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    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Rakuen07 Wrote: (11-23-2023, 11:43 PM) -- Actually the psychological dimorphism can be a good idea. To separate it from gender, what about having both genders assume both neurological templates? For ...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 11-24-2023, 09:50 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Drashner1 Wrote: -- This may raise the question about their origins. From '2' below it sounds like they are still ultimately of Terragen origin, but that could be a point of debate among those who de...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 11-23-2023, 09:37 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
Post: RE: Birchan Development Thread

Long time no see, Birchan enjoyers (if there are any) I've been recently thinking about the creation/origins of the Birchans for a bit now, and decided to make pretty big changes. 1. Instead of ...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 11-19-2023, 09:18 AM
    Thread: I, Yendetta, have solved the third level of the ascension maze.
Post: RE: I, Yendetta, have solved the third level of th...

Something strange is afoot.
MrOnyx The Arrivals Lounge 1 697 09-08-2023, 08:01 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
Post: RE: Birchan Development Thread

Thought about a few more ideas: > A holiday celebrating their provolution: On the anniversary of the species’s provolution, there is a week long period of excessive sexual activity and sexual exper...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 07-31-2023, 05:12 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Would like to make one minor revision/clarification to one of the "symptoms" of Arbora's Syndrome. Symptom #3 states that sluggish physical movement is common. The movement is usually expressed as ...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 07-22-2023, 01:26 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Thought of a genetic mutations to add. - Muscular Hypertrophy: Fairly Self-explanatory. This condition is essential the Birchan equivalent to Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy (https://en.wikipedi...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 07-20-2023, 12:27 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Worldtree Wrote: (07-18-2023, 07:12 AM) -- Neat Quote: -- All garments can be converted to be photosynthetic and produce energy for the birchan to absorb through their skin. -- Just remem...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 07-18-2023, 08:08 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
Post: RE: Birchan Development Thread

Had a few ideas regarding Birchan personal appearance. This includes clothing, body modifications, etc. Some of these ideas are from previous article versions. Like the psychological universals, the c...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 07-18-2023, 05:16 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Worldtree Wrote: (06-26-2023, 04:15 AM) -- Nice! 1 and 2: You should probably clarify this by saying “native world” or “native environment”  because afaik from what you’ve said… none of their envi...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 07-17-2023, 05:52 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Minor Content Update: One aspect I've wanted to explore with the Birchans is the use of psychological "universals", which is directly related to the Human Universals, developed by Donald Brown (htt...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-26-2023, 03:57 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Tom Mazanec Wrote: (06-13-2023, 04:49 AM) -- They do not have an anus, their digestive system is extremely effcient and does not produce solid waste. Is there a real world example of this? I could...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-13-2023, 10:46 PM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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SeanR Wrote: (06-11-2023, 04:07 AM) -- I just want to point out that deer don't have horns, and horns and antlers are different types of structures. -- Ah damn, my mistake. Wish I could correct my ...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-11-2023, 10:27 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Here is another mutation. This one is greatly inspired by the “vampire” human sub-species from Peter Watts’s books Blindsight and Echopraxia. [hr] F. Arbora’s Syndrome: This mutation is much more com...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-11-2023, 03:41 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Drashner1 Wrote: -- How is the planet being 'artificially maintained' and what is/was its 'natural' or pre-terraformed state? -- Similar to the initial drafts, the Birchan’s home planet was initially...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-10-2023, 12:40 AM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
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Forgot to mention that the Birchans are bipedal, two arms and two legs; four fingered-hands and three-fingered toes. Would like to add a few other genetic mutations that could appear: E. Several inc...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-09-2023, 11:03 PM
    Thread: Birchan Development Thread
Post: Birchan Development Thread

Its been a while since I worked on the Birchan species. In the second Birchan thread, I wrote that a total re-write was needed. After some thought about it, here is a rough and incomplete collection o...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 23 365 06-09-2023, 08:55 AM
    Thread: Game Concept: Asteroid Defense
Post: RE: Game Concept: Asteroid Defense

HOORAY! I HAVE NOW WRITTEN AN ARTICLE FOR OA! On to a new article! (Or to finish the others I have started  :P )
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 64 739 04-25-2023, 09:30 AM
    Thread: Game Concept: Asteroid Defense
Post: RE: Game Concept: Asteroid Defense

Rakuen07 Wrote: (04-10-2023, 01:14 PM) -- The wall of bullet point effect could be broken by including images on the data panels or at strategic points of the article (eg.: one depicting the ENDCOM s...
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 64 739 04-10-2023, 11:17 PM
    Thread: Game Concept: Asteroid Defense
Post: RE: Game Concept: Asteroid Defense

All of that looks good! I have nothing else to add. Thank you for your wordsmithing, Todd!
MrOnyx General Setting Discussion 64 739 04-05-2023, 09:16 AM