On a planet somewhere nowhere near here, the atmosphere has settled and the rocks have cooled. Life has arisen from the ashes
Rules for Evoquest
General: take any animal in the thread and evolve it by giving it something that would be beneficial to it. Explain why it would be important to the creature to have it (we don't have eyes "just because", they serve a purpose). Extinction will come either from random natural occurrences, being outmoded, or loss adaptability. In all cases, they are removed from the game and opens up their niche.
Be Sane: Regardless of your personal beliefs, these animals wont just up and pop out legs, it take many successive generations to get the desired effect. Don't try to evolve something physically impossible (I.E magic). Fire breathing or electric stunning can happen, but only if explained biologically.
Be Creative: The previous rule doesn't mean that nature isn't insane. Don't be afraid to be silly or disgusting or just plain evil. In fact its encouraged, because its part of the charm.
Don't Get Greedy: Let others have a chance and make something. Don't try to B-Line toward any goal unless you think it would be fun. There is no goal in evolution.
Have Fun: if your species gets killed off in one way or another, just make another. Don't get mad that your thing died off, be excited at the new possibilities
do i need to make one myself or do you make the first one?
>>129825
There are three base species, Each about 3cm in size
The Roy: Red creatures that live only in the briny waters of this world. They consume the nutrient rich mud. They move by squirming their three arms
The Ge: today's photosynthesis. Born on the sandy shores of this world, they have developed a hard silicon shell
The Biv: Deep underwater chemosynthesizers that reside near the volcanic vents. they consume the mineral rich water and anything that floats near them
>>129852
guess i just make one myself...
this is a common sea andorq, it is as big as a human cell. it has small "arms" that will stick to rocks and other things, it uses small green dots to make energy with h20 and o2. the dna is stored in the large thing in the middle
>>129889
They live on the world of An' And the three current landmasses of Roy, Ge, And Biv
Its has a moon and that Moon has a moon
It has temperate temperatures.
Lets play
>>129916
hahaha it was my fault for being so impatient srry,
well i kinda redrew the roy with chemical sensors so it can find nutrient rich mud more easily
The Ge desu
The Gee when
>>129924
The roy develop more arms to move more rapidly
The Ge could have spikes to defend itself from predators.
>>129889
Ge evolves long roots to gain vitamins from the land
>>129959
ugh why cant we make a plant that can move??
>>129889
A Version of the Ge that have no photosynthetic ability floats into the brine regions and absorb nutrients from a small unprotected area of exposed juices.
>>129979
we will have to give a reason for it and as of now there is no reason for movement
>>129959
the ege is a subspecie of the normal ge, it develops small tentacle like arms so it can slowly move to lighter areas
The Ge gets little spike things to defend itself. Also to absorb nutrients, I guess.
>>129959
The Ge roots become thicker to gain more adherence to the ground
You forgot the spikes.
>>129957
it starts to use his latest limbs as arms to dig for better mud
>>130031
Let's just say it's a new subspecies
>>130049
No excuse to be lazy. I'm fixing it.
For you.
Okay, someone needs to start working on the Biv.
And also that orange Ge.
>>130128
no one NEEDS to, Like I said, Evolution doesn't have a goal.
slow down m8
>>130008
shameless self reply, the moving ge now has a soft sponge like belly and it grows over the normal ge to steal its light (the small spikes dont do shit bc of the sponge)
Good point. Also, I think you mixed up the Ge and Biv on your map, OP.
>>129957
A subspecies of roy develop a proboscis and diversify their food sources by becoming omnivores
Okay, how does the Nge beat the Mge?
The protrusion stops the MGE from growing on top of the NGE, and also collects sunlight. I'll add the spikes to it next time an evolution is needed, but just know they're there as well.
>>130194
dayum
>>130046
The digging Roy develop mandibles to be able to crush small rocks and be able to break hard shells.
>>130142
ugh fine>>130194
big one for the mege, it starts to move more away from the shores and grows and leaf in the middle which takes the job of photosynthetis, but the base is still usefull bc it stores energy and water for harsh times
>>130212
this is gonn be dangerous lol
This is starting to get interesting. We need more people though.
>>130246
yeah but someone really needs to redesign the biv since i dont know where to start with it
>>130254
Does this paint a better picture?
Its based off of tube worms.
i'll evolve it a little if necessary
>>130271
If you mean that they share names but have no relation otherwise, yee.
Now that's more like it.
>>130284
kinda thank you, is it one organism?
>>130298
Yes
>>130343
forgot pic
>>130284
That's what I thought. Could be a little confusing though.
>>129889
From crowding around the volcanic vents, biv with barbs around parts of their body face less competition over food access, as they are given space in order to not get poked.
>>130468
>Could be a little confusing though.
Thats the price of being an utter tool, my bad
Oh don't worry about it. I think the guys working on the Roy left, sadly.
>>130147
Roy with proboscis develop nostrils to better find prey and plants
>>130500
Still here but didn't want to add to much on my own to the Roy and I have no clue how to develop the other creatures
>>130482
Calling myself a tool BTW
>>130468
If you worry about adding too much to the Roy, then you could go to any of the other creatures.
>>130212
the droy develops light sensors in his chemical sensors, he also starts to eat nge on the beach by crush there shell carefully and slurping there nutrients and energy out of there bodies
Okay. How do we help NGE...
>>130468
Some Biv start having even more barbs to have even less competition
>>130626
creative
>>130589
Some of the larger (8-12 cm) Droy begin cannibalizing the young or blind of its kind
>>130626
Those were the tendrils, not the barbs. So it looks like they can gather more food.
>>130670
well dayum
OP is joining in. This could be fun.
He could act as a sort of unprecedented event, forcing the creatures to evolve to overcome the event.
>>130468
The Spiked Biv begin to eat and cull smaller ones around it to prevent future competition
>>130687
>>130696
I'll try to keep out of things unless I think it could use some spicing
>>130589
>>130670
some droys start to live more on the beach, their chem sensors arnt used very often and start to go away, the flaps between their tentacles are getting smaller for better movement on land
>>130527
The survive the Droy the Proy develop armoured plates around it's body.
>>130681
Oh, I'm seeing the actual barbs now! I was confused but Oh well still makes sense
>>130142
As it expands to capture more light, it's "core" expand aswell, becoming more watery and gaining a lighter colouration. It uses its tentacles to anchor itself to the seafloor and prevent being moved away by currents
>>130235
the mge loses it spongy belly bc of the big movement away from the nge, it develops better feets and small light sensors to see where its going, also im prob going to bed so gn everyone
Yeah, I'm going to go to. Hopefully others enjoy this thread. Seeya!
>>130589
Some migrate to the depths and find a new food source: Biv tendrils. They dart around, biting one off as they pass the bivs.
Giving some relative size to these.
>>130046
A variant of this roy has evolved, called the moy, that has developed flat, thumb like structures for more efficient digging.
>>130790
Mge now have flowers that let their pollen spread everywhere
>>130845
The moy have developed more lithe and agile bodies for tunneling through mud
>>130914
Looks cool but a lil too big as it takes a big part of the sun away
>>130735
Some of these are so successful, they grow to unreasonable sizes and sometimes envelop entire vents
>>130828
Because of their already predatory nature, they often take swipes at and eat these buggers that try to attempt the reverse
>>130949
fuck, forgot picture
>>130963
Some Moy have started squirting water through their middle limb and have started propulsing themselves through the mud and through water
>>130735
With the cannibalization of their young, bivs experience a cycle of population booms and crashes. They keep as many others as far as possible from their vents, die of old age, and surviving young move up to the food source. It works for them.
Others however, have been forced to look elsewhere for sustenance. Some make their way to shallower waters where there is plankton floating around to eat. This isn't as abundant as pure raw nutrients from vents, so they become slimmer, and must be slightly more mobile to seek food.
tl;dr: They eat microscopic organisms and crawl.
>>129889
Some of the Biv Opt for a more mobile situation and drop chemosythisis for scavenging for waste, retreating into their shells when these guys >>130828 swim by. Not all are quick enough
>>130914
>flowers
>no species that feeds on nectar
>no species to pollinate
>flower probably doesn't have nectar
>>130769
it continues to spread its core along its body, and it forms into a second layer capable of photosynthesis. Its anchors develop small veiny "branches" that are able to absorb nutrients from the soil back to its core
Just wanting to say that I'm still here, but I'm waiting until someone else makes a couple edits.
>>129996
Some of the brown Ge stay to the sea flow and take a bivalve appearance
>>131036
The moy have developed a social structure based on tunneling, the most complex and defendable tunnels increase the social status of the moy, due to this, brain size has increased due to greater emphasis on tunneling and thought.
>>131834
Perhaps instead of pollen, it could be spores.
>>129957
Neat
>>132965
>thought
Moy groups work together to develop a technique to attract small bivs by feeding them. They are an additional food resource (and status symbol) for hard times. They protect them from other moys.
>>131138
The small bivs profit from their moys' protection by not needing to concentrate on protection mechanisms.
>>130790
since the flower is bs and is only a disadvantage i made this one: the mge develops thicker and longer legs, this way it is faster and can walk on rocks and stuff without hurting it softer body. I also made a simple anatomy of the mge:
I: this is a brain like organ that processes information and makes hormons and other brain stuff
II: this is a storage for water for harsh times
III: these are small pockets of energy for harsh times (like fat)
IV: this is a heart like organ that pumps energy to the eyes and limbs
V: this is a small circular muscle that opens when water is needed and closes when its not (there are really small holes in the leaf like thing that lets through water if the mge doesnt need it)
>>130194
instead of focusing on better protection, the nge develops long tubes with seeds on the end that spread around 50 small nge seeds each, although the nge gets eaten alot it can still survive by producing a lot of offsprings, but this wont end well as the land droy will outnumber the nge real fast and if the nge's die out the droys wont survive for long
>>131168
Evolve camuflage of The Biv
>>133627
Mge herds roam the world.
>>133852
I don't think much light can penetrate the water that deep. Speaking of which:
Eyes of the Deep Droy have become huge. Those born with larger eyes, and larger pupils especially, were better able to see in the depths since more light could enter the eye. It's worth noting that they have no irises, so they're fully dilated all the time.
>>134155
yeah some activity!!
>>134155
ugh we really need more plants... maybe grass like things to make the world a bit greener
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. SO MUCH HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ASLEEP.
>>134176
Some mges set roots again (like former generations). The rooted mges have little appendices (greenery).
>>133722
so the nge evolves into 2 main species:
1. the long term normal ge focuses on protection and size so it can live longer, its roots are stronger and go deeper in the earth but take longer to grow
2. the short term normal ge focuses on fast reproduction and is smaller then his cousin. his roots are small and are pulled out easily but grow rather fast
>>134273
looks really cool!!
>>134176
The landscape should be greener. The other plants probably just weren't shown in that drawing. Some older species of Ge likely coat the ground.
As they root, they lose the need for eyes. Eyes are weaker than skin, after all
>>134273
so I made this sketch about a possible mge lifecycle: it starts of as a small seeds and it gets dropped somewhere on the ground. it grows into a adult mge and when developed enough steps out of the ground. it lives some years walking around searching for a partner and a good spot to rest. when it finds a partner and a good place it grows into the earth and fuses with its partner. they fuse their dna and make new seeds (just an idea!!! r8)
>>134302
Nice sketch.
>>130626
So we're making Strain vampires. Dope.
>>130738
the beach droys are really enjoying their new habitat: no predators, lots of easy food and easy movement, the digging limbs arnt needed anymore and went away over time, they mostly use their front flippers for movement and only go back in the sea for laying eggs. bc of their lazyness they have become very vulnerable for new potential predators
>>134351
made a better sketch of the beach droy
anyone still alive?
>>134612
Some beach droy adapt to eat other droy, even growing semi sharp bone plates to assist the action.
>>133627
the mge now got 3 nails on each limb for rockier surfaces and stuff, they also developed ears and flaps that can make different noises to communicate with other mges
>>130828
Those not able to see the tendrils of the Biv that will attack back move onto a less dangerous food source: filtering out microorganisms from the abyssal mud. To do this, their mouth has become more suited to filter such things from the mud. (think of a duck's bill.)
>>138754
Oh, and their color becomes faded from being in such a low-light environment.
>>133627
Lesser Emgee find their niche tucked in the spaces between their larger cousins. They're smaller and frillier to get into tight spaces and gather as much light as they can in such spots.
Back from work and nothing happened. This is disappointing.
>>142478
yeah im still waiting for other people bc i dont want to solo this...
>>144772
mmm, idk i think that it is REALLY fun for some kind of people but it seems like those people are rare on this page/4chan
>>144772
These are really more of some weird crossbreed of quest and setting builder, but they can work. One of three starting creatures in one long-running game lead to all of this.
>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gypd3961fede3e8/AACIhoYcopEoJs6XBTcFjiQia/Primordial/Chart/Big%20Charts?dl=0&preview=flat+and+blade+worem+lines.png
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gypd3961fede3e8/AACIhoYcopEoJs6XBTcFjiQia/Primordial/Chart/Big%20Charts?dl=0&preview=Glund+Chart+full.png
And there is still stuff missing from those.
A spaceship comes from the sky and lands. A strange creature comes out of it.
It proceeds to capture several beach droys, then leaves.
>>148716
oh
OH
OH SHIT!
>>150837
It's an intelligent creature from an old evo game.
Rolled 3 (1d6)
You guys want me to spice things up?
>>156368
Yes.
Start a new thread. And add meels!
>>156406
Meels?
sounds neat.
I will when this dies.
So anyways.
Tectonic shift happens.
Ge forests are a thing.
and some orbital wobble occurs.
