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What a delightful new predator, certainly a shocking new development on the ocean scene, it seems.

"one of its arm" should be "one of its arms".
"unimpededly" I do not think that is a word.
Is that pattern on its back due to being underwater, or an actual pattern?
I'm not sure exactly how its electrical production works, and therefore how plausible having a shocking grasp is.

I like the Imprisoned Wolley inclusion. It's nice to see cameos of other organisms in main images.

The Greengill had a physiology problem, though, which hasn't been corrected yet. If the Greengill's not part of any organisms' diet, it would be easier to decanonize it or wipe it out with a plague, if necessary (though those are extreme measures that I don't think will be needed). In any case, including the Greengill might slow down the Shell-riding Shocker's approval speed, since it's dependent on the Greengill problems being fixed.

Feel free to make the Caliga extinct: its artwork is the ugliest official artwork I've ever submitted. If there's ever an official-art re-do option, I'll do that one first.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Jun 17 2021, 09:24 AM)

"one of its arm" should be "one of its arms".

Fixed. However...

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"unimpededly" I do not think that is a word.

It absolutely is a word, for it's a valid construction in English that conveys a meaning with its suffixation. Spellcheck doesn't even single it out, unlike "omnivory," which is also a word. Compare "belatedly."

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Is that pattern on its back due to being underwater, or an actual pattern?

Admittedly, it does look like the reflections of the perturbation of the water surface, but that's actually scales inherited from the ancestor.

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I'm not sure exactly how its electrical production works, and therefore how plausible having a shocking grasp is.

They work the way described in the Electro Mudswarmer; each spike has either a positive or negative charge and a circuit is closed when more than one is touched. How these charges are produced, however, is also beyond me.

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The Greengill had a physiology problem, though, which hasn't been corrected yet. If the Greengill's not part of any organisms' diet, it would be easier to decanonize it or wipe it out with a plague, if necessary (though those are extreme measures that I don't think will be needed). In any case, including the Greengill might slow down the Shell-riding Shocker's approval speed, since it's dependent on the Greengill problems being fixed.

Wouldn't it be inconsequential whether or not the Greengill is decanonized or otherwise removed since this species has about a dozen other options for food where the Greengill's and its ranges overlap?

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Feel free to make the Caliga extinct: its artwork is the ugliest official artwork I've ever submitted. If there's ever an official-art re-do option, I'll do that one first.

Are you suggesting I make the Caliga extinct through this species's predation?

My mistake: it's the Greencrest that has a problem, not the Greengill. The Greencrest is not part of its diet, and so this is irrelevant.

Perhaps it's not as much of a deadly superpredator as I imagine it to be, and even if it were, Caligas surely won't be the only ones to go extinct. I was simply surprised to see a mention of that particular organism again.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Jun 17 2021, 09:24 AM)

Feel free to make the Caliga extinct: its artwork is the ugliest official artwork I've ever submitted. If there's ever an official-art re-do option, I'll do that one first.

I believe that you can? You just need to have it checked out like any species submission.

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Jun 17 2021, 10:24 AM)

"one of its arm" should be "one of its arms". "unimpededly" I do not think that is a word. Is that pattern on its back due to being underwater, or an actual pattern? I'm not sure exactly how its electrical production works, and therefore how plausible having a shocking grasp is. I like the Imprisoned Wolley inclusion. It's nice to see cameos of other organisms in main images. The Greengill had a physiology problem, though, which hasn't been corrected yet. If the Greengill's not part of any organisms' diet, it would be easier to decanonize it or wipe it out with a plague, if necessary (though those are extreme measures that I don't think will be needed). In any case, including the Greengill might slow down the Shell-riding Shocker's approval speed, since it's dependent on the Greengill problems being fixed. Feel free to make the Caliga extinct: its artwork is the ugliest official artwork I've ever submitted. If there's ever an official-art re-do option, I'll do that one first.

Could I evolve a species from the Caliga then? Since you want it gone.

This post has been edited by OviraptorFan: Jun 17 2021, 05:04 PM

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Could I evolve a species from the Caliga then? Since you want it gone.

I think I'll try out the official art re-do option first.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?: Y
What changes?:

• External?: Limb lengthen, claws
• Internal?: Jointed arms. Spike shocks,
• Behavioral/Mental?: pursuit predation

Are Changes Realistic?:
New Genus Needed?: Y (Done)

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2
Flavor?: 2/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (50 cm -> 60 cm)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Transition Rule?: Y (Omnivore -> Carnivore)
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: N
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved