DITL Species 5- Type of Lifespan

[Monroe]

You have some good ideas Coalition between that and your other post. I guess the next thread will be social structure. And you can make your case there and it'll be one of the options. So for now we don't have to worry too much how a spore asexual creature will work when it only has children very rarely.

[Grundig]

Another reason I chose option D is that it has interesting implications in things we have yet to discuss, like sociology, culture, etc. I get the feeling a long-lived race that procreates rarely would highly value life and that reproduction could be a big ritual.

[LaughingCheese]

I haven't been following these discussions too closely but it sounds too me like you guys are thinking of something like the Flood.

Its a parasite though, not a fungus, but I guess a fungus could be a parasite?

[Monroe]

I haven't been following these discussions too closely but it sounds too me like you guys are thinking of something like the Flood.

Its a parasite though, not a fungus, but I guess a fungus could be a parasite?

We voted down the parasite route. Originally it was following the Orks in Warhammer.

[Sionnach Glic]

Okay, I think we've reached a consensus here. To date, the largest number of votes in one of these polls has been 25, with most being far less. We're now at 19, with Option D in an undefeatable lead, even if all 6 that haven't voted yet vote for its closest competitor.

[LaughingCheese]

I haven't been following these discussions too closely but it sounds too me like you guys are thinking of something like the Flood.

Its a parasite though, not a fungus, but I guess a fungus could be a parasite?

We voted down the parasite route. Originally it was following the Orks in Warhammer.

So it is different, ok.

[Monroe]

Okay, I think we've reached a consensus here. To date, the largest number of votes in one of these polls has been 25, with most being far less. We're now at 19, with Option D in an undefeatable lead, even if all 6 that haven't voted yet vote for its closest competitor.

Its 11... Grand Moff tarkin.

[Mikey]

Perhaps the idea of different castes could coincide with Deep's idea of sexual reproduction? base, short-lived, mindless workers/couriers/drones/whatever could be spawned, while the higher castes of mainstream society would require sexual reproduction.

[Reliant121]

For me there are two models. A hive system, like stated.

Or something like the Asari. Takes ages to mature, then has a short mating period, then becomes a matriarch (a elder of sorts).

[Sionnach Glic]

We've reached our conclusion. Thread locked.

[Lt. Staplic]

uh...I think you forgot the locking part.

[Sionnach Glic]

Silence, peasant!