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Dadarian · 2018-01-11T21:51:28+00:00

Pdox Life Lite: The Game #WiR_Main I humbly thank the entirety of the CivFanatics' NES subforum for this game type and content In a far away place, there lies Piscia Minor. Piscia Minor is a small but hot star, much like Sol. However, it has only one planet that circles endlessly around the small bright star. This planet is much like ours very long ago, its lands and seas empty except for single cell organisms that coat the planet in itself, pumping oxygen into the atmosphere and stabilising the planet for further growth. The organisms, through the sheer fact of them being present on seemingly every inch of the sea and land, have pumped far more oxygen into this planet then exists on ours, nearly double the concentration. This allows things to happen, things to change. No longer will unicellular life dominate this world. Of the planet specifically, one sees that its mass, a little bigger than Earth’s; its atmosphere, a little thicker; its orbit around its parent star, quite a bit further - but that’s just fine, as our host star is a slightly hotter, brighter version of our own sun. The planet has little axial tilt, but it also has an eccentric orbit that causes alternating hot and cold periods throughout the year - meaning seasons are simultaneous in both hemispheres. Otherwise, this planet is rather earth-like in many respects. Spiraling it's own lone circle around the planet is a moon, similar to our own. This pristine world offers spectacular sunrises and sunsets, where there a conscious observer to appreciate it. Indeed, were you to walk upon this planet, there would probably be nothing more than a carpet of green spreading everywhere that can be seen. But from such humble beginnings do great things emerge. This is where you come in... What is PdoxLife Lite? It is a series of ‘evolution games’ that have previously taken place on the NES Forum. Whether you want to ‘play to win’ (with the idea of establishing a species at the top of the food chain or most abundant population), or you simply want to experiment and see what happens, or, some combination of both - you are very welcome to jump in. PdoxLife games are somewhat unique in that you don’t need to make a lasting commitment to the game. Simply contribute an evolution (max one per customer, per turn) and wait for the update to see what happens next... I’m going to be using the rule innovations introduced by Lord Iggy (originator of the games on the NES forums), and I’ll let his words do the rest of the talking: Pdox Life Essentially, the rules are simple. Each turn, you may choose one already-existing family of life as a starting point. You will be adding two new traits or features - for example, compound eyes and a primitive stomach, or defensive spines and olfactory senses. The list is indeed endless, and I will be on hand to provide any guidance on what does or does not contribute one ‘trait’. Your creation may never work out at all, or it might go extinct before it becomes established, or it may contribute new traits without being quite successful enough to branch out into a whole new family. Otherwise, all going well, it will branch out and form a new node on the tree of life. You can also nominate some existing traits that you’d like to ditch - like lizards no longer growing gills, or humans losing their tails. Nature is not a perfectionist, but she does appreciate a bit of streamlining. Lite Changes The GM (me) will only be choosing three (3) evolutions going forward, not necessarily one from each initial tree. TL;DR New Evolution Name: x Evolving from: (what existing family?) New Trait #1: New Trait #2: Removed Trait(s): (optional) Brief Description: Examples: New Evolution Name: Wavy Evolving from: Blobster New Trait #1: A single, large worm-like tail. New Trait #2: antennae to detect vibration. Brief Description: The Wavy features more cellular specialisations than the Blobster. Though it still lacks a true nervous system, it has long, thin appendages on its 'front' end that are able to detect movement in the nearby water. Via a chemical feedback system, its 'tail' end can then attempt to propel the organism in that direction. The Wavy is aggressive, attempting to swallow, suffocate and eventually digest anything smaller than itself. New Evolution Name: Eater Evolving from: Blobster New Trait #1: Digestive juices. New Trait #2: Flexible body form. Brief Description: The Eater looks much like its Blobster ancestors while drifting above the seabed. However, once fully grown, the Eater flattens out into a pancake shape, exposing its digestive cells on its underside, and descends to the seabed. It simply sits on a patch of bacteria or algae and begins extruding digestive juices, created by specialised tissues within its body mass, and the resulting nutrient soup is eventually absorbed by its underside.

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Start date Jan 11, 2018

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GM Note: The update schedule will roughly be ~3 days, give or take a day. The goal of this is to be fun and fast, like real evolution (only not).

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