New Creature: Snape

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ChrisDonovan
February 23, 2016 - 10:38am
http://starfrontiers.wikia.com/wiki/Snape

Comments, etc as usual...
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rattraveller
February 23, 2016 - 7:31pm
With a name like Snape I was expecting a snake. Still looks good just wondering about the size.
Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go?

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ChrisDonovan
February 23, 2016 - 10:23pm
The name is a "smush" of "snake" and "ape".  Little ones are from monkey to medium chimp size, big ones gorilla/orangutan size.

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rattraveller
February 24, 2016 - 10:08am
I see your logic but since there was this somewhat popular book and film series about a young wizard with a major character named Snape the general public may see it more that way.
Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go?

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ChrisDonovan
February 24, 2016 - 2:47pm
Well, "Reptile" and "ape" don't smush well (sound it out)...

If I can come up with something better I will change it.

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KRingway
February 26, 2016 - 6:38am
If they appear on more than one planet, this suggests that somehow they've been 'exported'. It would be interesting to add some detail about how that occured, and for what reasons.

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ChrisDonovan
February 26, 2016 - 7:02am
Or parallel/convergent evolution, which is more my idea. 

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KRingway
February 26, 2016 - 9:33am
Possibly, but it seems like a bit of a stretch - or a missed opportunity for a bit of backstory/rumour/mythology Wink

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ChrisDonovan
March 1, 2016 - 4:19am
Revised, expanded, and renamed "Lizape"

http://starfrontiers.wikia.com/wiki/Lizape