Questions tagged [fantasy-races]
For questions relating to peoples or sentient beings that are often found in the fantasy subgenre of fiction, such as elves, dwarves, etc. This can be about their physical characteristics, their societies, or something completely different.
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How would you design a firearm for a fairy?
Suppose that you have a setting with a late 19th/early 20th century level of technology and firearms development that also has fantasy races.
Suppose further that one of these races are fairies; which ...
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What natural predators would prove the most dangerous for a village of tiny 5 inch people?
Predation has largely been an issue humanity has avoided, given our relatively large size compared to most of the animal kingdom. While Wolves, Bears, and Big Cats has played a major role in human ...
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Western based beings and creatures capable of granting wishes [closed]
I'm entertaining the idea of beings and/or creatures that grant wishes though the mechanics are very important for those who wish to dive deeper in to the story and world.
They must be of Western ...
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Could tiny people find honest work?
I am currently trying to include a tiny race in my world but can't find any jobs for them.
They are basically 15cm long talking geckos. They were initially created by magic, not naturally evolved ...
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How do i realistically portray an ancient race losing their history/ failed to archive it? [closed]
For context, The world i am currently working on is a fantasy world set somewhere within the 17th century where the races are off-shoots of an ancient human civilization that used magic to alter their ...
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Is it possible for a species to be completly non-sexually dimorphic? [duplicate]
In my fantasy setting, I have dragons (Because dragons are cool) and I thought that there would be some interesting storytelling potential if the dragons were completely non-sexually dimorphic (...
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Growing food by firelight
The question of what the citizens of fantasy underground kingdoms eat is usually handwaved to: "they trade for their food", or "they eat mushrooms". I would like my undergrounders ...
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What kind of small to medium town would be present on the border of two opposing nations? [closed]
So, a mountain range acts as the only land route between two countries. To the east, a humid land dominated by a massive jungle, which is occupied primarily by orc and orc-adjacent races. To the west ...
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Planet for elves [closed]
I continue to write a setting in which fantasy races have a scientific basis within a setting close to science fiction. Today I would like to touch on the topic of elves and create a planet where such ...
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How disadvantageous would symmetrical, four-fingered hands be?
I'm working on a fantasy world in which orcs are more obviously similar to swine and I want them to have hands which look like they could have evolved from pig's feet. My "concept design" is ...
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What would be the most effective way for a humanoid species made of stone to generate energy to move around?
This is my first post on here, I've looked over all the tour and the help center things, so I hope this is formatted correctly.I've been working on a high fantasy world that includes a lot of the ...
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How do you determine age of a humanoid species comparative to humans?
In my book, there are humans and there are Shaye, a humanoid species that are a little like harpies but with other features that distinguish them. Comparitively to humans, they live far longer so the ...
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What sort of mount would a naga use and how? [closed]
Is there any sort of animal (living or extinct) that would be a practical mount for a naga? And how would they be able to ride it? Or is this not a workable idea at all and should I throw out the idea ...
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How can a vampire navigates a mirror maze? [closed]
Imagine a huge maze consists of mirrors on all sides, these are tempered glass coated with very reflective finishes. The ceiling is also made of tempered glass but it allows a certain wavelength of ...
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How would humans evolve if they began living underground? [closed]
So I am creating a world where some humans begin to live underground and in caves under mountains but I am struggling a bit with how they might evolve. My problem is that I don't want them to just be ...
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What is the size of the largest possible flying animal? Realistically speaking?
I’d like to create fantasy creatures that can fly using their own realistic physiology without magic or any kind of supernatural power. Many references on the internet mention that popular dragons ...
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How would a creature with third-and-second-person vision be able to wield a firearm effectively?
My urban fantasy story, set at the turn of the milennium, has a species of humanoid beings called the untethered. The most distinctive thing about them is that they lack eyes of their own. Rather than ...
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How would you prosecute crimes in a world where everyone regenerates from injuries?
The world is filled with trolls. Trolls regenerate from any damage other than fire or acid at a rate of about 10% per second, and so any injuries or torture you inflict will very quickly be removed. ...
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What muscles would get sore if humans had wings and could fly?
I'm intrigued by the idea of humans with feathered wings as a 6th appendage, but with prolonged flight, if such a thing were actually possible for humans naturally as it is in my book, I'm not sure ...
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How would "barbie doll" anatomy work?
A fairly common trope in fantasy is "barbie doll anatomy". Effectively, a species completely lacks any visible orifices besides their mouth and nose. This brings up two major questions. ...
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What cutlery would rotifer monsters use?
The rotifer monsters are monstrous rotifers with a roughly human level of intellect. They are roughly 7 metres in length and 2 metres in diameter. They possess the power to manipulate gravity, ...
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Sonic weapons vs Faeries: Can we survive The Cloud of Blades & Bombs?
The faeries of my world are nightmare fuel.
They 5-7 cm insects that have two legs and four upper grasping limbs. Paired with this, they have the flight characteristics of humming birds, making them ...
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What would make winged centaurs a reasonable fighting force? [closed]
Within my world of Astarious, I have a race known as the Pegtauri, winged centaurs, who for a time were feared raiders on villages near the mountains that separated their plains from the rest of ...
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How would a city be structured if the inhabitants did not have houses? [closed]
Some sapient species, unlike humans, do not see the need to erect housing or beds to sleep in. They still have access to the art of construction for other purposes such as storerooms, forts, and ...
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How would different antler styles impact balance in humanoids? [closed]
I’m designing a feylike race where more dominant females develop antlers to display their place in the hierarchy. However, I haven’t decided exactly how they’re going to sit yet or if the style that I’...
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