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How could a biomancer monetize their magic [closed]
In my story people can wield several magic types based on science. One of these abilities is Biomancy which is the ability to control, create, and transform into organisms like plants, funguses, ...
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Can I Achieve Immortality by Controlling Brownian Motion within cells? [closed]
Okay, so I have these beings that are supposed to be able to alter their bodies and do it in such a way that they can make themselves and other practically immortal. But now I am needing to know how ...
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How would a creature evolve a antimagic field? [closed]
I've been designing a group of creatures which one of their defining traits is that magic tends to become disabled once its close enough to them like a anti-magic field. The question I've been asking ...
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Assuming that most of the human experience is based on the body's biological makeup, what would someone experience if they were just a soul [closed]
In my story the main character has their soul removed from their body and sealed away for a very long time. Assuming that the soul is just a carrier for someone's memories and personality what would ...
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Food chain based in geothermal heat?
Underground dwarven (and other) civilizations are a staple of fantasy worlds. The obvious question (what do these people eat?) is rarely answered.
As an explanation, I considered a food chain based in ...
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Would a human with electric powers be able to use them to strengthen their muscles?
I heard that electrical stimulation can lead to a similar effect to working out, so I was wondering if someone who can create and finely control electricity would be able to increase their physical ...
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How Can I Justify the Existence of Dragons in My Realistic Post-Apocalypse Fantasy Setting? [closed]
Recently I have given myself an interesting challenge: To create an interesting fantasy world that does not have conventional "magic."
In this setting I'm writing, our entire civilization ...
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How Can a Bug Larvae Hijack a Robot?
When inactive, the robot looks like a Steelstone arch. Steelstone resembles marble only it is virtually indestructible. The knowledge to work Steelstone was lost thousands of years ago.
When the robot ...
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Mesmerake Hypnosis: How Does It Work?
Mesmerake are dragons, serpentine with two arms and no legs, but endowed with plenty of fins-four fins come off of their back, resembling butterfly wings but more frilly, sort of like betta fins, a ...
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Gastric Reversion: How Can It Work?
Scerafin, a species of quadrupedal darkeyed dragon that resemble sharks but live on land, are known for their telescoping necks (range of 3 yards), razor-sharp lance (read: snout horn) and tailfin, ...
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Zombies: if magic kept them "living" or at least conscious, what would they experience as they rotted? [closed]
Instead of being spread by a virus or the temporary effects of a voodoo-induced trance or paralysis, zombies are created by a magical curse that causes the person to rot while remaining relatively ...
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What could be the reasoning behind why Elves go into metamorphosis?
For my setting, I really want to push the non-human aspect of the other typical fantasy races. For Elves, I've been throwing the idea around that they go through a metamorphosis of sorts. I was ...
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Biological siege weapons: Part 2 - Can a living thing effectively perform the role of ranged siege weaponry such as trebuchets?
As was pointed out by the great answers of my first question regarding biological siege weapons, organisms can be rather capable of making it through fortified defenses at close range, but what about ...
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Biological siege weapons: Part 1 - Are living things capable of breaking down the gates of a medieval gatehouse?
The setting features biomancers who, to summarize, are magic users who can create living things as minions or servants through various ways(seeds, modified eggs, whatever), have the option to directly ...
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How can the transfer of a soul to a new body lead to physical deformities? [closed]
The soul is the metaphysical spirit of a mortal being and is the seat of human consciousness. It retains all the aspects that we consider makes us human, from personality to memories to how we ...
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