Aquatic Campaigns

[Brendan Byrd]

“Forests” of giant “Christmas Tree Worms” and other filter feeding tube worms…

Giant hermit crab using half of a wrecked ship as its’ “shell”…

 

[Anicolarys]

There’s a literal world of inspiration out there.

Consider the scaly foot gastropod:

Scaly-foot gastropod - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It’s a mollusk that lives in extremely hostile deep water conditions near volcanic vents, and extracts metallic compounds from the water to create its shell and foot-scales. That’s NUTS!

A fascinating find. The Chrysomallon squamiferum is living proof that nature has a forge older and more ingenious than any fantasy blacksmith. Using iron sulfides for its shell... it's pure 'bio-dark fantasy.' Thank you for sharing this, it's a goldmine for any GM.