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The Ditch; the unknown might just lie right beneath your feet~
Topic Started: Sep 6 2015, 12:36 PM (2,809 Views)
Adman
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Totally not lamna
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Somewhere, in some time...

Not too far from where you live..

On the side of that one road that you travel on every day..

Lies the ditch.

It might seem unassuming (and indeed it really is quite bland), but what lies inside it are lifeforms unlike any on earth.

Separated from the rest of the world since a really long time ago, the ditch harbors very creepy and crawly creatures and pumpkin things that would scare the pants off of even an adult human.

This is no ordinary ditch.

No.

This is.

The Ditch
Projects and concepts that I have stewing around
Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients)
Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals.
Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day.
Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent.
Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold.
The Park- ???
Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth.
World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies.
The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems..
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the boy
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mean and gay
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true art. the ditch is a prime example of top shelf modern illustration.
nice.
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trex841
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Entity
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Do these access frogs sit on toadstools?
F.I.N.D.R Field Incident Logs
A comprehensive list of all organisms, artifacts, and alternative worlds encountered by the foundation team.

At the present time, concepts within are inconsistent and ever shifting.

(And this is just the spec related stuff)
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the boy
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mean and gay
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can i stick my dick in the ditch
nice.
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Adman
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Totally not lamna
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Nope.
Projects and concepts that I have stewing around
Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients)
Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals.
Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day.
Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent.
Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold.
The Park- ???
Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth.
World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies.
The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems..
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Sayornis
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Neotenous
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OMG OMG call the SPC Foundation this is too spooky and must be contained!
The Library is open. (Now under new management!)
Dr Nitwhite
Aug 19 2016, 07:42 PM
As I said before, the Library is like spec crack.
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trex841
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But we have heard of no sharks in the ditch...yet...
F.I.N.D.R Field Incident Logs
A comprehensive list of all organisms, artifacts, and alternative worlds encountered by the foundation team.

At the present time, concepts within are inconsistent and ever shifting.

(And this is just the spec related stuff)
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Velociraptor
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If there are sharks in the ditch, are there tornados in the ditch? Are there sharknados in the ditch? What effects do the sharknados have on the DINOSUARS and the pterrordactylosaurs?
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Unnamed No K-Pg project: coming whenever, maybe never. I got ideas tho.
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Scrublord
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What do you do with the ditch? Do you eat it or sit on it?
My Projects:
The Neozoic Redux
Valhalla--Take Three!
The Big One



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TAXESbutNano
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I'm going back to basics.
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are there plannits in teh ditck guys
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Adman
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That my friend, is for you to find out..
Projects and concepts that I have stewing around
Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients)
Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals.
Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day.
Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent.
Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold.
The Park- ???
Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth.
World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies.
The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems..
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Monster
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Space Oddity

Be advised

I am monitoring this thread for excessive spookiness

Also is it worth throwing in some nice ripe calcium-rich cheese for the skellymans/for luck.



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I would like to pet the ditch, is this safe practice?
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The Gaiaverse

| Eden | Terra Metropolis | Life of the Sylvan Islands |


Other Spec Evo

| Sheatheria | Serina | The Last Dinosaur

A Wholesome and Good Thing

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LittleLazyLass
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Proud quilt in a bag

do teh ditches horns grow really big?
totally not British, b-baka!
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I don't even really like this song that much but the title is pretty relatable sometimes, I guess.
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What, you want me to tell you what these mean?
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Velociraptor
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Is the ditch faster than a sloth? Is it fasterr than a DINASAUR?
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Unnamed No K-Pg project: coming whenever, maybe never. I got ideas tho.
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I heard rumors that Papa-franku is the top ramen-a-vore in the ditch. Are thees rumors tru? I also believe that the the majestic Papa-franku breeds asexually by masturbating to the sounds of pigeon screams that fall into the ditch, and there is a one in a bujillion chance of if's offspring becoming a queen Ghidora!11!!1one
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"We predators have long ruled the wild Earth while abiding the rules of nature. Under our rule, landscapes remain fertile. Under YOUR rule, nothing lasts long."-Mauricio Antón

"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."-Mewtwo

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."-Carl Sagan, one of the best our species had to offer


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