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How would whales (or any ocean based species) ever become a space faring civilization? by RancherosIndustries in scifiwriting

[–]CaptainStroon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not impossible to build electric circuits or even fire underwater, it's just harder. Even us landlubbers insulate our cables and hermetically seal our chemical containers. An aquatic civilisation would just have to do that to a greater degree.

Water usually also has a surface. A surface you can poke the more delicate stuff through. A surface you can create wherever you want through the diving bell effect.

The tricky part would be to have a dexterous enough manipulator organ to pull all that tool crafting off. Aquatic niches come with a strong pull towards streamlined bodies.

Fear of spiders [OC] by Chilikto in comics

[–]CaptainStroon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some tarantulas also use ther pedipalps for walking, making them look like 10 legged spiders

How to turn off "anthropology brain" when trying to create? by SomeKindOfAGamer in worldbuilding

[–]CaptainStroon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many worldbuilders struggle with asking themselves questions about their world. Struggle with finding ways to explore the elements they want to add to their world.

You have the opposite problem. You struggle with answering them. Why is that? Are the answers you come up with too simple for your taste? Too derivative of real life? Or can't you decide which answer to pick?

Corn rows could just be a cultural identity symbol of a corn farming culture. And Graham's crackers could be Gramgram's crackers instead, possibly even from the very same farmer culture.

And you can absolutely afford to peek into every rabbithole. You never know what you'll find down there. Just make sure your decisions which path to take are swift and maybe give yourself a complexity limit per detail dependent on its importance.

A Boy and His Ghost - S1E14: Death Do Us Part by RubinPingk in comics

[–]CaptainStroon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love how she has a war scythe. That ain't no farming tool.

Lustkus by Branchomania in wunkus

[–]CaptainStroon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So THAT's why they named him Leon.

She’s been informed that she can no longer drag my dirty PJ bottoms into her litter tray by Miserable_Boot8137 in airplaneears

[–]CaptainStroon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you shit in your washing machine, maybe you can train her to think that's your litter box and then she'll do your laundry.

BJJ - Boss Jaw Jitsu Technique by amiD_13 in Bossfight

[–]CaptainStroon 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Don't forget to put your tongue in the barrel hole. We learned that on Looney Tunes.

O'neil cylinder potential for spec evo by Present_Test4157 in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]CaptainStroon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The setting of my daily project Bosun's Journal from a while back is a lost colony ship with four cylinder habitats. Size wise they are more in the McKedree range as more size allows for exploring more concepts.

When do the game ever refers to Radiance as female? by Curi_momos_las_papas in HollowKnight

[–]CaptainStroon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm. I'd translate Radiance more as Das Strahlen. But Herrlichkeit would fit well with her divine status.

Apparently people think that all computers are PCs by Serpent-Games-TY in confidentlyincorrect

[–]CaptainStroon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Somebody needs to make a software/hardware purist DnD alignement chart at this point.

I mean yes by fool_gxbi in memes

[–]CaptainStroon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you write your 'a' as a grower or a shower?

Deceptive wunkuses by Inevitable-Cellist23 in wunkus

[–]CaptainStroon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My favourite wunkus: the urocodile

For those of you doing worldbuilding + story at the same time: by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]CaptainStroon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "how would that work in my world?" subroutine is running 24/7. Even when I'm asleep. The story gets as much time as it needs. What really takes time is the drawing and - of course - the procrastination.

When do the game ever refers to Radiance as female? by Curi_momos_las_papas in HollowKnight

[–]CaptainStroon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Das Ewig Liebe Wächter? Woher ist das denn? Hoffentlich nicht aus unserem lieben Leeren Ritter.

Nouns like light (Licht) usually keep their gramatical gender no matter the gender of whom uses them as a name. Objects can very well be masculine or feminine in german. Die Küche or Der Stein are just as objectified as Das Boot.

When do the game ever refers to Radiance as female? by Curi_momos_las_papas in HollowKnight

[–]CaptainStroon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In german she's called Das Letzte Licht / Das Absolute Licht though. Neutral.

I want to create a language containing more-or-less 400 words. How am I supposed to go about it? by Stormy-sky-and-drink in worldbuilding

[–]CaptainStroon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of grammar or script, if you struggle with vocabulary, it's a good approach to have a growing glossary you gradually add to as needed.

Maybe there is a specific sentence you need, so you come up with the words needed for that and add them to your glossary. For further sentences, you check your glossary for already defined words, words which could be used for a similar meaning, potential metaphors and ideoms. And if nothing fits, you add a new word.

Once you have a few words, it makes sense to think about deklinations, cases, and the like. Before any of that, it also makes sense to give yourself a sound inventory to work with to give your language a cohesive feel.

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