cecatera skin

v-nix · Post by **v-nix** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:30 pm

has enyone ever thought up a mithical creature, if yes did you use
skin, scales, feathers, rock, fire,... ect.
but have u ever thought up ur own skin type?
i need some inspoation for my cecatera, enyone help?

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:02 pm

No... but I have sometime wondered if Dinosaurs were not scaly, and had fur like a Persian cat. Imagine, a Raptor with bushy fur...

zatoichi · Post by **zatoichi** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:58 pm

I hate to break it to you, Colicedus, but reptiles? Don't have fur.

tallyl.iii · Post by **tallyl.iii** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:36 pm

I was about to correct you, zatoichi, but I looked it up to double check and apparently they weren't scaly birds, but reptiles which birds (Aves) are now a subset of by being a subset of dinosaurs (Dinosauria). Odd, I know just read.

From: http://dml.cmnh.org/2000Apr/msg00382.html

Old System of Classification (Linnaean): Reptilia includes all
land-dwelling vertebrates which lay eggs with shells except for birds
(Aves) and mammals (Mammalia).

New System (cladistic/phylogenetic): Reptilia includes the most recent
common ancestor of turtles, crocodiles, snakes, lizards, and tuataras,
plus all of that ancestor's descendants. Dinosauria is a subset of this
(and Aves a subset of Dinosauria -- hence Aves is part of Reptilia, too).

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:11 pm

who cares... its still funny. Jurassic park full of furry creatures.

invertin · Post by **invertin** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:27 am

No but i had a creture that, instead of the typical fur or bare skin or scales, I had a creature with natural plated armor, Not scales, like ordinary armor, with scales at the joins and jut a huge lump of whatever scales are made of on parts that didn't bend. (E.G the top of the torso). It's hard to describe but I think you get the idea.

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:42 am

Carapace?

invertin · Post by **invertin** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:47 am

Colicedus wrote:Carapace?

It's already been done? I though carapace was something else...

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:55 am

Sounds pretty much the same to me...

Crill3 · Post by **Crill3** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:18 am

carapace almost equal to Carapace (with Captial C).

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:36 am

More like exoskeleton, like a insect.

A carapace is what tortoises and turtles have; it's made up of individual plates, called scutes. My T's scale armor is made of cut and polished tortoise scutes.

Crill3 · Post by **Crill3** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:23 am

Dude, you know everything.

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:38 am

Don't I wish; but thanks. I like knowing stuff. It's the best part of being alive.

PS: Does this mean I'm still your hero?

Crill3 · Post by **Crill3** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:12 pm

Screenshot hero

Nuky · Post by **Nuky** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:24 pm

The Lugaru Hero, definitely.