#worldbuilding sheet

[spearxwind]

Here's another concept for Broken Horizon - a dragon pilot saddle! Ft. Alex as the model (and Riptide as the pilot, even if you can't see his face)

Modern saddles were jointly developed by dragons and humans post-war to make dragon riding safer and flying more precise, as regular reins and voice commands quickly became obsolete.

In these saddles the control sticks on the pilot's seat transmit inputs to the steering modules, which are then interpreted into nerve impulses for the dragon to follow. However they are not hard commands, and the dragon can still choose to ignore the impulses for any reason. This means that the dragon and the pilot must have an incredibly strong trust bond for the best performance.

[total-convergence]

Xa ontogeny

The Xa and how they grow. The brown-feathered kiddos past age of 1,5 are already able to fly somewhat. Xa don't show any sexual dimorphism, so there's only one Xa image for each life stage. Here's more about this sophont: https://www.tumblr.com/total-convergence/726112557515128832/tcxa

[tinytowns]

* ( ❀ ˆ꒳ˆ˵ ) ♡ Ꮺ 𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦 — 𝖥𝖠𝖨𝖱𝖸 & 𝖣𝖤𝖵𝖨𝖫 ੭

— introducing fairy & devil , the latest google docs template from tinytowns' vault. this document is designed to help you build a world , with an in - universe laws section and space for two nation / country - like locations along with history + a free section ❀ this google doc requires some experience in order to be navigated comfortably , but help is always available through ask - though , this particular template has spent time in my drafts for about a year now so it may take me time to remember how i did something ❀ link can be found in source code + a gif of the full document is under the cut since it needed to be chopped weirdly in order to have a screenshot taken , lol . hope you enjoy this template it took so long to get out of the drafts so apologies if the ending part is a bit un-inspired .. ( Q ᵕ Q ♡) ~

link in source code !!! tumblr doesn't like hyperlinks :(

[beastwhimsy]

they have 97 mental illnesses and are banned from most hive sectors

(glass, sadie, and vincent from a story I'm working on [: glass is a greenbottle fly, sadie is a common blue damselfly, and vincent is an earwig)

[akaiitori]

Kaelan Black - Reference sheet 2024

A Cyclone from a far away land, Kaelan is a hard-working man that was raised in simple livings. He stands in an uncomfortable position: far too alien to be welcomed among organic humans; far too domesticated to feel at home between other Cyclones. And yet, he seems to find friends wherever he goes.

Some trivia below the cut!

Far stronger and heavier than your average Cyclone.

Toddler-level flight skill. Constantly has broken feathers and bruises from bad landings. He's still learning!

He's nocturnal: his sight is at its sharpest at low light conditions, has long whiskers, and spends the day sleeping (which sucks for errands).

Doesn't understand modern technology. Relies a lot on his friends to browse the internet, but in general prefers analogue tools (fire stoves, hand-washing clothes, reading books and newspapers instead of browsing online).

His staff is called a taré (tar-eh). It represents his connection to the planet, and it's an important part of his culture and religion. He's also very, very good at hitting people with it.

Spent most of his life living in a farm on the mountains. He's very knowledgeable about crops, botany, and hunting.

[ingridskogstad]

First attempt at making concepts for one of my projects and presenting them in a visually appealing way. Maybe i'll edit in an english version of the text later, but for now, just plain text translation with some additions

Ysgrelian Boar - a semi-domesticated artiodactyl present in swamps and forests of Ysgrela. They are bred as an easy-to-keep, sturdy livestock, able to withstand harsh winters and find food at any time of the year. They use their showel-shaped lower incisors for digging up roots and cutting aquatic vegetation. Sexual dimorphism is represented in muzzle and tusk length. Despite their large size, they cannot be ridden, but are sometimes harnessed in carriages as status display. Ysgrelian people use not only their meat and hide, but also tusks, bones, bristles, fat, and even blood, which is sthe main ingredient of Ysgrela's national dish: black blood soup.

These boars are, in fact, closer related to hippopotamus than to actual pigs (suidae family) and cannot breed with pigs. Design is based on wild boars (main shape), tapirs (legs, snout and baby coloration), bisons (winter coat) and platybelodons (lower incisors)

Credit to Naira for helping me a lot with the sketch!

[silly-mars]

HELLO!!

After working really hard on every ref sheet!! There they are!!

[clownsaint]

One of the DGPCK guys unmasked, his name is Dolly Jane, or just Jane for short. went for a cracked out bogan look hope it translates

[8-0mph]

Would you believe Ive had Creed in my drafts since August thanks adventure time.

[wolfsbaneandthistle]

Notes on food, fish, and translation errors.

Hán and Ankiusk are good friends, but during the time that they’re getting their medical certifications they’re both still learning the Galactic Standardized language. That combined with Ankiusk’s lack of a jaw to make the click (!) letter, there are a lot of communication issues.

And I mean… what do you call an alien animal in an alien language so that a third alien can relate it to yet another alien animal. Language may be evil but comparative xenobiology is even more so.

[insomniphic]

Narry’s artificial soul || SANE Solutions

Narry has developed enough that it starts believing that it has the ability to actually have a sense of self. This conscience is its storage for its emotions.

Narry has no inner child.

This is an anomaly. “He” should not exist.

[avics-anarchy]

Next up in my superhero introductions is "Flora" that is NOT his name, I just never came up with a better one. If you have any better ones PLEASE suggest one, I can't call him Plant Boy forever.

PB doesn't have any innate powers, he just found a cool green rock once which he used as a guitar pick for years, later discovering it allowed him to grow plants from his body.

[total-convergence]

Yuo Yowa skin genetics

‼️boob jumpscare

The cat people’s genes! First chapter is the skin, second will be eyes and then hair. I’m calling this “revised” even though it’s my first post about this topic, because I’ve been developing their genetics for a while without sharing them which I remade a few days ago, and here we are. Heavily inspired by the house cat fur coat genetics, because there’s just many interesting combinations that I could apply to their skin! Click “show more” to reveal more pages.

“Calico” isn’t the right term, calico cats have white patches affected by genes that the Yuo Yowa don’t have in their skin, but I’ve decided to call them calicoes because it is quite adorable. Just like in cats, a calico can be any individual with at least two X chromosomes.

[akystaracer22]

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust AU Masterpost

Synopsis: Sinner/Fallen Angel Adam AU with a subplot of Adamsapple slowburn combined with endgame Edenpoly and a sprinkle of Adam being a father. Full of angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, and a bunch of worldbuilding.

Character References:

Adam, Also Adam

Oneshots:

Maybe in Another Life We Would Hate Each Other a Little Less

Synopsis: A chance encounter sheds a little light on Adam that Lucifer couldn’t have predicted, leading to a moment he thought he’d never have with the man.

Distrust Fall

Synopsis: A leap of faith gone wrong, an eternal promise kept eternally. No matter how long it has been some things never truly change.

Here in The Garden, Lets Play a Game

Synopsis: A nightmare about paradise, and an attempt to create something new, even the coldest hearts can warm with a careful touch.

Let's Make a Deal

Synopsis: Let's go back a moment, how exactly did Adam end up joining the hotel? And how was the graveyard created? Lucifer makes a deal with Adam, but not for what Lucifer thought it would be.

The Exception to the Rule

Synopsis: How far do you bend your morals for someone you love?

Free the Bird From its Gilded Cage

Synopsis: Lucifer would tell anyone who asked his greatest regret was letting humanity eat the apple. Better than admitting what he really regretted.

Ruthlessness is Mercy Upon Ourselves

Synopsis: Vaggie and Adam talk about mercy and each other. It doesn’t go in any direction they thought it would.

Related Headcanons:

The Poly

Adam and Animals

The AU poll

Kissing with apples

[whirligig-girl]

Mellanoid Slime Species Sheet (Draft)

Mellanoids were very uncommon in Starfleet following first contact in 2360 and joining the Federation during the Dominion War in 2373. Most mellanoids in space careers joined the United Mellanus Space Program. (see also: Mellanoid Space Exploration) Felime Trox was an NCO during the Dominion War. Eaurp Guz was the first to be an officer in 2379, and there's only a small handful of other mellanoids in Starfleet. As of the 2380s a few more are trickling in each year.

In the late 2390s and the 2400s, Mellanus Space Program gets essentially integrated into starfleet, and Mellanoids start absolutely pouring into starfleet.

Logo of the United Mellanoid Space Program.

fig 1: Just a small window into the possible variation of Mellanoid body plans. Humanoid and humanoid variations are the most common, but practically anything is possible. fig 2: Ditto for faces. fig 3: Cutaway of a mellanoid's face showing the spongy inside of the gelatin skull, the mouth, and an eyeball. fig 4: skeletal gelatin inside a mellanoid hand resembles a mushier, less consistent version of humanoid hand anatomy. fig 5 (left, oops): The visceral and skeletal goo support each other, without the visceral goo acting as muscle the skeletal goo flops. fig 5 (right): a three-lunged individual, with a close up showing the foamy structure of their lungs. fig 6: Demonstration that all forms of slime are interchangeable. fig 7: Mellanoids generally lack genitalia (unless they want them!) fig 8A: three infants (slime worms). fig 8B: the same individuals as children. fig 8C: the same individuals as young adults.

Mellanoids have differing consistency depending upon emotional state. They may get softer when sad or tired, or bouncy when startled. They may become drippy when anxious. Even intense positive emotion can lead to melting sometimes. The default texture is like a somewhat tough jello, jiggly but not sticky and with no residue left behind. When very sad they are capable of crying, with the sclera of their eyes melting alongside other parts of their face and body. In addition to losing cohesion with strong emotional state or sleepiness, Mellanoids can voluntarily liquify and move as a liquid, and even accomplish a limited degree of shapeshifting in this amorphous state. When sleeping or otherwise unconscious, mellanoids will melt into their amorphous form, and either spread thin so they can absorb air through their body, or if they're sleeping in a padded tub, they will manifest lung-foam on the top surface to continue to take in air into their body.

N.B.: Mellanoid consistency and physics is also just kinda whatever works! They're cartoon characters from an animated cartoon and fanart for another animated cartoon. If it feels right, it probably is right, even if it contradicts something I've said in the previous paragraph. The whole point of slimegirl emotional consistency to me is that it is a visual symbolism for how strong emotions can feel--if you feel like you're falling apart then that's what you will look like, if your heart melts you're literally melting, if you feel tense and rigid then you'll be tough and rubbery. And doubtless different mellanoids can be more capable or less capable of not just emotional regulation, but hiding the visible extent of these emotions.

Here is a reference sheet showing variation in existing Mellanoid Slime characters, and also a warp ship and a steam engine for reasons which are unlikely to become clear again soon. NB: following image contains drawings by myself, Ray Daly, and James, as well as a few screenshots of Star Trek Prodigy. Names which are not native mellanoid names are put in quotes.

The bioluminescence here is exaggerated so you can see it--it would really be much much more subtle, to the point that it might be difficult to even see it as colored light.

[akaiitori]

The Whirlwind Stratos

Whirlwinds and the story they belong to is still a work in process, so anything stated may change in the future.

Whirlwinds are a type of Artes (synthetic sapient organism) created in the Tarrukar Empire, characterised by their six limbs, humanoid build, and mild disposition.

They are very common to see in the urban hubs of Tarrukar: they are the backbone of the postal service, and dominate the vast majority of high-altitude jobs.