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Do some of the reptilian creatures on Galorin have parthogenesis? It's been seen in sharks, lizards and the like. So, could a khobold female pretty much clone herself and have little cloned khobold babies that look just like her?
I think the idea of an amazonian tribe of lizardfolk is kinda awesome.
Parthenogenesis as default form of reproduction tends to lead to clonal organisms with zero genetic diversity. It's common for instance in various whiptail lizards, but most of the parthenogenic species have teeny tiny ranges compared to their close relatives. The lack of genetic diversity would lead to vulnerability to disease or changing environments. (Of course this could very much be a main driver on why other humanoids have supplanted lizardfolk and kin)
I would think it would be more likely to develop in lizardfolk than kobolds/dragons, if only because the latter seem closer to archosaurs, in which parthenogenesis is unknown.
What about frogs and frog-monsters. A la Jurassic Park.
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Before 3rd Edition turned them into outsiders, lillends were a parthenogenic race, with individuals appearing outwardly male or female while being universally biologically female.
Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.
The plant-based Ghorans do something similar, but that's less reproduction and more just straight reincarnation.
Could be neat if the kasatha worked like this.
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Before 3rd Edition turned them into outsiders, lillends were a parthenogenic race, with individuals appearing outwardly male or female while being universally biologically female.
Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.
The plant-based Ghorans do something similar, but that's less reproduction and more just straight reincarnation.
Could be neat if the kasatha worked like this.
Now I need to make a some sort of story involving amazon lizardfolk barbarians. Because that would be AWESOME!
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Now I need to make a some sort of story involving amazon lizardfolk barbarians. Because that would be AWESOME!Before 3rd Edition turned them into outsiders, lillends were a parthenogenic race, with individuals appearing outwardly male or female while being universally biologically female.
Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.
The plant-based Ghorans do something similar, but that's less reproduction and more just straight reincarnation.
Could be neat if the kasatha worked like this.
You could have a lot of fun having such a culture as the one warring with the also-Amazonian Mwangi tribes of Holomog in southern Garund. :D
(though perhaps a bit more reasonably, they might be a tribe that was defeated and/or absorbed into Holomogi culture)
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Now I need to make a some sort of story involving amazon lizardfolk barbarians. Because that would be AWESOME!Before 3rd Edition turned them into outsiders, lillends were a parthenogenic race, with individuals appearing outwardly male or female while being universally biologically female.
Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.
The plant-based Ghorans do something similar, but that's less reproduction and more just straight reincarnation.
Could be neat if the kasatha worked like this.
You could have a lot of fun having such a culture as the one warring with the also-Amazonian Mwangi tribes of Holomog in southern Garund. :D
(though perhaps a bit more reasonably, they might be a tribe that was defeated and/or absorbed into Holomogi culture)
So freaking cool, I'd likely model their exact appearance after whiptail lizards.
^_^lesbian lizardfolk riding giant dinosaurs and smashing puny humans.
fun
Iron Kingdoms dragons are all descending from single dragon-deity-turned-lich which reproduced without help of a mate. When its children rebelled it went to hunt and devour those it could while the remaining dragons remain hidden from it.
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I know in my headcanon reptile-based species all have indeterminate growth, and go up in size categories as they get older (something that I wrote about here).
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I know in my headcanon reptile-based species all have indeterminate growth, and go up in size categories as they get older (something that I wrote about here).
I like this idea. I could see a Kaiju-sized Naga Queen ruling over Nagajor.
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Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.
Actually, I wrote a whole sidebar about lizardfolk parthenogenesis in Classic Monsters Revisited, and y'all can find it on page 38. :)
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Do some of the reptilian creatures on Galorin have parthogenesis? It's been seen in sharks, lizards and the like. So, could a khobold female pretty much clone herself and have little cloned khobold babies that look just like her?
I think the idea of an amazonian tribe of lizardfolk is kinda awesome.
Depends entirely on what sex chromosome system kobolds have.
In some species you have parthenogenesis that produces only male offspring, in others it's only female offspring, and some (I'm thinking of certain insects here) it can produce both.
Humans for instance use X and Y (XX female, XY male [ignoring the exceptions for the moment]). Some birds and reptiles use ZW (ZZ is male, ZW female). Other systems exist as well.
The new mexico whiptail species is itself a totally awesome example of a hybrid of two other closely related lizard species (and while they reproduce via parthenogenesis, they do mate with males of their parent species which allows them to avoid the genetic stagnation they would otherwise experience).
I just did the same thing, and it references "other lizards" as well, so I'd say that at least as far as golarion is concerned, it's a rare, but very real possibility. Which, is awesome.
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Actually, I wrote a whole sidebar about lizardfolk parthenogenesis in Classic Monsters Revisited, and y'all can find it on page 38. :)
Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.
D'oh! That'll learn me to assume I remember good. :)
Man, but this does open up a lot of possibilities though...
I know in my headcanon reptile-based species all have indeterminate growth, and go up in size categories as they get older (something that I wrote about here).I like this idea. I could see a Kaiju-sized Naga Queen ruling over Nagajor.
Really, really love the imagery that comes out of this. Getting some possible Miyazaki vibes, coupled with the notion of a Khmer-style temple city built around that naga's regular slithering routes...
You could have the great temple dedicated to her double as her throne, with her coiling around its spires and overlooking her domain.
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Actually, I wrote a whole sidebar about lizardfolk parthenogenesis in Classic Monsters Revisited, and y'all can find it on page 38. :)
Classic Monsters Revisited has some coverage for Lizardfolk reproduction, specifically their ability to shift sexes if needed, IIRC. No parthenogenesis mentioned, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some types of lizardfolk were capable of it.D'oh! That'll learn me to assumre I remember good. :)
Man, but this does open up a lot of possibilities though...
I know in my headcanon reptile-based species all have indeterminate growth, and go up in size categories as they get older (something that I wrote about here).I like this idea. I could see a Kaiju-sized Naga Queen ruling over Nagajor.Really, really love the imagery that comes out of this. Getting some possible Miyazaki vibes, coupled with the notion of a Khmer-style temple city built around that naga's regular slithering routes...
You could have the great temple dedicated to her double as her throne, with her coiling around its spires and overlooking her domain.
Plus, if any kaiju wander out of Valashmai, she can slither out to challenge them!
Somewhere deep within the bowels of Golarion Koboldzilla cowers, but some day a whispering voice will tell him how big and powerful he really is.
Kobzilla the CODzilla.