Re: bugs n stuff

>  Notice when you watch National Geographic, they say that the insect kingdom
>  is the most successful due to prolific birthrates?  Bugs are everywhere and
>  you can't totally get rid of them...
>
        True, but bugs are also really small.  Their habitat is capable of
sustaining millions of little bugs.  Because they're so small, they have
a minimal brain (like only a few hundred brain cells).  They survive on
basic instincts.  Huamn-sized bugs (like kreen) would by their nature
need lower reproductive capabilities to keep from over-running the land
quick and starve to death :)

>  Then why do most of the sentinent life forms in Wildspace have backbones?
>  Even on the outer and inner planes, most forms of life appear to be bipeds,
>  and if not bipedal, they are almost always some version, higher or lower in
>  evolution, of some warm blooded animal.  One possible explanation-
>  ethnocentrism also exists in our imagination.
>
        Basically, ya.  D&D suffers from the same problem of "funny nosed
humans" that Star Trek suffers from.  Partially, that's a problem from
mythology (most creatures were vaguely human or a cross of two
creatures).  And it's really hard to make a believable insect creature
(and roleplaying an intelligent insect isn't easy, either:)

>  So, are there any entries about nations or colonies or hives of all
>  arthropodal creatures?  Or exclusive unions of thri-kreen, rastapedes, ant-
>  men, aranea, and xixchil not simply put together for a
>  alternative "xenomorph exterminator" adventure thread?

        Entries where?  Official material has some, and other articles lay
scattered across the web.  I've seen a couple of MC sheets for bugmen,
and a settlement or two, but not a whole lot.  Best place to find info
on Kreen would be Dark Sun, while the antmen where at least somewhat
popular with planescape and aranea in Mystaria.

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Adam Miller