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I'm glad to hear that! Early on, I realized that in order to avoid having to work lots and lots of species info into the story's conversations, I'd have to make some sort of character sheets, but wanted them to be in a format that worked in the comic. I was a bit worried people would see them as interruptions to the plot at first!
Scientifically inappropriate acts huh? Heh, well his loss I guess (though I guess their small size might be a little off putting even to all but the most open-minded of researchers). I'm actually surprised they'd flirt like that with the weird looking behemoths that, what is presumably a human writing this, would be.
I like the info dump here though, very informative.
I like the info dump here though, very informative.
Ohhh yeah, yinglets often take a liking to the strangest things. It isn't rare for them to fall for a human that gives them presents, or treats them not-terribly!
Seriously, they're hyperactive little horndogs. They're prone to (often fatal) accidents, so if they didn't have a high reproductive rate, they would've gone extinct decades ago!
Seriously, they're hyperactive little horndogs. They're prone to (often fatal) accidents, so if they didn't have a high reproductive rate, they would've gone extinct decades ago!
Well I'm certainly glad that you are, because I'm certainly enamored with giving them (metaphorical) life! They're kind of a representation of the genetic strategy of "throw a bunch of ill-prepared things into the world, a few are sure to get something done right."
We haven't actually gotten to see much of their society or interactions with each other yet, but ohhhh man that's gonna be fun.
We haven't actually gotten to see much of their society or interactions with each other yet, but ohhhh man that's gonna be fun.
Ooh, I've been waiting for a post like this to write the following, since some friends and I were discussing the effects of having various leggy ratios.
Disclaimer: This is just my two-scented opinion, I mean in no way to suggest that anything done so far is wrong, or that suspension of disbelief need not apply.
The disparity between yinglet foot length and their leg length (since the long part is the foot rather than the leg), suggests that yinglets are built for top-end speed, and the rest of the leg has just enough play to make sure that the feet don't hit the ground as they come forward between strides. In order to accommodate the type of muscles that would be neccessary, that is to say that most of the running action would be occurring in muscles in the hips and butt, rather than the legs, the yinglet should be as light as possible to avoid having detrimental acceleration issues and putting undue strain on the muscles and bones involved.
Approaching this as logically as possible, I think that yinglet physiology would be very awkward for stationary maneuvering, poor for jumping, and very poor for lifting. But give them an open stretch of beach or road and sufficient motivation, and they could sustain a 50kph run, or perhaps better. The long forearms would be good for vaulting over obstacles and bringing items to the mouth... And that's about it.
I think that the yinglets would have poor energy conservation, as a tradeoff for their speed, since there's no room for long energy-storing ligaments. At speed, that tail would be good for countering torque from turning, giving them some capacity for evasive maneuvers against predators, or while chasing down small delicious animals.
Disclaimer: This is just my two-scented opinion, I mean in no way to suggest that anything done so far is wrong, or that suspension of disbelief need not apply.
The disparity between yinglet foot length and their leg length (since the long part is the foot rather than the leg), suggests that yinglets are built for top-end speed, and the rest of the leg has just enough play to make sure that the feet don't hit the ground as they come forward between strides. In order to accommodate the type of muscles that would be neccessary, that is to say that most of the running action would be occurring in muscles in the hips and butt, rather than the legs, the yinglet should be as light as possible to avoid having detrimental acceleration issues and putting undue strain on the muscles and bones involved.
Approaching this as logically as possible, I think that yinglet physiology would be very awkward for stationary maneuvering, poor for jumping, and very poor for lifting. But give them an open stretch of beach or road and sufficient motivation, and they could sustain a 50kph run, or perhaps better. The long forearms would be good for vaulting over obstacles and bringing items to the mouth... And that's about it.
I think that the yinglets would have poor energy conservation, as a tradeoff for their speed, since there's no room for long energy-storing ligaments. At speed, that tail would be good for countering torque from turning, giving them some capacity for evasive maneuvers against predators, or while chasing down small delicious animals.
Ha ha, this is very accurate, actually! They're high-energy, but tire easily after any length of sustained expenditure. Their legs manage to give them a high straight-running speed, but are more specialized for sifting deep into river/beach sands to find clams and such. And also, to stand in shallow streams, like cranes, and use their long arms to grab at fish swimming by (which their curved little claws and hand-pads are evolved for).
But you're right, they're kinda awkward and useless otherwise!
But you're right, they're kinda awkward and useless otherwise!
Wading birds, though, have a long foreleg too, and we were surmising what the practical differences would be between having a wading bird leg, and having the yinglet stance.
The implications for how they feel about different types of tight spaces are interesting to dig into, too.
The implications for how they feel about different types of tight spaces are interesting to dig into, too.
It's actually kinda hard to figure out which details to share, since I've got every little part of their biology, culture, history, etc. worked out, but then I've gotta work out what parts would be known by observation, as well as avoiding spilling any info that would spoil certain things for later!
...Yet another part of me just wants to dump all the info at once so people know everything about 'em. It's a hard balance sometimes!
...Yet another part of me just wants to dump all the info at once so people know everything about 'em. It's a hard balance sometimes!
I know. The temptation of saying "Look at all the things I made" is hard! It happens every time you make a new setting: you're so proud of all the concept!
It happened to me too with my last D&D games: I have to wait for my players to discover things, and sometimes is frustrating...
It happened to me too with my last D&D games: I have to wait for my players to discover things, and sometimes is frustrating...
If nothing else, it's certainly cut down on the massive stressed-out infighting that was crippling the race before!
As for small armies, they kinda are the equivalent of level 1 monsters who are predisposed to being the minions of something bigger or smarter, like kobolds or goblins. They ain't too hard to unite as a gang and do one's bidding.
As for small armies, they kinda are the equivalent of level 1 monsters who are predisposed to being the minions of something bigger or smarter, like kobolds or goblins. They ain't too hard to unite as a gang and do one's bidding.
Im thinking im gonna train them (tirelessely, since they seem to have difficulty learning) into a little hit squad to dispose of my enemies. Ill have them in little tuxes and sunglasses, and no one will take them seriously! so theyll have no trouble taking someone down who is too busy laughing to defend themselves
HitYinglets, I shall rule the world!
HitYinglets, I shall rule the world!
While I'd be honored, it would pretty much require them to be amputated at the upper thighs and elbows to get the dimensions on the long forearms and underlegs, and I generally don't personally believe that self-mutilation for the sake of cosplay or suiting is a good and constructive thing.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
Repeated refferences to genetic this and that is a bit odd; it's a relatively modern word, refferencing genes and an understanding of the underlying mechanics that is atleast centuries ahead of them.
Hereditary traits and changes would be well known, but it might be more interesting if you did some research into ye olde theories in craftiing your characters' ignorance. Can make for fun thought experiments.
As for mention if yinglets being able to handle milk and cheese... I wouldn't bet on it. Most adult mammals - hunams included - are lactose intollerant. Certain populations like in Europe retaining the ability to digest lactose into adulthood, but they're the mutants; likely encouraged by the avalibility of dairy products as an additional food source. Given the local hunams raise bugs, they'd probably become lactose intollerant as adults, too; afterall, no real advantage to continuing lactase production, which is the enzyme that lets you digest lactose in milk(and that's literially all it does). There's some variability, but in much of Africa and Asia, 90% of the population is lactose intollerant.
Hereditary traits and changes would be well known, but it might be more interesting if you did some research into ye olde theories in craftiing your characters' ignorance. Can make for fun thought experiments.
As for mention if yinglets being able to handle milk and cheese... I wouldn't bet on it. Most adult mammals - hunams included - are lactose intollerant. Certain populations like in Europe retaining the ability to digest lactose into adulthood, but they're the mutants; likely encouraged by the avalibility of dairy products as an additional food source. Given the local hunams raise bugs, they'd probably become lactose intollerant as adults, too; afterall, no real advantage to continuing lactase production, which is the enzyme that lets you digest lactose in milk(and that's literially all it does). There's some variability, but in much of Africa and Asia, 90% of the population is lactose intollerant.
Good question! They rock back a little, then lean forward and do push off with the base of their tails a bit, until they're in a 4-legged position, and then rise to a stand. Things with off proportions like this do require a bit more effort to figure out how they move!
I'm trying to imagine the logistics of scav same-same.
Are they like alligators in that you don't know they have a pen15 until your thumb is in their butt?
Or are they more like ducks in that their dork inverts until it's time to get fancy, at which point it explodes out like a nightmare twizzler?
Are they like alligators in that you don't know they have a pen15 until your thumb is in their butt?
Or are they more like ducks in that their dork inverts until it's time to get fancy, at which point it explodes out like a nightmare twizzler?
I like to learn about animals. When I was a kid, I used to read short nonfiction books about certain animals. Of course, those books were meant for kids and were very general with their information. Now, I try and read the big boy books, and they throw all these big words at me that they vaguely define. It's usually bone structure and classification I find the hardest to understand, and that's mostly all it is when it comes to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are probably my favorite thing in the world to learn about, but anything you "learn" about is probably just the popular theory because even paleontologists themselves aren't sure. The fact of the matter is, I know more about a fictitious species than a real one.
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