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Demihuman civilizations & associated animals

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:23 am
by OgreBattle
A setting jam thread*. Think of a fantasy civilization, then think of the animals they've tamed for different roles in society/war.

For example...

Medieval Europeanish Humans
Pets: Dogs
Livestock: sheep, cow, chicken
Mount: Horse
Platform (an extra large mount): Elephant or war wagon pulled by horses
Flying mount: Pegasus
Super Beast (something big and flashy for the final boss to ride): Holy Dragon

*not that all entries are for one setting, but each can be a setting to its own. So you could also write about post apocalytpic humans that ride giant beetles and so on.

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:14 am
by erik
http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=55473

Basically wanting that thread but conforming to standardized format above?

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:10 pm
by Josh_Kablack
Heavy Metal Humans:
Pets: Wolves, Sabertooth Cats
Livestock: Bison, Boars, Oversized Iguanas,
Mount: Motorcycle
Platform (an extra large mount): Bear Cavalry. T-Rex
Flying mount: Bats, Eagles
Super Beast: Skeletal Dragon

Internet Humans:
Pets: Lolcats, Doges, Quokkas, Red Pandas
Livestock: Bunnies, Goats in Trees, Woodphor Sheep
Mount: Invisible Bicycle
Platform: Giant Panda
Flying Mount: Dire Flying Squirrel, Nyan Cats
Super Beast: Trollface Troll Doll

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:24 pm
by Mask_De_H
Elves:
Pets: Monkeys, woodland creatures
Livestock: Deer, elk, boars
Mount: Big cat
Platform: Chocobo, Bear Calvary
Flying Mount: Eagles, Shrikes
Super Beast: Ent

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:29 pm
by Eikre
Dwellers of a Primordial Land of Nothing But Bugs

Pets: Big peacock spiders, which are fuzzy for cuddles, come in cute colors, and do fun dances.
Livestock: Dairy aphids (herded by domesticated ladybugs, and sometimes stolen by wild ants), kosher locusts, silkworms. Honeypot ants can't be kept, but the formic community is intelligent enough (in aggregate) to recognize services rendered to their kind; in payment for such services, they may send a honeypot to be taken as tribute.
Mount: Giant house centipedes, bred for speed and tracking.
Platforms: Giant scarabs with small holes bored through their elytra, so the riders can fire from cover.
Flying Mount: Dragonflies for most people; Protagonists earn the friendship of the Bumblebee Queen and get to ride with retinues of her swarm. The evil raider tribe lives in a terrifying hive of poorly-tamed giant wasps.
Super Beast: Giant scorpions and praying mantises. A mantis shrimp may make a surprise appearance during a sea-side setpiece.

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:37 pm
by Sakuya Izayoi
Kenku/Crow Tengu/winged crag and tree-top dwellers

Pets: carrion crows, monkeys, and other creatures that are intelligent and capable of sustained vertical movement
Livestock: Beetles, honeybees goats, rams, mountain sheep
Mount: None - due to having wings, they have developed more towards a network of outposts as common resting points along frequently used routes.
Platforms: Giant beetles, dire rams, or thermal airships - used primarily as a temporary outpost for the purposes of raiding or expansion
Super Beast: Roc

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:03 am
by Antariuk
Ancient Mesopotamia Dwarves

Pets: Hyena
Livestock: Chicken, goat, pigs, bees
Mount: Dire Camels
Platform: Giant Ant-Lions
Flying Mount: Sphinx/Shedu
Super Beast: Chaos Dragon (Tiamat)

Quest: reclaim the watery realm of Abzu and slay Tiamat's occupying forces, find the dispersed 100 divine Me.

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:27 am
by hyzmarca
Denizens of The Frozen Jungle
Pets: Ice Panthers, Capybara
Livestock: Snow Buffalo (Snowfalo), Tapir
Mount: Ice-Breathing Zebra
Platform (an extra large mount): Giant Spiderpede
Flying mount: Pterodactyl
Super Beast: Army Ant Swarm

Note: The Frozen Jungle is exactly what it sounds like, a Tropical jungle located in an arctic tundra (or possibly located in the tropics but frozen magically). Every plant and animal in The Frozen Jungle is magically resistant to cold, thanks to experiments from the insane wizard that created it.

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:20 pm
by OgreBattle
Naga/Lamia (humanoid upper body, snakey legs)

Pets: Snakes
Livestock: barnacles, clams, salmon
Mount: horse-sized mantis shrimp
Platform: Gigantic crab
Flying Mount: air propulsion nautilus
Super Beast: Hydra


Bug people from fantasy Nippon
Pic here from "FEDA: Emblem of Justice": http://white-surge.secret.jp/feda079.jpg

Pets: dog-sized cricket
Livestock: goat sized aphids, bees
Mount: riding grasshopper
Platform: Elephant beetle
Flying mount: Dragonfly
Super Beast: Giant Scorpion

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:36 pm
by Orca
Rakshasa

Pets: Monkeys
Livestock: Rabbits, dogs, apes
Mount: Tiger
Platform: Tiger chariot
Flying Mount: Flying carpet
Super Beast: Chimera