How to create your own Species?

Name

  • What’s this Species’ Name?
  • What information does it give you?
  • What’s its common name?
  • What’s its taxonomic name?
  • What are the Origins of this species?
  • What is this Creature’s natural environment?
  • What are its physical particularity?
  • Does it have any peculiar ability?

Biological characteristics

  • The Anatomy & Physiology of creatures is the byproduct of their Evolution.
  • Creatures evolves to adapt to their surroundings.
  • The most fitting gene pools are preserved through this ability to change.
  • Change has 3 main purposes:
    • Feed easier
    • Protect oneself
    • Reproduce
  • Draw the Creature.
  • What’s their average Height?
  • What’s their average Weight?
  • What’s their average Lifespan?
  • Is this Species anatomy adapted to its environment?
  • Does their body have any usual features?
  • Why is their skin so hard?
    • Because their predators have sharp fangs & claws
  • Why do they run to fast & have such a good vision?
    • Because they only eat camouflage rabbits
  • Why does it have a proboscis?
    • Maybe they consumes blood
    • Maybe they can inject toxins or eggs into another animal
  • Why are they Slender & Elongated?
    • Maybe because they fly
    • Maybe because they live in canopy
  • Genetics, Taxonomy & Physiognomy
  • Are there any Related Species to it?
  • What are its parent Species?
  • What Common characteristics do they present?
  • Anatomically?
  • Behaviorally?
  • Did they change of environment?
  • Why?
  • Can you recognize different members of this species?
  • Through which Features?

Environment & Ecology

  • Food & Survival
  • What Nutriments do they need on a Daily basis?
  • How often can they find food?
  • Can they find it in their natural habitat?
  • What is their Predation pattern?
  • Are they Preys?
  • Are they Parasites?
    • To which Species?
  • Do they live in Symbiosis?
    • With which Species?
  • What are their sensory capabilities?
  • How works their environmental perception?
  • How are they occupying their environment?
    • Sparsely?
    • Distributed equally all over the Setting?
    • Concentrated in 1 area?
  • Sleep
  • How many hours do they need to sleep?
  • Do they need to sleep?
  • Do they Hibernate?
  • How does their sleep Cycle work?
  • Are they Nocturnal?
  • Are they Diurnal?
  • At which optimal temperature do they sleep best?
  • Reproduction
  • What are their growth rates & stages?
  • When are they Sexually Mature?
  • How works their Breeding process?
  • Do they groom?
  • Can they go Interspecies?
  • How do they hybridize?
  • Extinction & Infringement
  • Are they Threatened?
  • Are they conserved by another Species?
    • What is their conservation status?
  • Do they conserve another Species?
  • Are they part of a larger extinct group?
  • Is it why they conserve this other Species?

Intelligence Level

  • Do they use Tools?
  • Did they develop a technology which is unknown to the rest of the world?
  • Do they hide it?
  • Do they use more simple tools?
  • Which kind?
  • To which use?
  • Did they discover an unsuspected use to an already known tool?
  • Communication
  • Do they use Oral communication?
  • Do they use Gestures?
    • What kind of Gestures?
  • Do they have Facial expressions?
    • Do they recognize Facial expressions?
  • Do they use Writing to communicate?
  • Do they use Drawing?
  • Dis they develop a Music system?
  • Building & Habitats
  • How developed are the Settlements?
  • Do they live directly in Caves?
  • Do they live directly in Forests?
  • Did they shape their environments?
    • Did they put small sheets on rock bed to make them more comfortable?
    • Did they put candles in their homes?
    • Do they need a source of light?
  • Did they Alter their environments?
    • Did they destroy, partly or in totality, to live in it?
    • Did they landscaped their environment?
  • Organizations
  • Does this species Cooperate?
  • Does it promote Competition?
  • Does it promote Individuality?
  • Does it force its members to be part of the Collective?
  • What are the organization in this Species?
  • Are there Traders?
  • Are there Martial forces?
  • Are there Cults?
  • Are there Educational Spaces?
  • What is their Idea of Truth?
  • What is their Idea of False?
  • How do they perceive Outsiders?
  • How tolerant are they?

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