tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post8171981357513263200..comments2024-03-27T23:28:19.341-07:00Comments on Telecanter's Receding Rules: Creepy VerminTelecanterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-64431279564487742932014-03-17T14:33:15.421-07:002014-03-17T14:33:15.421-07:00@Darnizhaan: Those are great examples, thanks. I...@Darnizhaan: Those are great examples, thanks. I messed up by calling these "creepy" when they are more about squickiness. Your owls I think would be closer to creepy, something we aren't sure is a threat because it isn't normally, but there is something slightly off and threatening about this one.<br /><br />@Jose Kharlos: Thanks, yeah. The challenge might be to come up with enough, but it's probably do-able.<br /><br />So, now I'm thinking if this is "icky" vermin, then maybe I can try to tease out some adjectives that make something especially creepy, metal, gonzo etc. and make tables for each.Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-82347440074879726472014-03-17T07:28:30.844-07:002014-03-17T07:28:30.844-07:00I'd certainly add a target colum and maybe als...I'd certainly add a target colum and maybe also another one describing what the vermin does to the target. Things like "attach to", "crawl into", "suck blood from".Jose Kharloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543251704719049887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-11251700121044346212014-03-17T00:09:59.061-07:002014-03-17T00:09:59.061-07:00Something else you could try is to use an animal w...Something else you could try is to use an animal we don't usually associate with vermin and make it so. I made some vermin quadrupedal wingless owls. Make them look like seahorses or unicorns. Or give them human features such as hands or faces. Often you could add a special attack that is only irritating, but nevertheless memorable. For example, I made an itch maggot. Or make them have unusual behavior, like ceiling centipedes.<br /><br />http://castletriskelion.blogspot.com/Darnizhaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005189125696185700noreply@blogger.com