Round 9 - Year 0, Month 9
Following the Group’s ravage last month, it has calmed down, but keeps on hunting the creatures. On other hand, a group of other users has arisen, with the goal of protecting this forum’s unique biota. Now, both of those factions have got formal names - Forum Protection Group (FPG) and Biota Conservation Alliance (BCA). Outside of that, nine months after first life emerged in this place, some interesting things are happening.
Species
@Teaking - Multipoda TeaKinges, “The Crawler” - HO
- Small Omnivore
Mutations: Simple brain, Stronger Digging Limbs (+1 Strenght)
Multipoda is yet another genus which has developed a complex neural structure. It’s digging limbs have now became stronger than ever, now being able to act like clubs durning hunts and fights.
- Speed - 5
- Stealth - 4*(2.5) = 10
- Strenght - 7*(1.5) = 10.5 (Venom)
- User Usefulness - 0 (1)
Preys On: Vegetation, Fabula Haler, Fabula Antelectum
Predated By: N/A
Mutation History
- Respiratory System
- Basic Tentacles (+2 Speed due to Respiratory System)
- Grinding Teeth
- Stronger Muscles (+1 Strenght)
- Camouflage (+1 Stealth)
- Jumping Limbs (+1 Speed)
- Circulatory System
- Omnivorous Diet
- Digging Limbs (+1 Stealth)
- Harder Skin (+1 Strenght)
- Venom Glands (+1 Strenght)
- Sharp Teeth (+1 Strenght)
- Sound Antennae (+1 Stealth)
- Extra Muscle Speed (+1 Speed)
- Size Increase (Small Size)
- Spiky Skin (+1 Strenght)
- Simple brain
- Stronger Digging Limbs (+1 Strenght)
@fralegend015 - Fabula Haler, “Big Guard” - NE-
- Small Aggresive Herbivore
Mutations: Population Control (Extinction Evasion), Reinforced Muscles (+1 Strenght)
Under extreme pressure from Multipoda, Fabula ended up developing a special region in it’s brain for population control, which has the role of helping the species in time of crisis. Muscles of this genus have been reinforced by evolution to be more effective, and so stronger.
Still, having been outclassed by Multipoda in every aspect, the species is now on verge of extinction.
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Miraculously, the species survives the predation of users and Multipoda!
Statistics:
- Speed - 4
- Stealth - 2.5*(3) = 7.5
- Strenght - 6*(1.5) = 9
- User Usefulness = 2 (3)
Preys On: Vegetation, Dichorisare Chiozore, Dichorisare Hemozore
Predated By: Multipoda TeaKinges
Mutation History
- Muscular Flaps (+2 Speed due to Respiratory System)
- Respiratory System
- Limbs (+1 Speed)
- Gripping Flaps (+1 Strenght)
- Eyespots (+1 Stealth)
- Cute Features (+1 User Usefulness)
- Stretchy Stomach
- Claw-like Structures (+1 Strenght)
- Pinhole Eyes (+1 Stealth)
- Circulatory System
- Basic Brain
- Centaurism (+1 Strenght)
- Size Increase (Small Size)
- Scales (+1 Strenght)
- Epigenetic Manipulation (+0,5 Mutations / Round)
- Chambered Stomach
- Population Control (Extinction Evasion)
- Reinforced Muscles (+1 Strenght)
@doomlightning - Dichorisare Chiozore, “Divider” - HO
- Tiny Herbivore
Mutations: Schooling, Physical imitation (+1 Stealth)
Dichorisare has made a quite critical step in terms of intelligence - specimens of this kind now school less experienced ones, using their memory cortex, and this behaviour has arisen not without a cause - Dividers’ Evil Face feature has expanded to cover their entire bodies, with them imitating Multipoda at the present. A great amount of time must be invested by those little fellows just to move somewhat like a Multipoda.
Statistics:
- Speed - 5
- Stealth - 6*(3) = 18
- Strenght - 5*(1) = 5 (Bitter)
- User Usefulness - 0 (1)
Preys On: Vegetation
Predated By: Fabula Haler
Mutation History
- Segmentation
- Annular Muscles (+2 speed due to Axial Respiratory System)
- Axial Respiratory System
- Siphon (+1 Speed)
- Mantle (+1 Strenght)
- Joints (+1 Speed)
- Circulatory System
- Stylocone Tail / Evil Face (+1 Strenght)
- Basic Brain
- Eyespots (+1 Stealth)
- Compound eyes (+1 Stealth)
- Memory Cortex
- Countershading (+1 Stealth)
- Segmented Mantle Osteoderm (+1 Strenght)
- Bitter Taste (+1 Strenght)
- “Reflectors” (+1 Stealth)
- Schooling
- Physical imitation (+1 Stealth)
@willow - Dichorisare Hemozore, “Photophagous Divider” - NE-
- Tiny Herbivore
Mutations: Burrowing (+1 Stealth)
Seemingly despite all odds, D. Hemozore has came back from the dead. The species however struggles as a whole due to it’s current inability to reach adulthood and reproduce sexually. The asexually-reproducing juviniles of this kind have developed ability to dig into the soil using it’s leaves when threatened. It’s a miracle that this species is now back, but will it pass the test of time and predation?
Statistics:
- Speed - 4/2
- Stealth - 3.5*(3) = 10.5
- Strenght - 3*(1) = 3 (Poisonous)
- User Usefulness - 1.5 (2.5)
Preys On: Vegetation
Predated By: Fabula Haler
Mutation History
- Segmentation
- Annular Muscles (+2 speed due to Vascular System)
- Asexual Reproduction
- Vascular System (Extra Speed)
- Photosynthetic Pigments
- Carbon Fixation Enzymes
- Active Respiration
- Cute Leaves (+1 User Usefulness)
- Spores
- Spiky Glass Exoskeleton (+1 Strenght)
- More Genetic Recombination (+1 Mutation every second round)
- Poisonous flesh (+1 Strenght)
- Basic Brain
- Eyespots (+1 Stealth)
- Compressible Hydrogen Bladders (+1 Walking Speed, +1 Flying Speed)
- Wings (+1 Flying Speed)
- Cute Eyes (+0.5 Stealth, +0.5 UU)
- Burrowing (+1 Stealth)
@TwilightWings21 - Fabula Antelectum, “Naptime” - NE-
- Small Herbivore
Mutations: Cute Eyes (+0.5 Stealth, +0.5 UU), Muscle enhancement (+1 Speed)
F. Antelectum, like Photophagous Dividers has developed cute and better eyes to navigate the world. It also has enhanced it’s muscles for the purpose of speeding this species up.
The species is critically endangered, with members of BCA having to create “fake” spam posts and to ward off any Multipoda in order to keep this part of Fabula genus alive in few posts it still occupies.
Statistics:
- Speed - 5
- Stealth - 3.5*(2.5) = 8.75
- Strenght - 6*(1.5) = 9
- User Usefulness = 5.5 (6.5)
Preys On: Vegetation, Soil
Predated By: Multipoda TeaKinges
Mutation History
- Muscular Flaps (+2 Speed due to Respiratory System)
- Respiratory System
- Limbs (+1 Speed)
- Gripping Flaps (+1 Strenght)
- Eyespots (+1 Stealth)
- Cute Features (+1 User Usefulness)
- Stretchy Stomach
- Claw-like Structures (+1 Strenght)
- Pinhole Eyes (+1 Stealth)
- Circulatory System
- Cute Hibernation (+1 UU)
- Spam Consumption (+1 UU)
- Extra Genetic Recombination (+0.5 MP/Round)
- Harder Skin (+1 Strenght)
- Size Increase (Small Size)
- Soil Removing Claws (+1 Strenght)
- Soil Nutrition Extraction (+1 UU)
- Cute Eyes (+0.5 Stealth, +0.5 UU)
- Muscle enhancement (+1 Speed)
The BCA will give everyone additional UU point, with their “real” point count shown in the brackets. It will go up along with how high has a species in biota went in terms of UU (5 UU gives 1 extra UU to all, 6 gives 2, 7 gives 3 etc., the extra will only increase on whole numbers).
Extinction Evasion feature has been added. If you have a feature which should theoreticaly make your species immortal (for instance, spores) and your species should be going extinct, a digital coin will be flipped. If it shows heads, you survive to next round as a NE- species. If it shows Tails, you go extinct. Amount of those EE features does not impact the chance of survival.