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<blockquote data-quote="squibbles" data-source="post: 8193039" data-attributes="member: 6937590">Glad it helps. I always find those kinds of constraints and exercises to be a great tool for world-building. The restrictions lead to more creative ideas.Derp. I completely forgot Journey to the Center of the Earth was Verne. You might also poach from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellucidar" target="_blank">Pellucidar</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vril" target="_blank">The Coming Race</a> for more pulp and esoteric strangeness.One of my settings has plant people with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaldane" target="_blank">kaldane-rykor</a> biology--ambulatory animal body, with a photosynthetic head that sits in its neck like a potted plant. It's a bit similar to Bas-Lag's khepri, not sure if you consider that a plus or minus....of course, I suspect many players would not find them relatable or appealing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squibbles, post: 8193039, member: 6937590"] Glad it helps. I always find those kinds of constraints and exercises to be a great tool for world-building. The restrictions lead to more creative ideas. Derp. I completely forgot Journey to the Center of the Earth was Verne. You might also poach from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellucidar']Pellucidar[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vril']The Coming Race[/URL] for more pulp and esoteric strangeness. One of my settings has plant people with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaldane']kaldane-rykor[/URL] biology--ambulatory animal body, with a photosynthetic head that sits in its neck like a potted plant. It's a bit similar to Bas-Lag's khepri, not sure if you consider that a plus or minus. ...of course, I suspect many players would not find them relatable or appealing. [/QUOTE]

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