Discord
03-28-2020, 05:07 AM
"Hm... In that case..." Jocelyn separated the pelvis and tail from the rest of the skeleton, then gestured at the the tailbones "A rat's tail is mainly used for balance when climbing and walking on narrow surfaces. They also tend to drag on the ground. Rats generally thrive in filthy environments so that does not particularly matter for them but this creature is to be made of fabric, which would certainly get dirty if it had a tail that dragged along the ground."
With that Jocelyn removed a few segments of the tail and pushed the remaining segments closer together. the result was a tail made up of stockier bones that was shorter. Jocelyn gestured at the length and then put her hands apart to show the width of the proposed tail.
"I would have it so the tail was shorter, but had more mass and muscle, or whatever passes for muscle in these things. That way it becomes more dexterous as well as being more useful for general balance. that said, with this kind of tail we could make the legs a bit longer so the creature wouldn't be as close to the ground as a rat. What do you think?"
With that Jocelyn removed a few segments of the tail and pushed the remaining segments closer together. the result was a tail made up of stockier bones that was shorter. Jocelyn gestured at the length and then put her hands apart to show the width of the proposed tail.
"I would have it so the tail was shorter, but had more mass and muscle, or whatever passes for muscle in these things. That way it becomes more dexterous as well as being more useful for general balance. that said, with this kind of tail we could make the legs a bit longer so the creature wouldn't be as close to the ground as a rat. What do you think?"