tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post7475937858664077917..comments2024-03-28T01:02:01.844-06:00Comments on Coins and Scrolls: OSR: Strange Water - Calling All Marine BiologistsSkerpleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-51421082136120622912021-07-28T16:21:36.980-06:002021-07-28T16:21:36.980-06:00Ooh! And I thought the Throwing Starfish was a goo...Ooh! And I thought the Throwing Starfish was a good idea. I've already got the sun-theme with the Sun Dogs, but maybe I'll add a cross-reference.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-13974843694078940322021-07-28T16:12:08.441-06:002021-07-28T16:12:08.441-06:00Too late now but an evolution of the starfish is ...Too late now but an evolution of the starfish is the black hole fish and the supernovaFishNobodi12https://www.blogger.com/profile/03855509321888775545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-65567999892772829062021-07-14T04:15:44.679-06:002021-07-14T04:15:44.679-06:00Great video! Lacrymaria is great, and was already ...Great video! Lacrymaria is great, and was already on the shortlist... but I decided that, mechanically, it could probably just be a plesiosaur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlesiosauriaSkerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-58324018654320796992021-07-13T19:57:15.044-06:002021-07-13T19:57:15.044-06:00Lacrymaria, a form of microorganism with a teardro...Lacrymaria, a form of microorganism with a teardrop shaped body and a long "neck" with a biting "head" at the end. Capable of extending that neck 7-8 times the length of its body. It alternates between resting, active, and transitionary states at ten minute intervals. During its active state, it whips the neck out wildly, extending it around corners and through holes, searching for rapidly for prey. If it reaches something, it can bite, delivering a poisonous, paralyzing venom, allowing it to pull the prey in and swallow it whole.<br /><br />I first found out about the Lacrymaria on Journey to the Microcosmos youtube channel ("Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators"), and commented there that a horse-sized Lacrymaria would make for a terrifying monster to encounter underwater. (I've had the idea for an all-underwater campaign for a while now). Probing coral reefs, sargasum clumps, ship wrecks, flooded caves, or sunken dungeons up to 100 feet away. Other commenters made the observation that such a creature could also work in a swamp or partially flooded dungeon as well. It's very unique as a monster, because its hunting appendage could be encountered long before its body was, if there's sufficient openings through which it can attack from afar.Bluechohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639489100112616694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-49755291273938487752021-07-11T20:11:33.755-06:002021-07-11T20:11:33.755-06:00Yay! Sorry for the triple post. I promise I only c...Yay! Sorry for the triple post. I promise I only clicked once. Jeff007shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531694091922463177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-42662523745524165472021-07-11T02:50:02.695-06:002021-07-11T02:50:02.695-06:00They'll have a place of pride in the Polychaet...They'll have a place of pride in the Polychaete Worm entry.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-20805703693526872102021-07-10T19:42:32.170-06:002021-07-10T19:42:32.170-06:00Bobbit worms are terrifying and have gone undetect...Bobbit worms are terrifying and have gone undetected for years in household fish tanks. <br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3469606/amp/Creature-deep-Giant-bobbit-worm-emerges-rock-hiding-man-s-fish-tank-eating-coral-TWO-YEARS-without-caught.htmlJeff007shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531694091922463177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-72750508852912322432021-07-05T08:25:48.551-06:002021-07-05T08:25:48.551-06:00Heh, tempting. I think the Generic Space Ship cove...Heh, tempting. I think the Generic Space Ship covers the use cases of a Generic Submarine, but adding ROVs to the list could be fun.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-57712399140427928092021-07-05T08:20:23.416-06:002021-07-05T08:20:23.416-06:00It's a good sign when I can translate a creatu...It's a good sign when I can translate a creature's name but have no idea what it is. A good suggestion, even if it's just confirming the general glassy trend.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-72026647821813261382021-07-05T03:52:46.610-06:002021-07-05T03:52:46.610-06:00Hey, check out this post about the circadian rhyth...Hey, check out this post about the circadian rhythms (or lack there of) of deep sea creatures! https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8xvckh/when_do_deepocean_thermal_vent_animals_sleep_if/Kallt Järnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695232659989401825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-22567514801881642442021-07-04T23:32:53.806-06:002021-07-04T23:32:53.806-06:00Submarines? Can artificial things make the list? P...Submarines? Can artificial things make the list? Potential for social encounters, and being made of metal would make it unique for the list. Biggest problem would be that submarines aren't all the same and they don't all have cool robotic arms.TPmanWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415910295872695542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-62328865245465376972021-07-04T21:44:13.862-06:002021-07-04T21:44:13.862-06:00Leptocephalus, although could be redundant dependi...Leptocephalus, although could be redundant depending on the nature of Deep Sea FishNot Dark Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114529296157712566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-80085375073847558922021-07-04T19:47:47.648-06:002021-07-04T19:47:47.648-06:00Hrm, tempting...Hrm, tempting...Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-11076880657333487862021-07-04T19:47:03.803-06:002021-07-04T19:47:03.803-06:00I think Rotifer will make a decent Charybdis stand...I think Rotifer will make a decent Charybdis stand-in.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-16500231828377320902021-07-04T18:33:20.825-06:002021-07-04T18:33:20.825-06:00Barnacles are great, but as D&D creatures? Wha...Barnacles are great, but as D&D creatures? What do they do? What do they want?<br /><br />I like the idea of a multi-room grasping arm thing. Parasites in general are great, but hard to D&D-ify or put on the random encounter table. Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-48004395538002196422021-07-04T18:18:57.424-06:002021-07-04T18:18:57.424-06:00the ningen is supposed to be something between a w...the ningen is supposed to be something between a whale and a human that lives in freezing waters. it steals the catches from fishing vessels.<br /><br />it's worth an image search.George Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101193600841751313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-75685570279128384962021-07-04T10:03:26.836-06:002021-07-04T10:03:26.836-06:00Are you sure about your commitment to avoid sessil...Are you sure about your commitment to avoid sessile creatures? Because the barnacle is an iconic little bug.<br /><br />These weird shrimp-like critters glue themselves to rocks, yes. But then they build a fortress around themselves, and from within that fortress reach out their long, feathery fingers to pluck little morsels of food from the surrounding waters.<br /><br />When scaled up, this filter-feeding behavior would become grasping arms reaching around the corners of dungeon hallways to drag prey back to a sequestered secret side-room.<br /><br />Still too sessile for your tastes? How about the fact that many barnacles are parasitic, burrowing into the skin of a fast-moving host to better help them catch lots of prey.<br /><br />And what happens if the party cracks open the barnacle's shell? Surely the little lump of meat inside would be helpless at that point? Yes, unless you incorporate the medieval belief that goosehead barnacles are merely the eggs of hateful geese. Perhaps every barnacle has something even more horrific inside.<br /><br />If I can't persuade you about the terror of barnacles, <a href="https://bogleech.com/barnacles.html" rel="nofollow">then maybe the notorious Bogleech can</a>. <br /><br />And for good measure, <a href="https://bogleech.com/barnaclez.html" rel="nofollow">here's the more uh, succint, version of their barnacle article</a>. To quote:<br /><br />"SCIENCE FACT #4: SOMETIMES THE BARNACLES JUST<br />GET SO SICK OF YOUR BULLSHIT THAT THEY TRY TO<br />MAKE A DRAGON"𓃾 𓉐 Bacontimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680994241679247627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-10718480322581689992021-07-04T03:27:54.725-06:002021-07-04T03:27:54.725-06:00Oh I would love build-your-own-crazy-life-cycle ty...Oh I would love build-your-own-crazy-life-cycle type tables! Molting, mating spots, courtship displays, the weird thing they must eat before laying eggs (blood, gold, dreams, information, itself), r/K selection.Kallt Järnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695232659989401825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-33753134204943518542021-07-04T03:11:19.067-06:002021-07-04T03:11:19.067-06:00Charybdis might work, just make it motile and give...Charybdis might work, just make it motile and give it more mollusc features (a sentient ball of detritus, reef, tube worms, and barnacles/clams that can suck people in or jet them out.Mufnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553153945316136891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-49325115837231906982021-07-03T21:05:06.760-06:002021-07-03T21:05:06.760-06:00I guess an amoeba would probably just be an ooze. ...I guess an amoeba would probably just be an ooze. <br /><br />Giant bacteria might be more like swimming rot grubs?<br /><br />Toxoplasmosis could be fun, especially if symbiotic with other predators.Deadtreenoshelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109223559705593102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-78481212027540169442021-07-03T20:17:22.073-06:002021-07-03T20:17:22.073-06:00Two easily converted as monsters: Armored fish lik...Two easily converted as monsters: Armored fish like Arthrodira and Venomous fishies Stingrays and Pufferfishes.G. B. Verashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321019711309446662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-6666174733492689642021-07-03T19:40:52.406-06:002021-07-03T19:40:52.406-06:00I never play a campaign without them! I play with ...I never play a campaign without them! I play with after school high school groups. There is something about the leeches of paradise that are distinctly "other". Once the kids encounter those they are into it! One kid took off his boots and waded in since they seemed so awesome! He didn't survive the encounter :PRandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051785965103327520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-23155463829507663312021-07-03T19:07:15.256-06:002021-07-03T19:07:15.256-06:00Cycliophora are weird as heck, but is it possible ...Cycliophora are weird as heck, but is it possible to gamify that in a book of monsters? Maybe.<br />Vents as an adventure site will be included, even just as a note.<br />A copper-blood vampire is a very good idea.<br />Not sure the ningen has enough info on it to really include in any definitive way.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-3313542733884992962021-07-03T19:03:41.057-06:002021-07-03T19:03:41.057-06:00Ah, but which ones specifically (that can't be...Ah, but which ones specifically (that can't be covered by Ooze)?Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-41883969310882766402021-07-03T18:52:29.329-06:002021-07-03T18:52:29.329-06:00Heh, in a similar vein I had Nautiloid Gnomes in a...Heh, in a similar vein I had Nautiloid Gnomes in a one-shot once. Conical hats = shells. The gnome part was just tentacles wearing clothes. Their eyes were fake; their actual eyes were their ears. Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.com