 'play' tools other team members please give me your species to list here if interested go nuts RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - King-Clod - 01-16-2022 Maybe a Wolfcat Karacel? Not sure if that's been done yet though. Masques especially interest me, I feel like there's a lot of potential there. Maybe a masked sort of bird, like a Loggerhead Shrike? I'm linking it instead of putting in the image because it was huge when I tried, haha https://travisaudubon.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Loggerhead_Shrike_KK_Mark_Eden_GBBC_2015.jpg A replix for a dead god like Velvet could be interesting, and a Fallow replix would be fun, given everything Fallow has going on. I wonder if they would be more or less prone to horror mutation... For species that use a combo of inspo, can we just combine any two things that seem fun? RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - skinstealer - 01-16-2022 ye go ahead and combine whatever RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - Pichi2214 - 01-16-2022 Fox ruffneck sounds cool... In general I don't think there are any morbit foxes yet (beat foxes don't count cause they are buppy) RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - SHIVERS - 01-16-2022 TAVERNE karacel- morph based on ocelots; maybe called "QUEEN" morph? ruffneck- English Toy Terrier, Greyhound morph pockitt- kangaroo rat, sugar glider, numbat, aardvark, squirrel selected- rattlesnakes, sea snakes, leviathan (mythical), hydra (mythical), eels maybe? mothlie- unicorns + oleander hawk-moth, seer/fortune teller/oracle + comet moth, ghosts/spirits + coffee clearwings snuglin- long striped snake plushes, isopod plushes, fox plushes (with little line eyes) botley- vector robots (very simple, with little wheels and expressive eyes), stout robot toy with treads instead of feet, segmented robot snake LUXSON beatfox- noise/glitch music (random, uneven glitchy shapes), ambient music (flowing, undefined shapes; almost formless/gas-like to the touch) corvice/OBJ- PROPER SNAKE CORVICE, arachnids fallow's construct- gemstones, iron, salt gummi catfish- rope-like candy + eels, licorice + deep sea fish (anglerfish/etc.) de'moneres- logo/brand card + advertisements, face cards + royalty, aces + societal outcasts/often characterized as rebels masque- Southern Pink Underwing Moth Caterpillars, swans, tuxedo cats, hispaniolan masked curly-tailed lizard, dyeing poison dart frog UNNAMED SKINSTEALER SYSTEM REGION skipper- submarines, sailboats courier- parasitized (cordyceps-infected), sea butterfly, melting snails, geography cones, Hairy Triton's Trumpets (spiky) tauntamount- spoon neuroth- lacewings, centipedes GENERAL flexin- business meeting, rapture, death game, ghost hunt, medieval faire/larp, sleepover, movie premiere shrouds- floating eyes, spiral eyes, eyestalks, cuttlefish eyes, eyeball-head pinitelle- bugs, busted/injured pinata, pixel art pinata elemental- plasma, void, mercury, time, sunshine, poison RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - Guest - 01-16-2022 -Paper Balloon/Lantern Pinitelle morph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_lantern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_lantern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glassine Thinking of a reversal of standard pinitelle - now it's a lightweight form that can fly on the wind! Paper could still carry a small amount of fluid inside. Maybe related to embolisms trapping air under the shell? -Cactus Courier morph https://images.freeimages.com/images/large-previews/c09/small-cactus-with-a-big-flower-1630017.jpg You've seen lithops and other small cacti with large flowers, right? Could be a land adaptation though a resinous skin excretion as lotions to keep skin moist were used. -Trillvette morph https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/957bWoU.jpg Sprint cars or whatever these weird buggies are. The spoiler is important. -Comber Variant https://scitechdaily.com/images/Thistle-Down-Velvet-Ant-scaled.jpg https://www.pestwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Red-Velvet-Ants.jpg?x17864 Velvet ants? There's no flightless Combers... RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - victorianflorist - 01-16-2022 TAVERNE Karacel - Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, big karacel that looks a bit taz tiger like? Ruffneck -  Komondor Pockitt - Bilbies The Selected - Snipe Eel variant - They are so fucking goofy lookin' Motlie - Pixie variant - an incredibly small variant of fae mothlie based on midget moths with those distinct feathery wings Snuglin - Potted plant plush  Botley Aqua pet inspired botley with a small robot on the inside suspended in liquid and controlling a larger, fishtank-like suit Aquatic robot toy-inspired mermaids, i.e. hexfish, hexjellies, etc. Mutsu robot toy-inspired botley that is large and mech-like, appearing to be a habitat for the smaller mutsu-like semi aquatic robot that swims around on top. Maybe like a dual consciousness thing where the mutsu can leave the habitat bot to interact with other mutsu or swim through like a greater area.  LUXSON Beatfox - Wavy/flowing shapes and classical music Corvice/OBJ - Scarecrow Corvice to match the OBJ or Honduran white bat variants Centinel - Mannatees or dugong, Hippos, Hyrax (closely related to elephants) Comber - Orchid Bees/Fairies or carpenter bees/dwarves Fallow's Construct - Aquatic/kelp morph Gummi Catfish - Aquatic worms/bobbitt worms and gummy worms De'Moneres - Perhaps one with a crystal-tipped tail and crystal growths? Masque - MANED SLOTH UNNAMED SKINSTEALER SYSTEM REGION Skipper - Koi/Rowboat Courier - Surfing snail variant - with a lil flesh skirt for the bigfoot  or a Conch variant with goofy eyes Tauntamount - Squid lures Neuroths - Leech morph - These can get real weird, considering some leeches have like 6 eyes and literally have a suction cup for a tail. GENERAL Flexin - Book Fair Shrouds -  Infested - a tangle of parasitic worms in place of eyes Branches - Their entire face is obscured by floating branches emerging from thin air, perhaps developed due to angel interference? Smoke - Smoke/fog/mist in place of eyes Swarm - A swarm of flying insects such as moths in place of eyes (keep em away from headlight morphs) Censored - A black bar covering the eyes entirely Shutter shades - Do I have to explain this one? I'm sorry Screen - Screens for eyes - maybe an artificial/robotic morph Pinitelle - "Mimic" pinitelles inspired by other species or maybe gods like replix, similar to character-based piñata of our world Elemental Electricity elementals still need a ref for the wiki Paper elemental Slime elemental Candy Elemental ATELIER Amerveille - Perhaps bulls or other bovines and sculpting? Batisson - Pretty sure I've suggested bumblebees and honduran white bats before TDYTH Luko - Sundew Luko Trillvette - Volkwagon beetles HERBIE MELOCANIA Pippets - Those blocks u used in school to count that came in singles sets of 10 and sets of a 100 or maybe like a spinner RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - MarxzVulpez - 01-21-2022 Just gonna throw a couple ideas out there for now. I'll probably add more later Long Cat Karacel A variation on Botleys that have like, Tape Decks/CD players built in (original idea was a take on H0pp3rs that have that as a pouch analogue) A Totally Not Mothra Moth Kaiju Mothlie Hallucigenia Courier Maybe a Jawbreaker Giant Clam Gummi Catfish? Sparring Gear Chorosy A Selected morph based off of those toy snakes with the interchangeable segments Anomalacaris Neuroth Gargoyle De'moneres, Chess Pieces De'moneres RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - MarxzVulpez - 01-21-2022 Oh, I almost forgot one but: a Gesabott model that's more like, boxy and takes visual queues from crt monitors/computers/older tech such as this RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - King-Clod - 01-22-2022 Ooooh maybe a Mirror Spider Neuroth Battison that combines a Hoary Bat and Jumping Spiders maybe? Both have squat cute faces. A Siren Comber would be fun OH OR A BIGFOOT MOTHLIE RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - Pichi2214 - 02-01-2022 seahorse gummi catfish!! i had the thought a few days ago and just remembered it RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - Shifter55 - 07-21-2022 Weathervane pippet (there's so many styles from anemometers to historical pointers) RE: [DISCUSSION] Species Brainstorming Thread - knux400 - 07-21-2022 Barrel dice pippits...