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  1. internal consistency - Would swimming dragons need wings ...

    May 24, 2017 · I like the idea that they can fly through the air and swim in pursuit of fish but I'm not sure that would be practical because the wings would cause drag. I'm also not sure …

  2. sea creatures - Fantasy Water-Dwelling Races - Worldbuilding …

    Namely, they are sentient creatures that live (and breathe) underwater, with some sort of power over the water itself. They exhibit frog- and fish-like feature (gills, membranes, scales, fish tail), …

  3. evolution - Ningens / Humanoid whale-like creatures

    Explore related questions evolution mythical-creatures sea-creatures cryptids See similar questions with these tags.

  4. mythical creatures - How to explain a village kept feeding the sea ...

    Nov 18, 2017 · An illegitimate unchosen king would only provoke the Dragon's ire and bring destruction to its own people if he tries to plead with the mighty creature. Vikings send food …

  5. Why would a small climbing herbivore have tusks?

    Jan 12, 2022 · Unlike many other mythical creatures it has a specific diet: It is a herbivore, and feeds on leaves, flowers, fruit, roots, and generally all the parts of the tree that it can gnaw …

  6. mythical creatures - Predatory Behavior of a Dragon

    Jan 6, 2018 · EDIT: After reading a lot of great suggestions I've decided that these dragons will be a mix between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals. They stalk their prey and ambush …

  7. Could a dragon use its wings to swim? - Worldbuilding Stack …

    Apr 1, 2019 · You can see this quite starkly in the extinct Hesperornis which was a sea-going bird that swam with its legs and was probably very ungainly on land. Swimming by generating lift …

  8. fantasy races - Best mythical creature to use as livestock ...

    Mar 14, 2019 · In that world, which fantastical creature would be the most likely candidate to be domesticated and used by humans as livestock? What would be a fantasy world's equivalent …

  9. How would fantasy sea monsters fare, up against modern …

    Jul 23, 2024 · How would classical sea monsters, such as krakens, giant sea serpents, etc. fare against modern technology such as depth charges, naval ships, torpedoes, sonar, etc.? …

  10. Plausibility of humans turning into mythical creatures at random

    Apr 25, 2024 · TL;DR-Lore below If humans have a gene that turns some of them into mythical creatures, how would I justify all humans having it and the transformations only starting in the …