paizo.com Recent Posts in What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?paizo.com Recent Posts in What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?2019-10-11T15:41:16Z2019-10-11T15:41:16ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?JiCihttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#492020-05-27T23:41:27Z2020-05-27T23:41:27Z<p>I'm on the fence with this one, because at some points, we'll be getting unique animal-like aliens. No need for uplifted animals, when there's an alien race that looks like one ;)</p>I'm on the fence with this one, because at some points, we'll be getting unique animal-like aliens. No need for uplifted animals, when there's an alien race that looks like one ;)JiCi2020-05-27T23:41:27ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Themetricsystemhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#482020-05-27T20:29:20Z2020-05-27T20:29:20Z<p>Apparently there is a Fungus PC Race in AA4 that allows you to more or less "uplift" ANY animal that you like they were just talking about it in the PaizoCon Stream.</p>
<p>:D</p>Apparently there is a Fungus PC Race in AA4 that allows you to more or less "uplift" ANY animal that you like they were just talking about it in the PaizoCon Stream.
:DThemetricsystem2020-05-27T20:29:20ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#472020-05-26T22:43:26Z2020-05-26T22:42:03Z<p>Badgers, otherwise I'm not really interested in more "uplifted" anything.</p>
<p>•edit•</p>
<p>Then he remembered Kitsune from pathfinder. Facepalm.</p>
<p>K, so kitsune and badgers, and THEN my interest wanes.</p>Badgers, otherwise I'm not really interested in more "uplifted" anything.
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Then he remembered Kitsune from pathfinder. Facepalm.
K, so kitsune and badgers, and THEN my interest wanes.Umbra-Arcturus2020-05-26T22:42:03ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Kelly Youngblood (alias of Arutema)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#462020-05-26T20:46:14Z2020-05-26T20:46:14Z<p>Shameless author's plug: <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btq023i3?Wayfinder-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wayfinder 20</a> is out, with uplifted dinosaurs!</p>Shameless author's plug: Wayfinder 20 is out, with uplifted dinosaurs!Kelly Youngblood (alias of Arutema)2020-05-26T20:46:14ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Corsair17https://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#452019-11-04T02:53:51Z2019-11-04T02:53:51Z<p>An uplifted red panda could be fun.</p>An uplifted red panda could be fun.Corsair172019-11-04T02:53:51ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?The Ragihttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#442019-11-03T15:47:02Z2019-11-03T13:30:52Z<p>"Crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimps, prawns, krill, woodlice, and barnacles".</p>"Crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimps, prawns, krill, woodlice, and barnacles".The Ragi2019-11-03T13:30:52ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Yurehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#432020-05-27T14:30:13Z2019-11-03T04:14:48Z<p>Uplifted whale, because seeing a huge whale in space suit would be hilarious.</p>Uplifted whale, because seeing a huge whale in space suit would be hilarious.Yure2019-11-03T04:14:48ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Yurehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#422019-11-03T20:44:51Z2019-11-03T04:07:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Ascalaphus wrote:</div><blockquote> Velociraptors. </blockquote><p>Someone already said cats.Ascalaphus wrote:Velociraptors.
Someone already said cats.Yure2019-11-03T04:07:57ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Perpdepoghttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#412019-11-02T20:58:51Z2019-11-02T20:58:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Metaphysician wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">EltonJ wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Metaphysician wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.</p>
<p>•caw!• :) </blockquote>Wouldn't be better to insert Tengu into the setting than to uplift crows? </blockquote>Maybe? However, from my perspective, the mythological origins and baggage of the Tengu results in a very different species than a Corvid Uplift. Its like how a Wolf Uplift is very much •not• a Werewolf, because a Wolf Uplift is presumably premised in modern scientific understanding of Wolf behavior and socialization, and plausible guesses about what kind of sentient behavior and society would emerge from such. Same with Corvids. </blockquote><p>And if you uplift them through science you get to introduce the elements of being confused with tengu into their lore, which could be fun.Metaphysician wrote:EltonJ wrote: Metaphysician wrote:Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.
*caw!* :)
Wouldn't be better to insert Tengu into the setting than to uplift crows? Maybe? However, from my perspective, the mythological origins and baggage of the Tengu results in a very different species than a Corvid Uplift. Its like how a Wolf Uplift is very much *not* a...Perpdepog2019-11-02T20:58:51ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Metaphysicianhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#402019-11-02T17:00:19Z2019-11-02T17:00:19Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">EltonJ wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Metaphysician wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.</p>
<p>•caw!• :) </blockquote>Wouldn't be better to insert Tengu into the setting than to uplift crows? </blockquote><p>Maybe? However, from my perspective, the mythological origins and baggage of the Tengu results in a very different species than a Corvid Uplift. Its like how a Wolf Uplift is very much •not• a Werewolf, because a Wolf Uplift is presumably premised in modern scientific understanding of Wolf behavior and socialization, and plausible guesses about what kind of sentient behavior and society would emerge from such. Same with Corvids.EltonJ wrote:Metaphysician wrote:Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.
*caw!* :)
Wouldn't be better to insert Tengu into the setting than to uplift crows? Maybe? However, from my perspective, the mythological origins and baggage of the Tengu results in a very different species than a Corvid Uplift. Its like how a Wolf Uplift is very much *not* a Werewolf, because a Wolf...Metaphysician2019-11-02T17:00:19ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Archpaladin Zoushahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#392019-11-03T20:44:28Z2019-10-31T22:52:54Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BigNorseWolf wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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<p>For official Paizo creatures, I'd love to see something •very• different, like uplifted tashtari! </blockquote>the locomotion issue alone.. </blockquote><p>IGNORE YOUR DOUBTS! REPLACE WITH CYBERNETICS (and snort fridge mold)!BigNorseWolf wrote:Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:For official Paizo creatures, I'd love to see something *very* different, like uplifted tashtari!
the locomotion issue alone.. IGNORE YOUR DOUBTS! REPLACE WITH CYBERNETICS (and snort fridge mold)!Archpaladin Zousha2019-10-31T22:52:54ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?BigNorseWolfhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#382019-10-31T19:41:54Z2019-10-31T19:41:54Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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<p>For official Paizo creatures, I'd love to see something •very• different, like uplifted tashtari! </blockquote><p>the locomotion issue alone..Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:For official Paizo creatures, I'd love to see something *very* different, like uplifted tashtari!
the locomotion issue alone..BigNorseWolf2019-10-31T19:41:54ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Gamerskumhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#372019-10-31T18:35:45Z2019-10-31T18:35:45Z<p>I would love to see a template of some type for uplifted animals.</p>I would love to see a template of some type for uplifted animals.Gamerskum2019-10-31T18:35:45ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Owen K. C. Stephenshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#362019-11-03T20:44:03Z2019-10-20T20:48:11Z<p>For home game use, i remain a big fan of creating any uplifted animal i want with this product (written by Alex Augunas and published in conjunction with my company, Rogue Genius Games) - https://paizo.com/products/btq01xdb?Star-LogDeluxe-Uplifted-Animals</p>
<p>For official Paizo creatures, I'd love to see something •very• different, like uplifted tashtari!</p>For home game use, i remain a big fan of creating any uplifted animal i want with this product (written by Alex Augunas and published in conjunction with my company, Rogue Genius Games) - https://paizo.com/products/btq01xdb?Star-LogDeluxe-Uplifted-Animals
For official Paizo creatures, I'd love to see something *very* different, like uplifted tashtari!Owen K. C. Stephens2019-10-20T20:48:11ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?EltonJhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#352019-11-04T16:22:09Z2019-10-19T21:05:38Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Metaphysician wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.</p>
<p>•caw!• :) </blockquote><p>Wouldn't be better to insert Tengu into the setting than to uplift crows?Metaphysician wrote:Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.
*caw!* :)
Wouldn't be better to insert Tengu into the setting than to uplift crows?EltonJ2019-10-19T21:05:38ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Broccoliheadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#342019-10-19T15:14:24Z2019-10-19T15:14:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">FormerFiend wrote:</div><blockquote> Convergent Evolution & Intelligent Design make for strange bedfellows but the resulting bastard offspring is named Convenience. </blockquote><p>I just feel like if I wanted to play Iron Claw, I would have picked up that game system. These options are more appealing to my players because they have some familiarity. I mostly just feel disappointed because my players keep thinking earth exists because "where did all the humans and animals come from" It makes it harder for my group to get immersed in the Pact Worlds. I bought the interface zero for them to give them a game world with more of these themes. That's just my group though. They are expert contrariansFormerFiend wrote:Convergent Evolution & Intelligent Design make for strange bedfellows but the resulting bastard offspring is named Convenience.
I just feel like if I wanted to play Iron Claw, I would have picked up that game system. These options are more appealing to my players because they have some familiarity. I mostly just feel disappointed because my players keep thinking earth exists because "where did all the humans and animals come from" It makes it harder for my group to get...Broccolihead2019-10-19T15:14:24ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?UnArcaneElectionhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#332019-10-18T06:49:41Z2019-10-18T06:49:41Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">thecursor wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Sebastian Hirsch wrote:</div><blockquote> Uplifted Labradors would be fun ^^ </blockquote><a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1987/04/19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Oh sure, it's all fun and games until you don't throw the ball...</a> </blockquote><p>Linkified for your convenience.thecursor wrote:Sebastian Hirsch wrote: Uplifted Labradors would be fun ^^
Oh sure, it's all fun and games until you don't throw the ball... Linkified for your convenience.UnArcaneElection2019-10-18T06:49:41ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Metaphysicianhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#322019-10-17T22:18:21Z2019-10-17T22:18:21Z<p>Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.</p>
<p>•caw!• :)</p>Also, since I haven't said it already: uplifted crows. Because if we don't uplift them first, they will uplift themselves. And they will remember the slight.
*caw!* :)Metaphysician2019-10-17T22:18:21ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?thecursorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#312019-10-17T20:04:01Z2019-10-17T20:04:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sebastian Hirsch wrote:</div><blockquote> Uplifted Labradors would be fun ^^ </blockquote><p>Oh sure, it's all fun and games until you don't throw the ball...Sebastian Hirsch wrote:Uplifted Labradors would be fun ^^
Oh sure, it's all fun and games until you don't throw the ball...thecursor2019-10-17T20:04:01ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Sebastian Hirschhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#302019-10-17T20:41:15Z2019-10-17T09:55:14Z<p>Uplifted Labradors would be fun ^^</p>Uplifted Labradors would be fun ^^Sebastian Hirsch2019-10-17T09:55:14ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?FormerFiendhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#292019-10-18T20:17:20Z2019-10-17T09:08:18Z<p>Convergent Evolution & Intelligent Design make for strange bedfellows but the resulting bastard offspring is named Convenience.</p>Convergent Evolution & Intelligent Design make for strange bedfellows but the resulting bastard offspring is named Convenience.FormerFiend2019-10-17T09:08:18ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Metaphysicianhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#282019-10-16T08:26:17Z2019-10-15T20:11:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Opsylum wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Broccolihead wrote:</div><blockquote> Its weird to me that they have so many races that are humanoid earth animals. Why would space otters even exist? It would be more concise if they just had an uplifted template and stopped making anthropomorphic versions of everything to add to their race quota. </blockquote><p>“Convergent evolution” seems to be the in-canon explanation. Imagine being from Aballon and seeing an off-color Sharpwing in the Nejeor system (Dead Suns #4), which is supposed to have had no prior contact with Pact Worlds space. Redundancy is a weird phenomenon happening with every planet’s native species. Side effect of having to populate an entire galaxy of near infinite planets and stars and other celestial objects, many with their own unique ecosystems, with 160-page books of about a hundred aliens each. :p
<p>That’s probably the best possible solution to this problem, honestly. </blockquote><p>Simple explanation: the gods are efficient. Even immortal cosmic beings have only so much patience, so why create an infinity of completely distinct species when you can just do 99% of the work with palette swaps? •eg•Opsylum wrote:Broccolihead wrote: Its weird to me that they have so many races that are humanoid earth animals. Why would space otters even exist? It would be more concise if they just had an uplifted template and stopped making anthropomorphic versions of everything to add to their race quota.
“Convergent evolution” seems to be the in-canon explanation. Imagine being from Aballon and seeing an off-color Sharpwing in the Nejeor system (Dead Suns #4), which is supposed to have had no prior...Metaphysician2019-10-15T20:11:44ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?UnArcaneElectionhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#272019-10-15T08:10:25Z2019-10-15T08:10:25Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">avr wrote:</div><blockquote> <a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1980/07/24" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">'Domestic' cats. Someone's sure to have made that mistake at some point.</a> </blockquote><p>Linkified for your convenience.avr wrote:'Domestic' cats. Someone's sure to have made that mistake at some point.
Linkified for your convenience.UnArcaneElection2019-10-15T08:10:25ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?thecursorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#262019-10-15T08:07:30Z2019-10-15T06:40:41Z<p>Still asking for Uplifted Owl Bears</p>Still asking for Uplifted Owl Bearsthecursor2019-10-15T06:40:41ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What other Uplifted Animals do you wanna see?Foeclanhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42d2w?What-other-Uplifted-Animals-do-you-wanna-see#252019-10-15T08:07:28Z2019-10-14T16:56:43Z<p>I feel like dogs would be the first animals to get uplifted. We already selectively breed them for intelligence and our ability to train them. Tweaking them so they can talk doesn't seem like much of a stretch.</p>I feel like dogs would be the first animals to get uplifted. We already selectively breed them for intelligence and our ability to train them. Tweaking them so they can talk doesn't seem like much of a stretch.Foeclan2019-10-14T16:56:43Z